New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Multi-party elections
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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 | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 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, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for multi-party elections?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.