Civil Rights Score in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Civil Rights Score was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil Rights Score in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 6 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2005.
That places Papua New Guinea 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.67 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
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More social development data for Papua New Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Papua New Guinea?
- Civil rights score in Papua New Guinea was 6 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for civil rights score?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.