Australia vs New Zealand: Democratic electoral institutions row
Australia
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Democratic electoral institutions row over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2857 | 0 | 0.2857 | Australia |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Australia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Australia |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 democratic electoral institutions row, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic electoral institutions row between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for democratic electoral institutions row?
- Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Democratic electoral institutions row. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.