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

Maldives, at 0.416 against 0.384 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Key features of liberal democracy

Maldives

0.416

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.384

in 2025

Maldives rank

76th

Papua New Guinea rank

79th

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Maldives
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.416 against 0.384 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.032.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Maldives ranks 76th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.033	0.052	0.019	Papua New Guinea
1910s	0.033	0.0515	0.0185	Papua New Guinea
1920s	0.033	0.051	0.018	Papua New Guinea
1930s	0.0515	0.051	0.0005	Maldives
1940s	0.0696	0.0773	0.0077	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.0654	0.1841	0.1187	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.063	0.2244	0.1614	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.0668	0.3688	0.302	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.0582	0.4344	0.3762	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.0579	0.4164	0.3585	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.1309	0.4052	0.2743	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.272	0.3522	0.0802	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.4322	0.3698	0.0623	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?: Maldives, at 0.416 against 0.384 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?: 0.032, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Maldives ranks 76th 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.