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