New Zealand vs Sweden: Competitive elections
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Sweden 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 | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, New Zealand or Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for competitive elections?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Sweden 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.