Austria vs New Zealand: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government

Austria
99.9%
in 2025
New Zealand
99.8%
in 2025
Austria rank
25th
New Zealand rank
27th

Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time

  • Austria
  • New Zealand
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

Austria currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1907 it was New Zealand ahead.

Austria ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 174 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 8 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria New Zealand Difference Ahead
1900s 98.3% 99.8% 1.5% New Zealand
1910s 98.3% 99.8% 1.6% New Zealand
1920s 99.3% 99.8% 0.5% New Zealand
1930s 100.0% 99.8% 0.2% Austria
1940s 78.8% 99.8% 21.0% New Zealand
1950s 88.7% 99.8% 11.1% New Zealand
1960s 99.9% 99.8% 0.1% Austria
1970s 99.9% 99.8% 0.1% Austria
1980s 99.9% 99.8% 0.1% Austria
1990s 99.9% 99.8% 0.1% Austria
2000s 99.9% 99.8% 0.1% Austria
2010s 100.0% 99.8% 0.1% Austria
2020s 100.0% 99.8% 0.1% Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of territory effectively controlled by government, Austria or New Zealand?
Austria, at 99.9% against 99.8% in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between Austria and New Zealand?
0.1%, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?
113 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2025.
How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
Austria ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 22,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.