Australia vs New Zealand: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

Australia
5
in 2018
New Zealand
5
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 5 against 5 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.

Across all 118 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1900s 5 5 0
1910s 5 5 0
1920s 5 5 0
1930s 5 5 0
1940s 5 5 0
1950s 5 5 0
1960s 5 5 0
1970s 5 5 0
1980s 5 5 0
1990s 5 5 0
2000s 5 5 0
2010s 5 5 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of political participation score, Australia or New Zealand?
Australia, at 5 against 5 in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between Australia and New Zealand?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
118 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2018.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is competitive. It ranges from unregulated political participation (score of 0), over repressed political participation (score of 1), suppressed political participation (score of 2), factional political participation (score of 3), and transitional arrangements (score of 4), to competitive political participation (score of 5).