New Zealand vs Sweden: Free and fair elections row
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Free and fair elections row over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 173 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 row, New Zealand or Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections row between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for free and fair elections row?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections row. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.