New Zealand vs Portugal: Multi-party elections
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1887 it was Portugal ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 172 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.7778 | 0.2222 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 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 multi-party elections, New Zealand or Portugal?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1887 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for multi-party elections?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Portugal 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.