Lgbt rights index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Lgbt rights index was -0.3901 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Lgbt rights index in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded -0.3901 for lgbt rights index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt rights index in Papua New Guinea peaked at -0.3901 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.4283, in 1995.
Papua New Guinea ranks 142nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3986 | -0.4283 | -0.3901 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3901 | -0.3901 | -0.3901 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.413 | -0.4283 | -0.3901 | 10 |
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- 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 lgbt rights index in Papua New Guinea?
- Lgbt rights index in Papua New Guinea was -0.3901 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt rights index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3901 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt rights index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4283 in 1995.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for lgbt rights index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 142nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt rights 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 falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lgbt rights index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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