New Zealand vs Vanuatu: Electoral democracy
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Vanuatu
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- New Zealand
- Vanuatu
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 120 shared years of data; in 1906 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 Vanuatu?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between New Zealand and Vanuatu?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Vanuatu?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Vanuatu rank globally for electoral democracy?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Vanuatu 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).