New Zealand
High income · East Asia & Pacific · 1–10 million
91.9higher is better
Rank 25–29 of 175
Why a range? Scores within 0.5 of the best score in the band share one rank. The published rank is that full range, for example Rank 21–24 of 175.
Basics
92.7
Health
88.7
Income
95.9
Knowledge
85.9
Connection
96.8
Median score of other countries: income group 91.3, region 72.7, population band 81.7.
Colour = how this country compares with peer countries; green is better for people, red is worse; arrows show whether higher or lower is better.
| Indicator | Value | Year | World | Coverage | Extreme reported | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Safely managed drinking water % World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) | 100higher is better | 2024 | 73.7 · 2024 | 151 | Central African Republic Lowest reported (lowest) 6.2 · 2024 | Looks off? Fix it |
Safely managed sanitation % World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) | 88.8higher is better | 2024 | 58.5 · 2024 | 146 | Greenland Lowest reported (lowest) 0 · 2022 | Looks off? Fix it |
Internet users aged 16+ spend about 6 h 38 min online a day (self-reported, 2025). Source: DataReportal, Digital 2025 Global Overview Report (We Are Social, Meltwater), data from GWI.
Of 100 people
Share cardEach count rounds this country's reported share to a person out of 100. The unrounded figure and the world aggregate sit under it.
100of 100
New Zealand reports 100% have safely managed drinking water.
World aggregate 73.7% · 2024 · World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) · CC-BY-4.0
89of 100
New Zealand reports 88.8% have safely managed sanitation.
World aggregate 58.5% · 2024 · World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) · CC-BY-4.0
100of 100
New Zealand reports 100% have access to electricity.
World aggregate 91.9% · 2024 · World Bank WDI (SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset) · CC-BY-4.0
94of 100
New Zealand reports 93.5% have internet access.
World aggregate 73.6% · 2025 · World Bank WDI (ITU) · CC-BY-4.0
New Zealand reports 3.61 physicians per 1,000 people (2022). In 77 of 208 countries with a reported figure, it is under 1 per 1,000 (1980–2023). New Zealand is well above that line.
World Bank WDI (WHO) · CC-BY-4.0
Safely managed drinking water
New Zealand reports 100% have safely managed drinking water.
World aggregate 73.7% · 2024 · World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) · CC-BY-4.0
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Costs people reported
Official statistics stay visible. Reviewed rent, doctor visits, internet bills, and screen time show as a 25th–75th percentile range after 5 reports in a city or 10 in a country. International dollars use the PPP conversion factor when the currency is NZD.