Belgium vs New Zealand: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score

Belgium
2.85
in 2025
New Zealand
2.69
in 2025
Belgium rank
11th
New Zealand rank
14th

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score over time

  • Belgium
  • New Zealand
-202178919072025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 2.85 against 2.69 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.16.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.

Belgium ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 14th of 173 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium New Zealand Difference Ahead
1850s 1.67 2.88 1.22 New Zealand
1860s 1.67 2.88 1.22 New Zealand
1870s 1.67 2.88 1.22 New Zealand
1880s 1.67 2.88 1.22 New Zealand
1890s 1.67 2.88 1.22 New Zealand
1900s 1.67 2.88 1.22 New Zealand
1910s 1.58 2.88 1.31 New Zealand
1920s 1.74 2.88 1.14 New Zealand
1930s 1.74 2.88 1.14 New Zealand
1940s 1.86 2.88 1.03 New Zealand
1950s 2.85 2.88 0.033 New Zealand
1960s 2.85 2.88 0.033 New Zealand
1970s 2.85 2.88 0.033 New Zealand
1980s 2.85 2.88 0.033 New Zealand
1990s 2.85 2.88 0.033 New Zealand
2000s 2.85 2.88 0.033 New Zealand
2010s 2.85 2.88 0.033 New Zealand
2020s 2.85 2.57 0.2772 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Belgium or New Zealand?
Belgium, at 2.85 against 2.69 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Belgium and New Zealand?
0.16, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
Belgium ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 14th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,350 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which public officials respect the law, and administer it without arbitrariness and bias.