New Zealand vs Thailand: Multi-party elections

New Zealand
1
in 2025
Thailand
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Thailand rank
1st

Multi-party elections over time

  • New Zealand
  • Thailand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Thailand, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1933 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 1st of 172 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Thailand Difference Ahead
1930s 1 0 1 New Zealand
1940s 1 0.3 0.7 New Zealand
1950s 1 0.4444 0.5556 New Zealand
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 Thailand?
New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in multi-party elections between New Zealand and Thailand?
0, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Thailand?
78 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Thailand rank globally for multi-party elections?
New Zealand ranks 1st and Thailand 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

Indicator
Multi-party elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,019 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.