New Zealand vs Peru: Electoral democracy
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Peru
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Peru rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- New Zealand
- Peru
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Peru ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 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 Peru?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between New Zealand and Peru?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Peru?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Peru rank globally for electoral democracy?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 197 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).