Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Malawi
0.806
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.805
in 2025
Malawi rank
72nd
Papua New Guinea rank
73rd
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.806 against 0.805 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.073 | 0.513 | 0.44 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.0762 | 0.519 | 0.4428 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.114 | 0.5754 | 0.4614 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0877 | 0.7137 | 0.626 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.09 | 0.8183 | 0.7283 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.3751 | 0.821 | 0.4459 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.6876 | 0.821 | 0.1334 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.7802 | 0.8064 | 0.0262 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8257 | 0.8122 | 0.0135 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 0.806 against 0.805 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.001, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.