Luxembourg vs New Zealand: Competitive elections
Luxembourg
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Luxembourg
- New Zealand
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 185 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 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, Luxembourg or New Zealand?
- Luxembourg, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Luxembourg and New Zealand?
- 0, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and New Zealand?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and New Zealand rank globally for competitive elections?
- Luxembourg 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
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.