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Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.805 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.805
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
73rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.831
in 2020
All-time low
0.313
in 1915
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Papua New Guinea, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.805.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.831 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.313, in 1915.

That places Papua New Guinea 73rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.317 —
1901 0.317 +0.0%
1902 0.317 +0.0%
1903 0.317 +0.0%
1904 0.317 +0.0%
1905 0.317 +0.0%
1906 0.317 +0.0%
1907 0.317 +0.0%
1908 0.317 +0.0%
1909 0.317 +0.0%
1910 0.317 +0.0%
1911 0.317 +0.0%
1912 0.317 +0.0%
1913 0.317 +0.0%
1914 0.317 +0.0%
1915 0.313 -1.3%
1916 0.313 +0.0%
1917 0.313 +0.0%
1918 0.313 +0.0%
1919 0.313 +0.0%
1920 0.313 +0.0%
1921 0.313 +0.0%
1922 0.313 +0.0%
1923 0.313 +0.0%
1924 0.313 +0.0%
1925 0.313 +0.0%
1926 0.313 +0.0%
1927 0.313 +0.0%
1928 0.313 +0.0%
1929 0.313 +0.0%
1930 0.313 +0.0%
1931 0.313 +0.0%
1932 0.313 +0.0%
1933 0.313 +0.0%
1934 0.313 +0.0%
1935 0.313 +0.0%
1936 0.313 +0.0%
1937 0.313 +0.0%
1938 0.313 +0.0%
1939 0.313 +0.0%
1940 0.313 +0.0%
1941 0.313 +0.0%
1942 0.313 +0.0%
1943 0.313 +0.0%
1944 0.313 +0.0%
1945 0.337 +7.7%
1946 0.513 +52.2%
1947 0.513 +0.0%
1948 0.513 +0.0%
1949 0.513 +0.0%
1950 0.519 +1.2%
1951 0.519 +0.0%
1952 0.519 +0.0%
1953 0.519 +0.0%
1954 0.519 +0.0%
1955 0.519 +0.0%
1956 0.519 +0.0%
1957 0.519 +0.0%
1958 0.519 +0.0%
1959 0.519 +0.0%
1960 0.562 +8.3%
1961 0.562 +0.0%
1962 0.562 +0.0%
1963 0.562 +0.0%
1964 0.566 +0.7%
1965 0.588 +3.9%
1966 0.588 +0.0%
1967 0.588 +0.0%
1968 0.588 +0.0%
1969 0.588 +0.0%
1970 0.6 +2.0%
1971 0.6 +0.0%
1972 0.6 +0.0%
1973 0.611 +1.8%
1974 0.611 +0.0%
1975 0.823 +34.7%
1976 0.823 +0.0%
1977 0.823 +0.0%
1978 0.823 +0.0%
1979 0.823 +0.0%
1980 0.818 -0.6%
1981 0.818 +0.0%
1982 0.818 +0.0%
1983 0.818 +0.0%
1984 0.818 +0.0%
1985 0.818 +0.0%
1986 0.818 +0.0%
1987 0.818 +0.0%
1988 0.818 +0.0%
1989 0.821 +0.4%
1990 0.821 +0.0%
1991 0.821 +0.0%
1992 0.821 +0.0%
1993 0.821 +0.0%
1994 0.821 +0.0%
1995 0.821 +0.0%
1996 0.821 +0.0%
1997 0.821 +0.0%
1998 0.821 +0.0%
1999 0.821 +0.0%
2000 0.821 +0.0%
2001 0.821 +0.0%
2002 0.821 +0.0%
2003 0.821 +0.0%
2004 0.821 +0.0%
2005 0.821 +0.0%
2006 0.821 +0.0%
2007 0.821 +0.0%
2008 0.821 +0.0%
2009 0.821 +0.0%
2010 0.812 -1.1%
2011 0.808 -0.5%
2012 0.805 -0.4%
2013 0.806 +0.1%
2014 0.806 +0.0%
2015 0.807 +0.1%
2016 0.806 -0.1%
2017 0.796 -1.2%
2018 0.808 +1.5%
2019 0.81 +0.2%
2020 0.831 +2.6%
2021 0.811 -2.4%
2022 0.813 +0.2%
2023 0.809 -0.5%
2024 0.804 -0.6%
2025 0.805 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.317 0.317 0.317 10
1910s 0.315 0.313 0.317 10
1920s 0.313 0.313 0.313 10
1930s 0.313 0.313 0.313 10
1940s 0.3954 0.313 0.513 10
1950s 0.519 0.519 0.519 10
1960s 0.5754 0.562 0.588 10
1970s 0.7137 0.6 0.823 10
1980s 0.8183 0.818 0.821 10
1990s 0.821 0.821 0.821 10
2000s 0.821 0.821 0.821 10
2010s 0.8064 0.796 0.812 10
2020s 0.8122 0.804 0.831 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.814 compare
  2. 71 Senegal 0.812 compare
  3. 72 Malawi 0.806 compare
  4. 73 Paraguay 0.805 compare
  5. 75 Mongolia 0.801 compare
  6. 76 Armenia 0.8 compare
  7. 76 Peru 0.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Papua New Guinea?
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Papua New Guinea was 0.805 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.831 in 2020.
What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.313 in 1915.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs electoral democracy 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 Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Human rights index vs electoral democracy index
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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