New Zealand vs Russia: Multi-party elections
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Russia
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Russia rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- New Zealand
- Russia
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Russia ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | New Zealand |
| 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 Russia?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between New Zealand and Russia?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Russia?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Russia rank globally for multi-party elections?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Russia 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.