New Zealand vs Spain: Free and fair elections index
New Zealand
0.954
in 2025
Spain
0.956
in 2025
New Zealand rank
9th
Spain rank
7th
Free and fair elections index over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
Spain 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 Spain ahead.
New Zealand ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 14 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0.1184 | 0.1184 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0.5042 | 0.1203 | 0.3839 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.7992 | 0.1188 | 0.6804 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.8573 | 0.1181 | 0.7392 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.8632 | 0.1202 | 0.743 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.8634 | 0.1336 | 0.7298 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.8766 | 0.1378 | 0.7388 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.8958 | 0.1125 | 0.7833 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.9033 | 0.0429 | 0.8604 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.9075 | 0.3127 | 0.5948 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.912 | 0 | 0.912 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.9042 | 0 | 0.9042 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.92 | 0.0388 | 0.8812 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.9194 | 0.4014 | 0.518 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.9181 | 0.9459 | 0.0278 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.9373 | 0.953 | 0.0157 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.9478 | 0.9561 | 0.0083 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9675 | 0.9644 | 0.0031 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.9615 | 0.9662 | 0.0047 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, New Zealand or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.956 against 0.954 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0.002, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- New Zealand ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th 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.