Austria vs New Zealand: Democracy
Austria
3
in 2025
New Zealand
3
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Austria
- New Zealand
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3 against 3 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 147 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1.9 | 3 | 1.1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.7778 | 3 | 2.22 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 2 | 3 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 2.4 | 3 | 0.6 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Austria or New Zealand?
- Austria, at 3 against 3 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Austria and New Zealand?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?
- 147 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for democracy?
- Austria ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.