Political rights score fh in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Political rights score fh was 22 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
22
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 197 countries
All-time high
31
in 2002
All-time low
22
in 2022
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Papua New Guinea, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Papua New Guinea stood at 22. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Papua New Guinea peaked at 31 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2022.
Papua New Guinea ranks 108th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31 | — |
| 2003 | 28 | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26 | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.88 | 23 | 31 | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.6 | 23 | 26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.33 | 22 | 23 | 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 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Papua New Guinea?
- Political rights score fh in Papua New Guinea was 22 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for political rights score fh?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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