Freedom score fh in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Freedom score fh was 61 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
61
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 197 countries
All-time high
74
in 2002
All-time low
59
in 2008
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Freedom score fh in Papua New Guinea, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 61 for freedom score fh in 2025.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score fh in Papua New Guinea peaked at 74 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 59, in 2008.
That places Papua New Guinea 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.12 | 59 | 74 | 8 |
| 2010s | 60.8 | 59 | 64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.33 | 61 | 62 | 6 |
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 asy 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 644 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.805 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.384 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.467 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.879 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.839 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.28 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score fh in Papua New Guinea?
- Freedom score fh in Papua New Guinea was 61 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score fh recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 74 in 2002.
- What is the lowest freedom score fh recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for freedom score fh?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score fh rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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