Mexico vs New Zealand: Free and fair elections
Mexico
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Mexico rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Mexico
- New Zealand
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 115 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 172 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | New Zealand |
| 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, Mexico or New Zealand?
- Mexico, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Mexico and New Zealand?
- 0, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and New Zealand?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and New Zealand rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Mexico 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.