New Zealand vs Switzerland: Liberal democracy
New Zealand
3
in 2025
Switzerland
3
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Liberal democracy over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3 against 3 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 165 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0.4444 | 0.4444 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 2.7 | 3 | 0.3 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 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, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- New Zealand, at 3 against 3 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for liberal democracy?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.