New Zealand vs Trinidad and Tobago: Full democracy
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- New Zealand
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 198 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 full democracy, New Zealand or Trinidad and Tobago?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for full democracy?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).