Denmark vs New Zealand: Free and fair elections
Denmark
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 172 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Denmark or New Zealand?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 172 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Denmark 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.