Chile vs New Zealand: Free and fair elections index
Chile
0.956
in 2025
New Zealand
0.954
in 2025
Chile rank
7th
New Zealand rank
9th
Free and fair elections index over time
- Chile
- New Zealand
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.956 against 0.954 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.1261 | 0 | 0.1261 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.1342 | 0.5042 | 0.37 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.1325 | 0.7992 | 0.6667 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.1673 | 0.8573 | 0.69 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.2515 | 0.8632 | 0.6117 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.3873 | 0.8634 | 0.4761 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.3614 | 0.8766 | 0.5152 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.3511 | 0.8958 | 0.5447 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.1924 | 0.9033 | 0.7109 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.5064 | 0.9075 | 0.4011 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.6619 | 0.912 | 0.2501 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.6925 | 0.9042 | 0.2117 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.8369 | 0.92 | 0.0831 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.3118 | 0.9194 | 0.6076 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0043 | 0.9181 | 0.9138 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.928 | 0.9373 | 0.0093 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.9594 | 0.9478 | 0.0116 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.9662 | 0.9675 | 0.0013 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.9585 | 0.9615 | 0.003 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Chile or New Zealand?
- Chile, at 0.956 against 0.954 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Chile and New Zealand?
- 0.002, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and New Zealand?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Chile and New Zealand rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Chile ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.