New Zealand vs Romania: Democracy
New Zealand
7
in 2025
Romania
7
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Democracy over time
- New Zealand
- Romania
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7 against 7 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Romania ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 16 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | Romania |
| 1850s | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 4.1 | 2 | 2.1 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 5 | 2 | 3 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 6.4 | 2 | 4.4 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 7 | 2 | 5 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 6.5 | 2.3 | 4.2 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 7 | 2.6 | 4.4 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 7 | 1.9 | 5.1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 6.4 | 0.6 | 5.8 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 7 | 1 | 6 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 7 | 1 | 6 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 7 | 1 | 6 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 7 | 1 | 6 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 7 | 5.4 | 1.6 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 7 | 6.4 | 0.6 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, New Zealand or Romania?
- New Zealand, at 7 against 7 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between New Zealand and Romania?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Romania?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Romania rank globally for democracy?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).