Political corruption index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Political corruption index was 0.684 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.684
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
58th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.738
in 2023
All-time low
0.553
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Political corruption index in Papua New Guinea, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.684 for political corruption index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.738 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.553, in 1900.
That places Papua New Guinea 58th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.553 | 0.553 | 0.553 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.553 | 0.553 | 0.553 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.553 | 0.553 | 0.553 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.553 | 0.553 | 0.553 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.553 | 0.553 | 0.553 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6502 | 0.553 | 0.661 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.661 | 0.661 | 0.661 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6315 | 0.612 | 0.651 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.612 | 0.612 | 0.612 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.612 | 0.612 | 0.612 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.612 | 0.612 | 0.612 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6723 | 0.631 | 0.704 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7048 | 0.673 | 0.738 | 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 political corruption index in Papua New Guinea?
- Political corruption index in Papua New Guinea was 0.684 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.738 in 2023.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.553 in 1900.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for political corruption index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Political corruption index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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