Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in New Zealand
New Zealand: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.948 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.948
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.966
in 1985
All-time low
0.901
in 1853
Years of data
173
1853–2025
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in New Zealand, 1853–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.948 for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in New Zealand peaked at 0.966 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.901, in 1853.
That places New Zealand 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 173 years of available data.
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1853 | 0.901 | — |
| 1854 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.911 | +1.1% |
| 1862 | 0.915 | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.931 | +1.7% |
| 1885 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.926 | -0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.933 | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.937 | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 0.941 | +0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.93 | -1.2% |
| 1913 | 0.931 | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.922 | -1.0% |
| 1915 | 0.918 | -0.4% |
| 1916 | 0.921 | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 0.918 | -0.3% |
| 1918 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.936 | +2.0% |
| 1920 | 0.941 | +0.5% |
| 1921 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.942 | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.944 | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.94 | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.944 | +0.4% |
| 1934 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.939 | -0.5% |
| 1936 | 0.936 | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.936 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.936 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.927 | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 0.922 | -0.5% |
| 1941 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.935 | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 0.938 | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.925 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 0.938 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.939 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.941 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.947 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.952 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.953 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.959 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.958 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.956 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.959 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.957 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.956 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.957 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.964 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.966 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.966 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.966 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.966 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.966 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.961 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.959 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.958 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.961 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.959 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.95 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.945 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.958 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.957 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.952 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.948 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.901 | 0.901 | 0.901 | 7 |
| 1860s | 0.9132 | 0.901 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.915 | 0.915 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9246 | 0.915 | 0.931 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9323 | 0.926 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9406 | 0.937 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9276 | 0.918 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9418 | 0.941 | 0.942 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.939 | 0.927 | 0.944 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9281 | 0.922 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9383 | 0.925 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9505 | 0.947 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9567 | 0.953 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9623 | 0.956 | 0.966 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.961 | 0.961 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.961 | 0.961 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9597 | 0.958 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9517 | 0.945 | 0.958 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in New Zealand?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in New Zealand was 0.948 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.966 in 1985.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.901 in 1853.
- How does New Zealand rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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