Freedom of association score bti in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Freedom of association score bti was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Freedom of association score bti in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association score bti in Papua New Guinea is 8, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score bti in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2021.
That places Papua New Guinea 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Freedom of association score bti in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | — |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.6 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 freedom of association score bti in Papua New Guinea?
- Freedom of association score bti in Papua New Guinea was 8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score bti recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score bti recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for freedom of association score bti?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score bti rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of association score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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