Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Albania or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.384 against 0.382 in Albania as of 2025.

What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Albania and Papua New Guinea?

0.002, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Papua New Guinea?

112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Papua New Guinea: Key features of liberal democracy

Albania

0.382

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.384

in 2025

Albania rank

80th

Papua New Guinea rank

79th

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Albania
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.384 against 0.382 in Albania, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 80th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.1022	0.0512	0.051	Albania
1920s	0.1371	0.051	0.0861	Albania
1930s	0.1176	0.051	0.0666	Albania
1940s	0.0515	0.0773	0.0258	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.0539	0.1841	0.1302	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.054	0.2244	0.1704	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.0548	0.3688	0.314	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.0568	0.4344	0.3776	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.2949	0.4164	0.1215	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.4115	0.4052	0.0063	Albania
2010s	0.436	0.3522	0.0838	Albania
2020s	0.4137	0.3698	0.0438	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Albania or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.384 against 0.382 in Albania as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Albania and Papua New Guinea?: 0.002, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Papua New Guinea?: 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Albania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Albania ranks 80th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.