Germany vs New Zealand: Liberal democracy
Germany
3
in 2025
New Zealand
3
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- Germany
- New Zealand
How they compare
Germany currently reports 3 against 3 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 119 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 2 | 3 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 3 | 2.3 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0 | 3 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Germany or New Zealand?
- Germany, at 3 against 3 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Germany and New Zealand?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?
- 119 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Germany ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.