Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Papua New Guinea: Human Rights Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.814
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.805
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
70th
Papua New Guinea rank
73rd

Human Rights Index over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.814 against 0.805 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th and Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1910s 0.516 0.313 0.203 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s 0.5028 0.313 0.1898 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s 0.4706 0.313 0.1576 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s 0.1626 0.3954 0.2328 Papua New Guinea
1950s 0.3233 0.519 0.1957 Papua New Guinea
1960s 0.3541 0.5754 0.2213 Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.38 0.7137 0.3337 Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.4458 0.8183 0.3725 Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.5338 0.821 0.2872 Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.8432 0.821 0.0222 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 0.8459 0.8064 0.0395 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 0.8153 0.8122 0.0032 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Papua New Guinea?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.814 against 0.805 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea?
0.009, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea?
107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Papua New Guinea rank globally for human rights index?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th and Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Human Rights Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.