Papua New Guinea: Academic freedom
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| Papua New Guinea |
Academic freedom index |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.874 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1965 - 2023 |
| Average | 0.899 |
| Min - Max | 0.845 - 0.944 |
| Source | Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) |
The latest value from 2023 is 0.874 index points, a decline from 0.879 index points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.588 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Papua New Guinea from 1965 to 2023 is 0.899 index points. The minimum value, 0.845 index points, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 0.944 index points was recorded in 1965.
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Definition: Measures academics' rights to teach and discuss, carry out research, express freely their opinion with no censorship and the freedom to participate in professional or representative academic bodies.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral democracy index | 0.475 | 2023 | index points |
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| Participatory democracy index | 0.289 | 2023 | index points |
| Deliberative democracy index | 0.289 | 2023 | index points |
| Egalitarian democracy index | 0.277 | 2023 | index points |
| Government accountability | 0.873 | 2023 | index points |
| Freedom of expression | 0.821 | 2023 | index points |
| Political corruption | 0.758 | 2023 | index points |
| Women political empowerment | 0.488 | 2023 | index points |
| Academic freedom | 0.874 | 2023 | index points |
| Clean elections index | 0.294 | 2023 | index points |
| Judicial constraints on executive | 0.823 | 2023 | index points |
| Legislative constraints on executive | 0.787 | 2023 | index points |
| Civil society participation index | 0.642 | 2023 | index points |
| Direct popular vote index | 0.013 | 2023 | index points |
| Equal protection index | 0.656 | 2023 | index points |
| Parliamentary elections | 0.00 | 2023 | 1 elections, 0 otherwise |