Italy vs New Zealand: Elections recently led to a change in government
Italy
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Elections recently led to a change in government over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1861 it was New Zealand ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | New Zealand |
| 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 elections recently led to a change in government, Italy or New Zealand?
- Italy, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections recently led to a change in government between Italy and New Zealand?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for elections recently led to a change in government?
- Italy ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elections recently led to a change in government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether the country experienced an electoral turnover event within the last 12 years.