Denmark vs New Zealand: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

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

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • Denmark
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1857 it was New Zealand ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark New Zealand Difference Ahead
1850s 5 5 0
1860s 5 5 0
1870s 3 4.4 1.4 New Zealand
1880s 3 4 1 New Zealand
1890s 3 4.7 1.7 New Zealand
1900s 3 5 2 New Zealand
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, Denmark or New Zealand?
Denmark, at 5 against 5 in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between Denmark and New Zealand?
0, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
143 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2018.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
Denmark 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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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).