Mongolia vs New Zealand: Democracy

Mongolia
2
in 2018
New Zealand
2
in 2018
Mongolia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 2 against 2 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.

Across all 95 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 168 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1920s 0 2 2 New Zealand
1930s 0 2 2 New Zealand
1940s 0 2 2 New Zealand
1950s 0 2 2 New Zealand
1960s 0 2 2 New Zealand
1970s 0 2 2 New Zealand
1980s 0 2 2 New Zealand
1990s 1.8 2 0.2 New Zealand
2000s 2 2 0 —
2010s 2 2 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Mongolia or New Zealand?
Mongolia, at 2 against 2 in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Mongolia and New Zealand?
0, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and New Zealand?
95 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2018.
How do Mongolia and New Zealand rank globally for democracy?
Mongolia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).