Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Germany or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 0.787 against 0.782 in Germany as of 2025.

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

127 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 liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs New Zealand: Key features of liberal democracy

Germany

0.782

in 2025

New Zealand

0.787

in 2025

Germany rank

15th

New Zealand rank

14th

Key features of liberal democracy over time

Germany
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.787 against 0.782 in Germany, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 127 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.

Germany ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 14th of 176 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1850s	0.135	0.3736	0.2386	New Zealand
1860s	0.1678	0.4411	0.2733	New Zealand
1870s	0.2145	0.4585	0.244	New Zealand
1880s	0.2182	0.5003	0.2821	New Zealand
1890s	0.2209	0.6197	0.3988	New Zealand
1900s	0.2275	0.6962	0.4687	New Zealand
1910s	0.2463	0.6831	0.4368	New Zealand
1920s	0.4963	0.707	0.2107	New Zealand
1930s	0.1503	0.7025	0.5522	New Zealand
1940s	0.011	0.679	0.668	New Zealand
1990s	0.8543	0.817	0.0373	Germany
2000s	0.8606	0.8262	0.0344	Germany
2010s	0.8487	0.8321	0.0166	Germany
2020s	0.8022	0.8138	0.0117	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Germany or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.787 against 0.782 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Germany and New Zealand?: 0.005, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?: 127 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?: Germany ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 14th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Key features of liberal democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.