Locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Locations of ongoing armed conflicts was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1
in 1990
All-time low
0
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Papua New Guinea, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Papua New Guinea stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Over the whole period, locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
That places Papua New Guinea 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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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 locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Papua New Guinea?
- Locations of ongoing armed conflicts in Papua New Guinea was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest locations of ongoing armed conflicts recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest locations of ongoing armed conflicts recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for locations of ongoing armed conflicts?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Locations of ongoing armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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