New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Elections recently led to a change in government
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Elections recently led to a change in government over time
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | New Zealand |
| 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, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections recently led to a change in government between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for elections recently led to a change in government?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.