Italy vs New Zealand: Competitive elections

Italy
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st

Competitive elections over time

  • Italy
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.

Across all 165 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy New Zealand Difference Ahead
1860s 0 0.5556 0.5556 New Zealand
1870s 0 1 1 New Zealand
1880s 0 1 1 New Zealand
1890s 0 1 1 New Zealand
1900s 0 1 1 New Zealand
1910s 0.1 1 0.9 New Zealand
1920s 0.2 1 0.8 New Zealand
1930s 0 1 1 New Zealand
1940s 0.4 1 0.6 New Zealand
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitive elections, Italy or New Zealand?
Italy, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in competitive elections between Italy and New Zealand?
0, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for competitive elections?
Italy ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Competitive elections
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.