New Zealand vs United States: Multi-party elections
New Zealand
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- New Zealand
- United States
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 139 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States | 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 | — |
| 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 United States?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between New Zealand and United States?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
- 139 years are reported by both, from 1887 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for multi-party elections?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and United States 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.