New Zealand vs Spain: Multi-party elections
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Multi-party 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 2 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1887 it was Spain ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 172 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | 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 | — |
| 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 multi-party elections, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 105 years are reported by both, from 1887 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for multi-party 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 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.