Kuwait vs New Zealand: Free and fair elections

Kuwait
1
in 2024
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Kuwait rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Kuwait
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.

Across all 54 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait New Zealand Difference Ahead
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, Kuwait or New Zealand?
Kuwait, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Kuwait and New Zealand?
0, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for free and fair elections?
Kuwait 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.