How does New Zealand rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?

New Zealand ranks 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this New Zealand data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in New Zealand

Name: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in New Zealand
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

New Zealand: Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score was 2.69 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

2.69

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

15th

of 176 countries

All-time high

2.88

in 1853

All-time low

2.24

in 2021

Years of data

173

1853–2025

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in New Zealand, 1853–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, rigorous and impartial public administration score in New Zealand stood at 2.69.

That represents a change of down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rigorous and impartial public administration score in New Zealand peaked at 2.88 in 1853 and was at its lowest, 2.24, in 2021.

That places New Zealand 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score in New Zealand, 1853 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1853	2.88	—
1854	2.88	+0.0%
1855	2.88	+0.0%
1856	2.88	+0.0%
1857	2.88	+0.0%
1858	2.88	+0.0%
1859	2.88	+0.0%
1860	2.88	+0.0%
1861	2.88	+0.0%
1862	2.88	+0.0%
1863	2.88	+0.0%
1864	2.88	+0.0%
1865	2.88	+0.0%
1866	2.88	+0.0%
1867	2.88	+0.0%
1868	2.88	+0.0%
1869	2.88	+0.0%
1870	2.88	+0.0%
1871	2.88	+0.0%
1872	2.88	+0.0%
1873	2.88	+0.0%
1874	2.88	+0.0%
1875	2.88	+0.0%
1876	2.88	+0.0%
1877	2.88	+0.0%
1878	2.88	+0.0%
1879	2.88	+0.0%
1880	2.88	+0.0%
1881	2.88	+0.0%
1882	2.88	+0.0%
1883	2.88	+0.0%
1884	2.88	+0.0%
1885	2.88	+0.0%
1886	2.88	+0.0%
1887	2.88	+0.0%
1888	2.88	+0.0%
1889	2.88	+0.0%
1890	2.88	+0.0%
1891	2.88	+0.0%
1892	2.88	+0.0%
1893	2.88	+0.0%
1894	2.88	+0.0%
1895	2.88	+0.0%
1896	2.88	+0.0%
1897	2.88	+0.0%
1898	2.88	+0.0%
1899	2.88	+0.0%
1900	2.88	+0.0%
1901	2.88	+0.0%
1902	2.88	+0.0%
1903	2.88	+0.0%
1904	2.88	+0.0%
1905	2.88	+0.0%
1906	2.88	+0.0%
1907	2.88	+0.0%
1908	2.88	+0.0%
1909	2.88	+0.0%
1910	2.88	+0.0%
1911	2.88	+0.0%
1912	2.88	+0.0%
1913	2.88	+0.0%
1914	2.88	+0.0%
1915	2.88	+0.0%
1916	2.88	+0.0%
1917	2.88	+0.0%
1918	2.88	+0.0%
1919	2.88	+0.0%
1920	2.88	+0.0%
1921	2.88	+0.0%
1922	2.88	+0.0%
1923	2.88	+0.0%
1924	2.88	+0.0%
1925	2.88	+0.0%
1926	2.88	+0.0%
1927	2.88	+0.0%
1928	2.88	+0.0%
1929	2.88	+0.0%
1930	2.88	+0.0%
1931	2.88	+0.0%
1932	2.88	+0.0%
1933	2.88	+0.0%
1934	2.88	+0.0%
1935	2.88	+0.0%
1936	2.88	+0.0%
1937	2.88	+0.0%
1938	2.88	+0.0%
1939	2.88	+0.0%
1940	2.88	+0.0%
1941	2.88	+0.0%
1942	2.88	+0.0%
1943	2.88	+0.0%
1944	2.88	+0.0%
1945	2.88	+0.0%
1946	2.88	+0.0%
1947	2.88	+0.0%
1948	2.88	+0.0%
1949	2.88	+0.0%
1950	2.88	+0.0%
1951	2.88	+0.0%
1952	2.88	+0.0%
1953	2.88	+0.0%
1954	2.88	+0.0%
1955	2.88	+0.0%
1956	2.88	+0.0%
1957	2.88	+0.0%
1958	2.88	+0.0%
1959	2.88	+0.0%
1960	2.88	+0.0%
1961	2.88	+0.0%
1962	2.88	+0.0%
1963	2.88	+0.0%
1964	2.88	+0.0%
1965	2.88	+0.0%
1966	2.88	+0.0%
1967	2.88	+0.0%
1968	2.88	+0.0%
1969	2.88	+0.0%
1970	2.88	+0.0%
1971	2.88	+0.0%
1972	2.88	+0.0%
1973	2.88	+0.0%
1974	2.88	+0.0%
1975	2.88	+0.0%
1976	2.88	+0.0%
1977	2.88	+0.0%
1978	2.88	+0.0%
1979	2.88	+0.0%
1980	2.88	+0.0%
1981	2.88	+0.0%
1982	2.88	+0.0%
1983	2.88	+0.0%
1984	2.88	+0.0%
1985	2.88	+0.0%
1986	2.88	+0.0%
1987	2.88	+0.0%
1988	2.88	+0.0%
1989	2.88	+0.0%
1990	2.88	+0.0%
1991	2.88	+0.0%
1992	2.88	+0.0%
1993	2.88	+0.0%
1994	2.88	+0.0%
1995	2.88	+0.0%
1996	2.88	+0.0%
1997	2.88	+0.0%
1998	2.88	+0.0%
1999	2.88	+0.0%
2000	2.88	+0.0%
2001	2.88	+0.0%
2002	2.88	+0.0%
2003	2.88	+0.0%
2004	2.88	+0.0%
2005	2.88	+0.0%
2006	2.88	+0.0%
2007	2.88	+0.0%
2008	2.88	+0.0%
2009	2.88	+0.0%
2010	2.88	+0.0%
2011	2.88	+0.0%
2012	2.88	+0.0%
2013	2.88	+0.0%
2014	2.88	+0.0%
2015	2.88	+0.0%
2016	2.88	+0.0%
2017	2.88	+0.0%
2018	2.88	+0.0%
2019	2.88	+0.0%
2020	2.88	+0.0%
2021	2.24	-22.4%
2022	2.24	+0.0%
2023	2.69	+20.5%
2024	2.69	+0.0%
2025	2.69	+0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

New Zealand's 2.69 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.58, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
New Zealand's 2.69 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.116, 23.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1850s	2.88	2.88	2.88	7
1860s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
1870s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
1880s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
1890s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
1900s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
1910s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
1920s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
1930s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
1940s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
1950s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
1960s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
1970s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
1980s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
1990s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
2000s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
2010s	2.88	2.88	2.88	10
2020s	2.57	2.24	2.88	6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

12 Belgium 2.85 compare
13 Namibia 2.73 compare
14 Finland 2.71 compare
16 Seychelles 2.65 compare
17 Costa Rica 2.65 compare
18 South Korea 2.57 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for New Zealand

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rigorous and impartial public administration score in New Zealand?: Rigorous and impartial public administration score in New Zealand was 2.69 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 2.88 in 1853.
What is the lowest rigorous and impartial public administration score recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 2.24 in 2021.
How does New Zealand rank for rigorous and impartial public administration score?: New Zealand ranks 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rigorous and impartial public administration score rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rigorous and Impartial Public Administration Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 18 September 2026

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