New Zealand vs Peru: Free and fair elections
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Peru
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Peru rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- New Zealand
- Peru
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1853 it was Peru ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 172 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 0.2857 | 0.7143 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.4444 | 0.5556 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8889 | 0.1111 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 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, New Zealand or Peru?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between New Zealand and Peru?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Peru?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Peru rank globally for free and fair elections?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Peru 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.