Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 26/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 58.4/100 #78
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.467
- HDI
- 0.576
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of Papua New Guinea | Charles III |
| Governor-General of Papua New Guinea | Bob Dadae |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2010)
- 9.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 12.6/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.3% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 26 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.467
- Liberal
- 0.384
- Participatory
- 0.280
- Deliberative
- 0.248
- Egalitarian
- 0.248
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 58.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #78 / 180
- Rank change
- +13 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #74
- 50.3
- Economic #85
- 42.3
- Legal #102
- 56.8
- Social #101
- 57.0
- Safety #69
- 85.4
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.4 | 78 | 50.3 | 42.3 | 56.8 | 57.0 | 85.4 |
| 2024 | 56.0 | 91 | 42.2 | 47.1 | 51.5 | 56.4 | 82.9 |
| 2023 | 67.6 | 59 | 59.6 | 51.3 | 66.4 | 72.0 | 88.9 |
| 2022 | 66.7 | 62 | 62.4 | 45.2 | 66.1 | 81.3 | 78.2 |
| 2021 | 75.1 | 47 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 76.1 | 46 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 75.3 | 38 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 73.8 | 53 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 89.0 |
| 2017 | 74.9 | 51 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 74.2 | 55 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 70.6 |
| 2015 | 74.1 | 56 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 83.9 |
| 2014 | 76.5 | 44 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| 2013 | 77.0 | 41 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |