Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.853 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, 2019–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.853 for inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over five years.
New Zealand ranks 19th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.852 | — |
| 2020 | 0.856 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.854 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.847 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.853 | +0.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.853 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.836, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.853 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6285, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.852 | 0.852 | 0.852 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8525 | 0.847 | 0.856 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More poverty & inequality data for New Zealand
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 9,102 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 7.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.71 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.082 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand?
- Inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand was 0.853 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.856 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.847 in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for inequality-adjusted human development index vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 19th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living, adjusted for inequalities in these dimensions. Higher values indicate higher and more equal human development.