New Zealand vs North Macedonia: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
New Zealand
1
in 2025
North Macedonia
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
North Macedonia rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- New Zealand
- North Macedonia
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and North Macedonia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 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 electoral democracy, New Zealand or North Macedonia?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between New Zealand and North Macedonia?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and North Macedonia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and North Macedonia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and North Macedonia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral 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 using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).