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
-4-202181519202025

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

Indicator
Engaged Society Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,403 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.