Nauru vs New Zealand: Elected parliament
Nauru
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Nauru rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Nauru
- New Zealand
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 138 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Nauru ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Nauru or New Zealand?
- Nauru, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Nauru and New Zealand?
- 0, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and New Zealand?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and New Zealand rank globally for elected parliament?
- Nauru ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.