Italy vs New Zealand: Engaged Society Score
Italy
2.21
in 2025
New Zealand
2.16
in 2025
Italy rank
18th
New Zealand rank
20th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.21 against 2.16 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.
Italy ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and New Zealand in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.098 | 0.169 | 0.071 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | -0.0252 | 0.169 | 0.1942 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | -0.056 | 0.169 | 0.225 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | -0.056 | 0.169 | 0.225 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.583 | 1.28 | 0.693 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.768 | 1.4 | 0.631 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.6532 | 1.1 | 0.4506 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | -1.75 | 1.44 | 3.19 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | -3.14 | 1.44 | 4.58 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | -0.9995 | 0.9852 | 1.98 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1.64 | 1.17 | 0.4694 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.8 | 1.36 | 0.441 | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.22 | 1.36 | 0.8602 | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.22 | 1.08 | 1.14 | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.19 | 1.26 | 0.9277 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.21 | 1.69 | 0.5257 | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.46 | 1.68 | 0.7711 | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.39 | 1.67 | 0.7162 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Italy or New Zealand?
- Italy, at 2.21 against 2.16 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Italy and New Zealand?
- 0.05, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for engaged society score?
- Italy ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 20th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. 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 the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.