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
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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About this data
Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.