New Zealand vs Spain: Democracy
New Zealand
2
in 2018
Spain
2
in 2018
New Zealand rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Democracy over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 162 shared years of data; in 1857 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 168 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2 | 0.6667 | 1.33 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 1.9 | 1 | 0.9 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 2 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 2 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 162 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for democracy?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Spain 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
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).