Denmark vs New Zealand: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Denmark
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 173 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | New Zealand |
| 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 meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Denmark or New Zealand?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Denmark ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.