Iceland vs New Zealand: Democracy, gaps filled
Iceland
9
in 2025
New Zealand
9
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Democracy, gaps filled over time
- Iceland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 9 against 9 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 4 | 7 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 7 | 7.7 | 0.7 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 8 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 7 | 8 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 7.6 | 8 | 0.4 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 8 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 8 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 8 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 8 | 9 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 8.5 | 9 | 0.5 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 9 | 8.83 | 0.1667 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, gaps filled, Iceland or New Zealand?
- Iceland, at 9 against 9 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy, gaps filled between Iceland and New Zealand?
- 0, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for democracy, gaps filled?
- Iceland ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.