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Freedom of association index in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Freedom of association index was 0.879 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.879
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.894
in 1983
All-time low
0.271
in 1915
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Freedom of association index in Papua New Guinea, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for freedom of association index in Papua New Guinea is 0.879, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, freedom of association index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.894 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.271, in 1915.

Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Freedom of association index in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.287 —
1901 0.287 +0.0%
1902 0.287 +0.0%
1903 0.287 +0.0%
1904 0.287 +0.0%
1905 0.287 +0.0%
1906 0.287 +0.0%
1907 0.287 +0.0%
1908 0.287 +0.0%
1909 0.287 +0.0%
1910 0.287 +0.0%
1911 0.287 +0.0%
1912 0.287 +0.0%
1913 0.287 +0.0%
1914 0.287 +0.0%
1915 0.271 -5.6%
1916 0.271 +0.0%
1917 0.271 +0.0%
1918 0.271 +0.0%
1919 0.271 +0.0%
1920 0.271 +0.0%
1921 0.271 +0.0%
1922 0.271 +0.0%
1923 0.271 +0.0%
1924 0.271 +0.0%
1925 0.271 +0.0%
1926 0.271 +0.0%
1927 0.271 +0.0%
1928 0.271 +0.0%
1929 0.271 +0.0%
1930 0.271 +0.0%
1931 0.271 +0.0%
1932 0.271 +0.0%
1933 0.271 +0.0%
1934 0.271 +0.0%
1935 0.271 +0.0%
1936 0.271 +0.0%
1937 0.271 +0.0%
1938 0.271 +0.0%
1939 0.271 +0.0%
1940 0.271 +0.0%
1941 0.271 +0.0%
1942 0.271 +0.0%
1943 0.271 +0.0%
1944 0.271 +0.0%
1945 0.271 +0.0%
1946 0.286 +5.5%
1947 0.286 +0.0%
1948 0.286 +0.0%
1949 0.286 +0.0%
1950 0.304 +6.3%
1951 0.307 +1.0%
1952 0.324 +5.5%
1953 0.324 +0.0%
1954 0.324 +0.0%
1955 0.324 +0.0%
1956 0.324 +0.0%
1957 0.324 +0.0%
1958 0.324 +0.0%
1959 0.324 +0.0%
1960 0.664 +104.9%
1961 0.664 +0.0%
1962 0.664 +0.0%
1963 0.664 +0.0%
1964 0.684 +3.0%
1965 0.683 -0.1%
1966 0.683 +0.0%
1967 0.683 +0.0%
1968 0.691 +1.2%
1969 0.692 +0.1%
1970 0.692 +0.0%
1971 0.692 +0.0%
1972 0.705 +1.9%
1973 0.748 +6.1%
1974 0.748 +0.0%
1975 0.854 +14.2%
1976 0.854 +0.0%
1977 0.873 +2.2%
1978 0.889 +1.8%
1979 0.889 +0.0%
1980 0.889 +0.0%
1981 0.889 +0.0%
1982 0.892 +0.3%
1983 0.894 +0.2%
1984 0.894 +0.0%
1985 0.894 +0.0%
1986 0.894 +0.0%
1987 0.893 -0.1%
1988 0.892 -0.1%
1989 0.892 +0.0%
1990 0.892 +0.0%
1991 0.892 +0.0%
1992 0.891 -0.1%
1993 0.891 +0.0%
1994 0.891 +0.0%
1995 0.891 +0.0%
1996 0.891 +0.0%
1997 0.891 +0.0%
1998 0.891 +0.0%
1999 0.891 +0.0%
2000 0.891 +0.0%
2001 0.891 +0.0%
2002 0.89 -0.1%
2003 0.889 -0.1%
2004 0.889 +0.0%
2005 0.889 +0.0%
2006 0.889 +0.0%
2007 0.889 +0.0%
2008 0.89 +0.1%
2009 0.89 +0.0%
2010 0.882 -0.9%
2011 0.882 +0.0%
2012 0.88 -0.2%
2013 0.881 +0.1%
2014 0.881 +0.0%
2015 0.881 +0.0%
2016 0.881 +0.0%
2017 0.875 -0.7%
2018 0.894 +2.2%
2019 0.894 +0.0%
2020 0.879 -1.7%
2021 0.879 +0.0%
2022 0.879 +0.0%
2023 0.879 +0.0%
2024 0.879 +0.0%
2025 0.879 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.287 0.287 0.287 10
1910s 0.279 0.271 0.287 10
1920s 0.271 0.271 0.271 10
1930s 0.271 0.271 0.271 10
1940s 0.277 0.271 0.286 10
1950s 0.3203 0.304 0.324 10
1960s 0.6772 0.664 0.692 10
1970s 0.7944 0.692 0.889 10
1980s 0.8923 0.889 0.894 10
1990s 0.8912 0.891 0.892 10
2000s 0.8897 0.889 0.891 10
2010s 0.8831 0.875 0.894 10
2020s 0.879 0.879 0.879 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 26 Brazil 0.882 compare
  2. 27 Panama 0.881 compare
  3. 27 Suriname 0.881 compare
  4. 29 Barbados 0.879 compare
  5. 29 Jamaica 0.879 compare
  6. 32 Australia 0.876 compare
  7. 32 Dominican Republic 0.876 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is freedom of association index in Papua New Guinea?
Freedom of association index in Papua New Guinea was 0.879 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.894 in 1983.
What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.271 in 1915.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for freedom of association index?
Papua New Guinea ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is freedom of association index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of association index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Freedom of association index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,011 data points, 1789–2025
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