Social Development in Papua New Guinea 142 indicators covering social development for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,727 2025 down 18.7% 97th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 2025 up 92.2% 110th Political Rights Rating 4 2025 unchanged 79th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 2025 unchanged 79th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 56.2% 134th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 2025 up 92.2% 110th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person 2025 down 33.9% 94th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 45.6% 73rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.0647 % change on previous year 2025 — 108th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,727 2025 down 18.7% 97th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 27.78 % change on previous year 2025 up 58.3% 19th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 28.5% 108th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.805 2025 down 0.2% 73rd Liberal Democracy Index 0.384 2025 up 11.3% 79th Electoral Democracy Index 0.467 2025 up 5.2% 93rd Freedom of Association Index 0.879 2025 down 0.2% 29th Freedom of Expression Index 0.839 2025 up 4.9% 47th Participatory Democracy Index 0.28 2025 up 4.5% 92nd Varieties of democracy 0.467 2025 up 5.2% 93rd Liberal democracy 1 2025 unchanged 87th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 87th Human Rights Index 0.805 2025 down 0.2% 73rd Key features of human rights 0.805 2025 down 0.2% 73rd Key features of electoral democracy 0.467 2025 up 5.2% 93rd Key features of liberal democracy 0.384 2025 up 11.3% 79th Executive Corruption Index 0.831 2025 down 3.3% 18th Judicial Corruption Score 1.82 2025 up 55.0% 26th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.907 2025 up 26.3% 8th Key features of democracy 0.467 2025 up 5.2% 93rd Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year 2025 up 261.3% 41st Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year 2025 up 464.2% 48th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.384 2025 up 11.3% 79th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year 2025 up 261.3% 41st Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 0.1244 % change on previous year 2025 up 0.2% 62nd Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 87th Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 87th Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year 2025 up 261.3% 41st Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.467 2025 up 5.2% 92nd Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.248 2025 unchanged 101st Deliberative Democracy Index 0.248 2025 down 3.5% 104th Direct Democracy Index 0.013 2025 unchanged 128th Key media freedoms 1.02 2025 down 7.7% 65th Media Corruption Score 0.855 2025 up 3.5% 73rd Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.849 2025 up 4.6% 37th Legislative Corruption Score -1.92 2025 unchanged 158th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.7% 50th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.6% 44th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.7% 50th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.7% 50th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 up 33.3% 139th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0232 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.3% 110th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per square kilometre 2023 up 106.4% 149th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.0577 2019 down 69.1% 127th Page 1 of 3 Next →