New Zealand vs USSR: Elected parliament
New Zealand
1
in 2025
USSR
1
in 1990
New Zealand rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- New Zealand
- USSR
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 0.
Across all 69 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, New Zealand or USSR?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between New Zealand and USSR?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do New Zealand and USSR rank globally for elected parliament?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.