Ireland vs Papua New Guinea: Democracy
Ireland
7
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
7
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Ireland
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7 against 7 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 5.6 | 0 | 5.6 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 6 | 0 | 6 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 6.4 | 0 | 6.4 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 7 | 1.8 | 5.2 | Ireland |
| 1960s | 7 | 2 | 5 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 7 | 4.2 | 2.8 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Ireland or Papua New Guinea?
- Ireland, at 7 against 7 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Ireland and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Papua New Guinea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for democracy?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).