What is egalitarian democracy index in Papua New Guinea?

Egalitarian democracy index in Papua New Guinea was 0.248 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 0.32 in 1975.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.017 in 1915.

How does Papua New Guinea rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Papua New Guinea ranks 101st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Papua New Guinea

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Papua New Guinea
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Papua New Guinea: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.248 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.248

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

101st

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.32

in 1975

All-time low

0.017

in 1915

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Papua New Guinea, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.248 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.32 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.017, in 1915.

Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Democracy Index in Papua New Guinea, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.018	—
1901	0.018	+0.0%
1902	0.018	+0.0%
1903	0.018	+0.0%
1904	0.018	+0.0%
1905	0.018	+0.0%
1906	0.018	+0.0%
1907	0.018	+0.0%
1908	0.018	+0.0%
1909	0.018	+0.0%
1910	0.018	+0.0%
1911	0.018	+0.0%
1912	0.018	+0.0%
1913	0.018	+0.0%
1914	0.018	+0.0%
1915	0.017	-5.6%
1916	0.017	+0.0%
1917	0.017	+0.0%
1918	0.017	+0.0%
1919	0.017	+0.0%
1920	0.017	+0.0%
1921	0.017	+0.0%
1922	0.017	+0.0%
1923	0.017	+0.0%
1924	0.017	+0.0%
1925	0.017	+0.0%
1926	0.017	+0.0%
1927	0.017	+0.0%
1928	0.017	+0.0%
1929	0.017	+0.0%
1930	0.019	+11.8%
1931	0.019	+0.0%
1932	0.019	+0.0%
1933	0.019	+0.0%
1934	0.019	+0.0%
1935	0.019	+0.0%
1936	0.019	+0.0%
1937	0.019	+0.0%
1938	0.019	+0.0%
1939	0.019	+0.0%
1940	0.022	+15.8%
1941	0.022	+0.0%
1942	0.022	+0.0%
1943	0.022	+0.0%
1944	0.022	+0.0%
1945	0.022	+0.0%
1946	0.056	+154.5%
1947	0.056	+0.0%
1948	0.056	+0.0%
1949	0.056	+0.0%
1950	0.057	+1.8%
1951	0.071	+24.6%
1952	0.071	+0.0%
1953	0.071	+0.0%
1954	0.071	+0.0%
1955	0.071	+0.0%
1956	0.071	+0.0%
1957	0.071	+0.0%
1958	0.071	+0.0%
1959	0.071	+0.0%
1960	0.08	+12.7%
1961	0.082	+2.5%
1962	0.082	+0.0%
1963	0.082	+0.0%
1964	0.099	+20.7%
1965	0.098	-1.0%
1966	0.098	+0.0%
1967	0.098	+0.0%
1968	0.099	+1.0%
1969	0.099	+0.0%
1970	0.127	+28.3%
1971	0.127	+0.0%
1972	0.13	+2.4%
1973	0.21	+61.5%
1974	0.21	+0.0%
1975	0.32	+52.4%
1976	0.32	+0.0%
1977	0.317	-0.9%
1978	0.314	-0.9%
1979	0.314	+0.0%
1980	0.31	-1.3%
1981	0.31	+0.0%
1982	0.312	+0.6%
1983	0.314	+0.6%
1984	0.314	+0.0%
1985	0.314	+0.0%
1986	0.314	+0.0%
1987	0.307	-2.2%
1988	0.302	-1.6%
1989	0.303	+0.3%
1990	0.303	+0.0%
1991	0.303	+0.0%
1992	0.297	-2.0%
1993	0.292	-1.7%
1994	0.299	+2.4%
1995	0.299	+0.0%
1996	0.299	+0.0%
1997	0.299	+0.0%
1998	0.3	+0.3%
1999	0.3	+0.0%
2000	0.3	+0.0%
2001	0.3	+0.0%
2002	0.302	+0.7%
2003	0.304	+0.7%
2004	0.301	-1.0%
2005	0.301	+0.0%
2006	0.303	+0.7%
2007	0.287	-5.3%
2008	0.271	-5.6%
2009	0.271	+0.0%
2010	0.263	-3.0%
2011	0.263	+0.0%
2012	0.258	-1.9%
2013	0.25	-3.1%
2014	0.249	-0.4%
2015	0.248	-0.4%
2016	0.25	+0.8%
2017	0.249	-0.4%
2018	0.251	+0.8%
2019	0.253	+0.8%
2020	0.247	-2.4%
2021	0.25	+1.2%
2022	0.266	+6.4%
2023	0.266	+0.0%
2024	0.247	-7.1%
2025	0.248	+0.4%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

Papua New Guinea's 0.248 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2285, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Papua New Guinea's 0.248 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.311, 80% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1910s	0.0175	0.017	0.018	10
1920s	0.017	0.017	0.017	10
1930s	0.019	0.019	0.019	10
1940s	0.0356	0.022	0.056	10
1950s	0.0696	0.057	0.071	10
1960s	0.0917	0.08	0.099	10
1970s	0.2389	0.127	0.32	10
1980s	0.31	0.302	0.314	10
1990s	0.2991	0.292	0.303	10
2000s	0.294	0.271	0.304	10
2010s	0.2534	0.248	0.263	10
2020s	0.254	0.247	0.266	6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

98 Honduras 0.256 compare
99 Lebanon 0.254 compare
100 Indonesia 0.252 compare
102 Thailand 0.247 compare
103 Gabon 0.246 compare
104 Paraguay 0.241 compare
104 Togo 0.241 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Papua New Guinea?: Egalitarian democracy index in Papua New Guinea was 0.248 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.32 in 1975.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.017 in 1915.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Papua New Guinea ranks 101st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.