Australia vs New Zealand: Age of full democracy
Australia
80 years
in 2025
New Zealand
80 years
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Age of full democracy over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 80 years against 80 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 113 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 89 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 years | 13 years | 8 years | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 9.4 years | 15.8 years | 6.4 years | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 6.5 years | 6.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 1930s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 1940s | 2.5 years | 2.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 1950s | 9.5 years | 9.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 1960s | 19.5 years | 19.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 1970s | 29.5 years | 29.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 1980s | 39.5 years | 39.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 49.5 years | 49.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 59.5 years | 59.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 69.5 years | 69.5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 77.5 years | 77.5 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age of full democracy, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 80 years against 80 years in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age of full democracy between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for age of full democracy?
- Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age of full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in a full democracy.