Australia vs New Zealand: Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score
Australia
1.95
in 2025
New Zealand
1.93
in 2025
Australia rank
13th
New Zealand rank
16th
Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.95 against 1.93 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and New Zealand ranks 16th of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.4107 | -0.65 | 0.2393 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.152 | -0.65 | 0.802 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.152 | -0.65 | 0.802 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.152 | -0.65 | 0.802 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.152 | -0.1412 | 0.2932 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.152 | 1.05 | 0.894 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.152 | 1.93 | 1.78 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.505 | 1.93 | 1.43 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.8461 | 1.93 | 1.09 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.884 | 1.93 | 1.05 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1.95 | 1.93 | 0.021 | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.95 | 1.93 | 0.021 | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.95 | 1.93 | 0.021 | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.95 | 1.93 | 0.021 | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.95 | 1.93 | 0.021 | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.95 | 1.93 | 0.021 | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.93 | 0.021 | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.95 | 1.93 | 0.021 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic policy free from interference of other states score, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 1.95 against 1.93 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic policy free from interference of other states score between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.02, 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 domestic policy free from interference of other states score?
- Australia ranks 13th and New Zealand ranks 16th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which domestic policy is free from the interference of other states.