Papua New Guinea vs Saint Lucia: Full democracy
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Saint Lucia
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Saint Lucia rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Saint Lucia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Papua New Guinea or Saint Lucia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Papua New Guinea and Saint Lucia?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Saint Lucia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Saint Lucia rank globally for full democracy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Saint Lucia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).