Papua New Guinea vs San Marino: Democracy
Papua New Guinea
7
in 2025
San Marino
7
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Papua New Guinea
- San Marino
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7 against 7 in San Marino, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, San Marino has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 198 countries.
San Marino has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | San Marino |
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 5 | San Marino |
| 1920s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | San Marino |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1940s | 0 | 3 | 3 | San Marino |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 5.6 | 3.8 | San Marino |
| 1960s | 2 | 7 | 5 | San Marino |
| 1970s | 4.2 | 7 | 2.8 | San Marino |
| 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, Papua New Guinea or San Marino?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7 against 7 in San Marino as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Papua New Guinea and San Marino?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and San Marino?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and San Marino rank globally for democracy?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and San Marino 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).