Germany vs New Zealand: Free and fair elections index
Germany
0.957
in 2025
New Zealand
0.954
in 2025
Germany rank
6th
New Zealand rank
9th
Free and fair elections index over time
- Germany
- New Zealand
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.957 against 0.954 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 139 shared years of data; in 1841 it was New Zealand ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0607 | 0 | 0.0607 | Germany |
| 1850s | 0.327 | 0.5042 | 0.1772 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.3531 | 0.7992 | 0.4461 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.4177 | 0.8573 | 0.4396 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.4142 | 0.8632 | 0.449 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.411 | 0.8634 | 0.4524 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.5096 | 0.8766 | 0.367 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.5636 | 0.8958 | 0.3322 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.6453 | 0.9033 | 0.258 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.2106 | 0.9075 | 0.6969 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.912 | 0.912 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.9806 | 0.9383 | 0.0422 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9823 | 0.9478 | 0.0345 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9759 | 0.9675 | 0.0084 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.9588 | 0.9615 | 0.0027 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Germany or New Zealand?
- Germany, at 0.957 against 0.954 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Germany and New Zealand?
- 0.003, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?
- 139 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Germany ranks 6th 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.