Canada vs New Zealand: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

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

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • Canada
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

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

Across all 152 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

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

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada New Zealand Difference Ahead
1860s 2 5 3 New Zealand
1870s 2 4.4 2.4 New Zealand
1880s 2.4 4 1.6 New Zealand
1890s 4 4.7 0.7 New Zealand
1900s 4 5 1 New Zealand
1910s 4 5 1 New Zealand
1920s 4.9 5 0.1 New Zealand
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, Canada or New Zealand?
Canada, at 5 against 5 in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between Canada and New Zealand?
0, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
152 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2018.
How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
Canada 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).