Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: Participatory democracy index
Fiji
0.265
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.28
in 2025
Fiji rank
95th
Papua New Guinea rank
92nd
Participatory democracy index over time
- Fiji
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.28 against 0.265 in Fiji, a difference of 0.015.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd 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 | 0.0671 | 0.011 | 0.0561 | Fiji |
| 1910s | 0.0734 | 0.013 | 0.0604 | Fiji |
| 1920s | 0.073 | 0.015 | 0.058 | Fiji |
| 1930s | 0.0749 | 0.015 | 0.0599 | Fiji |
| 1940s | 0.075 | 0.0188 | 0.0562 | Fiji |
| 1950s | 0.075 | 0.0377 | 0.0373 | Fiji |
| 1960s | 0.1011 | 0.0935 | 0.0076 | Fiji |
| 1970s | 0.2693 | 0.25 | 0.0193 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 0.2532 | 0.3327 | 0.0795 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2537 | 0.3192 | 0.0655 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1878 | 0.3091 | 0.1213 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.141 | 0.2741 | 0.1331 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2348 | 0.2775 | 0.0427 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Fiji or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.28 against 0.265 in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.015, with Papua New Guinea 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 participatory democracy index?
- Fiji ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.