New Zealand vs Switzerland: Transparent laws
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 173 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 transparent laws, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for transparent laws?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.