What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Papua New Guinea and United States?

0.007, with United States ahead.

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

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 Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Papua New Guinea vs United States: Physical Integrity Rights Index

Papua New Guinea

0.782

in 2025

United States

0.789

in 2025

Papua New Guinea rank

91st

United States rank

88th

Physical Integrity Rights Index over time

Papua New Guinea
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.789 against 0.782 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.007.

Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 91st and United States ranks 88th of 176 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.395	0.716	0.321	United States
1910s	0.395	0.716	0.321	United States
1920s	0.395	0.716	0.321	United States
1930s	0.395	0.7531	0.3581	United States
1940s	0.5194	0.7793	0.2599	United States
1950s	0.706	0.796	0.09	United States
1960s	0.706	0.8187	0.1127	United States
1970s	0.7585	0.899	0.1405	United States
1980s	0.811	0.9281	0.1171	United States
1990s	0.811	0.942	0.131	United States
2000s	0.811	0.8859	0.0749	United States
2010s	0.7859	0.9502	0.1643	United States
2020s	0.802	0.9157	0.1137	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher physical integrity rights index, Papua New Guinea or United States?: United States, at 0.789 against 0.782 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in physical integrity rights index between Papua New Guinea and United States?: 0.007, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and United States rank globally for physical integrity rights index?: Papua New Guinea ranks 91st and United States ranks 88th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings.