Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: CPIA structural policies cluster average
CPIA structural policies cluster average over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.33 1=low to 6=high against 3.33 1=low to 6=high in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 1=low to 6=high.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 84 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.43 1=low to 6=high | 0.0667 1=low to 6=high | Malawi |
| 2010s | 3.08 1=low to 6=high | 3.53 1=low to 6=high | 0.45 1=low to 6=high | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 0 1=low to 6=high | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cpia structural policies cluster average, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 3.33 1=low to 6=high against 3.33 1=low to 6=high in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cpia structural policies cluster average between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 1=low to 6=high, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cpia structural policies cluster average?
- Malawi ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as CPIA structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The Structural Policies cluster includes trade, financial sector, and business regulatory environment.