New Zealand vs Sweden: Access to justice for women
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Access to justice for women over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 access to justice for women, New Zealand or Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in access to justice for women between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for access to justice for women?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Access to justice for women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether women have access to justice.