Papua New Guinea vs Tuvalu: Full democracy
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Tuvalu
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | — |
| 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 Tuvalu?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu rank globally for full democracy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Tuvalu 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+).