New Zealand vs Zambia: Multi-party elections
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- New Zealand
- Zambia
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1926 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 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 Zambia?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between New Zealand and Zambia?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zambia?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Zambia rank globally for multi-party elections?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Zambia 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.