Namibia vs New Zealand: Democratic change
Namibia
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
23rd
New Zealand rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Namibia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.
Namibia ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Namibia |
| 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 democratic change, Namibia or New Zealand?
- Namibia, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Namibia and New Zealand?
- 0, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and New Zealand rank globally for democratic change?
- Namibia ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.