Press freedom fh in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Press freedom fh was 2 in 2016. β¬ Flat
Latest (2016)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
2
in 1979
All-time low
2
in 1979
Years of data
36
1979β2016
Press freedom fh in Papua New Guinea, 1979β2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2 for press freedom fh in 2016. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, press freedom fh in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1979.
That places Papua New Guinea 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
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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 press freedom fh in Papua New Guinea?
- Press freedom fh in Papua New Guinea was 2 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest press freedom fh recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1979.
- What is the lowest press freedom fh recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1979.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for press freedom fh?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2016.
- Is press freedom fh rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Press freedom fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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