Ireland vs New Zealand: Multi-party elections
Ireland
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Ireland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 137 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 multi-party elections, Ireland or New Zealand?
- Ireland, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Ireland and New Zealand?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1887 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Ireland 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 Multi-party 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 whether national multi-party elections were held.