With an overall score of 62.4/100, Papua New Guinea is mixed — genuinely free in some areas and notably restricted in others. It ranks #83 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Oceania region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbours.

Its strongest freedom is Religion (9.7/10), while Political Participation (2.8/10) is where it scores lowest. That 6.9-point spread means Papua New Guinea's record is very uneven — freedom here depends heavily on which right you look at. The category breakdown below shows each of the ten freedoms in full, with the source behind every score.