Italy vs New Zealand: Participatory democracy index
Italy
0.569
in 2025
New Zealand
0.581
in 2025
Italy rank
21st
New Zealand rank
18th
Participatory democracy index over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.581 against 0.569 in Italy, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1853 it was New Zealand ahead.
Italy ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 18th of 176 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.063 | 0.2313 | 0.1683 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.0898 | 0.283 | 0.1932 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.0956 | 0.2963 | 0.2007 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.1114 | 0.3296 | 0.2182 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.1174 | 0.4543 | 0.3369 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.148 | 0.5407 | 0.3927 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.1562 | 0.5333 | 0.3771 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.0727 | 0.5535 | 0.4808 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.0201 | 0.5521 | 0.532 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.1548 | 0.5502 | 0.3954 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.4249 | 0.5703 | 0.1454 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.4554 | 0.599 | 0.1436 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.5156 | 0.6151 | 0.0995 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.5899 | 0.6212 | 0.0313 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.6382 | 0.6774 | 0.0392 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.6653 | 0.6937 | 0.0284 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.6791 | 0.6893 | 0.0102 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.6357 | 0.6467 | 0.011 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Italy or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.581 against 0.569 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Italy and New Zealand?
- 0.012, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1853 to 2025.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Italy ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.