Burkina Faso vs New Zealand: Free and fair elections
Burkina Faso
1
in 2022
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Burkina Faso
- New Zealand
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 53 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 172 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.1667 | 1 | 0.8333 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Burkina Faso or New Zealand?
- Burkina Faso, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Burkina Faso and New Zealand?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and New Zealand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and New Zealand rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.