New Zealand vs Spain: Free and fair elections
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 139 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 172 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.25 | 0.75 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | New Zealand |
| 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, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 139 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for free and fair elections?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Spain 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.