Which has higher key features of electoral democracy, New Zealand or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 0.862 against 0.849 in New Zealand as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?

173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Uruguay: Key features of electoral democracy

New Zealand

0.849

in 2025

Uruguay

0.862

in 2025

New Zealand rank

13th

Uruguay rank

10th

Key features of electoral democracy over time

New Zealand
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.862 against 0.849 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 16 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.3887	0.2516	0.1371	New Zealand
1860s	0.4969	0.2688	0.2281	New Zealand
1870s	0.5203	0.2649	0.2554	New Zealand
1880s	0.5718	0.2909	0.2809	New Zealand
1890s	0.7086	0.3152	0.3934	New Zealand
1900s	0.7947	0.3128	0.4819	New Zealand
1910s	0.7798	0.3682	0.4116	New Zealand
1920s	0.8035	0.5278	0.2757	New Zealand
1930s	0.7993	0.4802	0.3191	New Zealand
1940s	0.7843	0.7097	0.0746	New Zealand
1950s	0.7963	0.7858	0.0105	New Zealand
1960s	0.8296	0.7396	0.09	New Zealand
1970s	0.8481	0.2371	0.611	New Zealand
1980s	0.8585	0.4499	0.4086	New Zealand
1990s	0.8748	0.855	0.0198	New Zealand
2000s	0.8811	0.8826	0.0015	Uruguay
2010s	0.8868	0.9031	0.0163	Uruguay
2020s	0.8718	0.8463	0.0255	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of electoral democracy, New Zealand or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.862 against 0.849 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of electoral democracy between New Zealand and Uruguay?: 0.013, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?: 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for key features of electoral democracy?: New Zealand ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of electoral democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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