Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: Liberal democracy index

Fiji
0.398
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.384
in 2025
Fiji rank
77th
Papua New Guinea rank
79th

Liberal democracy index over time

  • Fiji
  • Papua New Guinea
0.10.20.30.40.5190019622025

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 0.398 against 0.384 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 77th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 8 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1900s 0.1563 0.052 0.1043 Fiji
1910s 0.1838 0.0515 0.1323 Fiji
1920s 0.183 0.051 0.132 Fiji
1930s 0.1866 0.051 0.1356 Fiji
1940s 0.187 0.0773 0.1097 Fiji
1950s 0.1899 0.1841 0.0058 Fiji
1960s 0.2296 0.2244 0.0052 Fiji
1970s 0.4103 0.3688 0.0415 Fiji
1980s 0.3404 0.4344 0.094 Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.3323 0.4164 0.0841 Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.2332 0.4052 0.172 Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.1947 0.3522 0.1575 Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.3378 0.3698 0.032 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Fiji or Papua New Guinea?
Fiji, at 0.398 against 0.384 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
0.014, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Papua New Guinea rank globally for liberal democracy index?
Fiji ranks 77th and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal democracy index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed