New Zealand

New Zealand
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	9th best
Capital	Wellington
Land Area	263 310km21
Location	Australasia, Polynesia
Population	4.7m2
Life Expectancy	82.45yrs (2017)3
GNI	$44 057 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	NZ, NZL, 5545
Internet Domain	.nz6
Currency	Dollar (NZD)7
Telephone	+648

1. Overview
2. New Zealand National and Social Development
3. New Zealand's Demographics and Migration
4. New Zealand's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
5. New Zealand's Health
6. New Zealand's Modernity and Learning
7. National Culture
8. Peace Versus Instability
9. The Natural Environment
10. Economic Inequality and Poverty
11. Religion and Beliefs
12. Links

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1. Overview

#UK

“The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both world wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Plucked straight from a film set or a coffee-table book of picture-perfect scenery, New Zealand is jaw-droppingly gorgeous. `Wow!´ will escape from your lips at least once a day. New Zealand is bigger than the UK with one-fourteenth the population. Filling in the gaps are the sublime forests, mountains, lakes, beaches and fiords that have made NZ one of the best hiking (locals call it `tramping´) destinations on the planet. Tackle one of nine epic `Great Walks´ or just spend a few dreamy hours wandering through some easily accessible wilderness.

NZ chefs find inspiration in new-world culinary oceans, especially the Pacific with its abundant seafood. Thirsty? NZ´s cool-climate wineries have been collecting wine-award trophies for decades now, but the country´s booming craft-beer scene also deserves your serious scrutiny. And with coffee culture firmly entrenched, you can usually find a decent double-shot. See how Maori culture impresses itself on contemporary Kiwi life: across NZ you can hear Maori language, watch traditional Maori song, dance and usually a blood-curdling haka (war dance), visit marae (meeting houses) or join in a hangi (Maori feast).”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. New Zealand National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Value11
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
4	Hong Kong	0.952
5	Australia	0.951
	...
11	Finland	0.940
12	Singapore	0.939
13	Belgium	0.937
14	New Zealand	0.937
15	Canada	0.936
16	Liechtenstein	0.935
	Australasia Avg	0.70
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $11
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
4	Luxembourg	$84 649
5	Ireland	$76 169
	...
26	France	$45 937
27	UK	$45 225
28	S. Korea	$44 501
29	New Zealand	$44 057
30	Italy	$42 840
31	Japan	$42 274
	Australasia Avg	$12 519
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index12,13
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12,13
1	Taiwan	28.6
2	Norway	29.4
3	Denmark	31.2
4	Sweden	32.2
5	Finland	32.6
6	Netherlands	33.8
7	Germany	35.4
8	Austria	36.3
9	New Zealand	36.4
10	Canada	37.3
11	Switzerland	37.7
12	Iceland	39.1
	Australasia Avg	102.8
	World Avg	86.1
q=195.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. New Zealand's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

New Zealand's population is predicted to rise to 5.211 million by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.15. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

Population (2018)2
Pos.		Population2
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
4	Indonesia	267.7m
5	Pakistan	212.2m
	...
121	Oman	4.8m
122	Liberia	4.8m
123	Ireland	4.8m
124	New Zealand	4.7m
125	Central African Rep.	4.7m
126	Mauritania	4.4m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
15	Canada	82.7
16	Luxembourg	82.6
17	France	82.5
18	New Zealand	82.5
19	Israel	82.3
20	Finland	82.0
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate (2013)14
Pos.		2.0 is best14
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
18	Bahamas	1.88
19	Finland	1.87
20	UK	1.87
21	New Zealand	2.15
22	Azerbaijan	2.16
23	Chile	1.84
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)15
Pos.		Lower is better Per 10015
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
4	Burkina Faso	04.7
5	Sierra Leone	04.8
	...
151	Hungary	32.9
152	Romania	33.6
153	USA	33.8
154	New Zealand	34.9
155	UK	35.0
156	Barbados	35.6
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

• The Population of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)16
Pos.		%16
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
4	Liechtenstein	65.1%
5	Monaco	54.9%
	...
19	Brunei	25.3%
20	Israel	23.6%
21	Palau	23.0%
22	New Zealand	22.7%
23	Canada	21.5%
24	Kazakhstan	20.0%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)17
Pos.		%17
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
	...
42	Lebanon	15.6%
43	Equatorial Guinea	14.9%
44	Seychelles	14.6%
45	New Zealand	14.5%
46	Ukraine	14.4%
47	Israel	14.0%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. New Zealand's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#antisemitism #equality #freedom #freethought #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women

Compared to Australasia (2020)18,19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank18,19
1	New Zealand	17.5
2	Australia	24.1
3	Fiji	102.4
4	Papua New Guinea	122.4
5	Nauru	123.4
6	Micronesia	128.8
7	Palau	131.0
8	Tonga	132.9
9	Marshall Islands	134.6
10	Samoa	136.1
11	Vanuatu	138.2
12	Kiribati	138.4
13	Cook Islands	144.5
	Australasia Avg	120.0
q=15.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)18,19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank18,19
1	Sweden	9.2
2	Norway	14.7
3	Denmark	14.7
4	Netherlands	15.8
5	New Zealand	17.5
6	Iceland	20.1
7	Canada	21.2
8	Austria	22.5
9	Luxembourg	23.9
10	Finland	23.9
11	Australia	24.1
12	Hong Kong	24.3
13	France	24.8
	World Avg	87.7
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark₁₈. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Somalia and Tuvalu₁₈.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₈, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia₁₈.

For more, see:

• "Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)20
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties20
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
4	Ecuador	23
5	Germany	23
	...
47	Poland	20
48	S. Korea	20
49	Panama	20
50	New Zealand	20
51	Uganda	19
52	Colombia	19
	Australasia Avg	8.7
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)21
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty21
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
4	Colombia	3.68
5	Costa Rica	4.05
	...
51	Finland	7.49
52	Togo	7.50
53	Iraq	7.55
54	New Zealand	7.56
55	Iceland	7.57
56	Jamaica	7.61
	Australasia Avg	14.35
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)22
Pos.		Lower is better Rank22
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
4	Ireland	4
5	Denmark	5
6	UK	6
7	Canada	6
8	Australia	6
9	Finland	9
10	Netherlands	10
11	Luxembourg	11
12	Austria	11
	Australasia Avg	36.0
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)23
Pos.		Lower is better23
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
4	Luxembourg	668
5	Andorra	682
6	Denmark	708
7	Liechtenstein	735
8	New Zealand	838
9	Iceland	849
10	Sweden	923
11	Estonia	926
12	Austria	940
	Australasia Avg	2164
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)24
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims24
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
4	Australia	0.06
5	New Zealand	0.06
6	Chile	0.08
7	Mauritius	0.10
8	Uruguay	0.10
9	Costa Rica	0.13
10	USA	0.13
11	Argentina	0.13
12	Hong Kong	0.14
	Australasia Avg	0.38
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

New Zealand is on the way towards ending gender inequality and has been striving towards this end for quite some time.

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

Gender Inequality (2015)25
Pos.		Lower is better25
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
4	Sweden	0.05
5	Iceland	0.05
	...
31	Croatia	0.14
32	Belarus	0.14
33	Montenegro	0.16
34	New Zealand	0.16
35	Bosnia & Herzegovina	0.16
36	Macedonia	0.16
	Australasia Avg	0.39
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Gender Biases (2022)26
Pos.		Lower is better %26
1	Sweden	31.827
2	New Zealand	34.428
3	Australia	37.028
4	Germany	40.228
5	Canada	41.128
6	Norway	42.129
7	Andorra	43.128
8	Netherlands	44.227
9	USA	50.728
10	Finland	52.529
11	Spain	53.527
12	Switzerland	56.929
	Australasia Avg	35.72
	World Avg	83.93
q=88.

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
4	Norway	1913
5	Denmark	1915
6	Iceland	1915
7	Russia	1917
8	Latvia	1918
9	Estonia	1918
10	Kyrgyzstan	1918
11	Austria	1919
12	Slovakia	1919
	Australasia Avg	1962
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

Anti-Semite Opinions (2014)30
Pos.		Lower is better %30
1	Laos	0
2	Philippines	3
3	Sweden	4
4	Netherlands	5
5	Vietnam	6
	...
10	Thailand	13
11	Czechia	13
12	Canada	14
13	New Zealand	14
14	Australia	14
15	Norway	15
	Australasia Avg	14.0
	World Avg	36.8
q=101.

LGBT Equality (2017)31
Pos.		Higher is better Score31
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
4	Brazil	81
5	Spain	79
	...
15	Argentina	69
16	Malta	63
17	Andorra	63
18	New Zealand	63
19	Portugal	63
20	Canada	62
	Australasia Avg	07.1
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought (2021)32
Pos.		Lower is better32
1	Belgium	1.0
2	Netherlands	1.0
3	Taiwan	1.0
4	Sao Tome & Principe	1.3
5	Ecuador	1.3
	...
26	Slovenia	1.8
27	Sierra Leone	2.0
28	Luxembourg	2.0
29	New Zealand	2.0
30	Gabon	2.0
31	S. Sudan	2.0
	Australasia Avg	2.6
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. New Zealand's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #New_Zealand #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Compared to Australasia (2020)33,34
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank33,34
1	Solomon Islands	82.0
2	Australia	84.6
3	Kiribati	87.0
4	New Zealand	88.8
5	Fiji	90.6
6	Vanuatu	97.1
7	Niue	98.7
8	Tonga	104.1
9	Samoa	107.8
10	Tuvalu	112.5
11	Micronesia	114.2
12	Papua New Guinea	120.8
13	Cook Islands	123.7
	Australasia Avg	109.4
q=16.

Health (2020)33,34
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank33,34
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
4	Singapore	42.6
5	Japan	51.0
	...
79	Nicaragua	87.5
80	Guyana	87.5
81	Pakistan	88.5
82	New Zealand	88.8
83	St Lucia	88.9
84	El Salvador	90.5
85	Libya	90.5
	World Avg	93.5
q=196.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives₃₃. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau₃₃.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean₃₃, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₃₃.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

New Zealand does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. New Zealand comes in the best 20 when it comes to its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₅ (amongst the best in Australasia) and in its average life expectancy₁₁ (amongst the best in Australasia). It does better than average in terms of its adolescent birth rate₂₅, its fertility rate₁₄ (one of the lowest in Australasia) and in its immunizations take-up₃₆. But, things still need to improve in New Zealand. New Zealand does worse than average in terms of its suicide rate₃₇ (yet still one of the lowest in Australasia), its smoking rate₃₈ (amongst the worst in Australasia) and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₉ (amongst the highest in Australasia). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
15	Canada	82.7
16	Luxembourg	82.6
17	France	82.5
18	New Zealand	82.5
19	Israel	82.3
20	Finland	82.0
	Australasia Avg	70.11
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)39
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita39
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
4	Mauritania	0.0
5	Somalia	0.0
	...
155	Denmark	10.4
156	Cook Islands	10.6
157	Australia	10.6
158	New Zealand	10.7
159	Finland	10.7
160	Uruguay	10.8
	Australasia Avg	4.3
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)14
Pos.		2.0 is best14
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
18	Bahamas	1.88
19	Finland	1.87
20	UK	1.87
21	New Zealand	2.15
22	Azerbaijan	2.16
23	Chile	1.84
	Australasia Avg	3.26
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)38
Pos.		Higher is worse38
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
179	Macedonia	2 732
178	Russia	2 690
	...
107	UAE	715
106	Qatar	698
105	Kyrgyzstan	68340
104	New Zealand	680
103	Morocco	671
102	Bangladesh	665
	Australasia Avg	372
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)37
Pos.		Per 100k37
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
4	Jordan	0.2
5	Maldives	0.7
	...
54	Chile	22.4
55	Canada	22.7
56	Iceland	23.5
57	New Zealand	23.6
58	Ireland	23.7
59	Norway	23.8
	Australasia Avg	20.00
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)35
Pos.		Lower is better Rank35
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
4	UK	4
5	Norway	5
	...
14	UAE	14
15	Saudi Arabia	15
16	Belgium	16
17	New Zealand	17
18	Jordan	18
19	S. Korea	19
	Australasia Avg	94.6
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)41
Pos.		Lower is better %41
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
4	Ethiopia	20.9
5	Nepal	21.0
	...
167	Australia	64.5
168	Iraq	64.6
169	Mexico	64.9
170	New Zealand	65.6
171	Bahrain	65.8
172	Malta	66.4
	Australasia Avg	73.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)25
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100025
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
4	Hong Kong	3.2
5	Slovenia	3.8
	...
69	Armenia	23.0
70	Jordan	23.2
71	Russia	23.4
72	New Zealand	23.6
73	Ukraine	24.1
74	India	24.5
	Australasia Avg	30.1
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)36
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %36
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
4	Niue	98.8
5	Mongolia	98.7
	...
93	Burundi	93.3
94	Chile	93.3
95	Georgia	93.1
96	New Zealand	92.9
97	Nauru	92.9
98	USA	92.8
	Australasia Avg	86.4
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. New Zealand's Modernity and Learning

#education #english #intelligence #maths #modernity #research #science #technology #the_internet

Compared to Australasia (2020)19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank19
1	New Zealand	17.6
2	Australia	19.2
3	Palau	59.3
4	Tonga	75.2
5	New Caledonia	75.5
6	Fiji	80.8
7	French Polynesia	95.0
8	Nauru	99.0
9	Marshall Islands	102.8
10	Samoa	103.4
11	Vanuatu	117.0
12	Micronesia	131.3
13	Kiribati	143.0
	Australasia Avg	98.1
q=16.

Modernity and Learning (2020)19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank19
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
4	Estonia	15.8
5	Denmark	16.0
6	Belgium	16.1
7	Czechia	16.7
8	New Zealand	17.6
9	Sweden	18.6
10	Germany	18.6
11	Australia	19.2
12	Iceland	19.6
13	Austria	19.6
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.2942
2	Israel	4.1142
3	Japan	3.5842
4	Finland	3.1742
5	Sweden	3.1642
	...
28	Luxembourg	1.2642
29	Spain	1.2242
30	Russia	1.1942
31	New Zealand	1.1743
32	Brazil	1.1544
33	Malaysia	1.1344
	Australasia Avg	1.71
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)45
Pos.		Higher is better45
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
4	Canada	100.0%
5	Finland	100.0%
	...
15	Armenia	97.2%
16	Hungary	97.2%
17	Palau	97.1%
18	New Zealand	96.9%
19	Switzerland	96.5%
20	Moldova	96.4%
	Australasia Avg	79.3%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2021)46
Pos.		Higher is better Years46
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
4	Belgium	19.6
5	Sweden	19.4
6	Iceland	19.2
7	Finland	19.1
8	Ireland	18.9
9	Denmark	18.7
10	Netherlands	18.7
11	Grenada	18.7
12	Turkey	18.3
	Australasia Avg	13.4
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)35
Pos.		Lower is better Rank35
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
4	Denmark	4
5	UK	5
	...
9	Belgium	9
10	Slovenia	10
11	Switzerland	11
12	New Zealand	12
13	Latvia	13
14	Bulgaria	14
	Australasia Avg	58.7
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Maths, Science & Reading (2015)47
Pos.		Higher is better Score47
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
4	Macau	1582
5	Estonia	1573
	...
13	Germany	1524
14	Netherlands	1524
15	Switzerland	1519
16	New Zealand	1517
17	Norway	1513
18	Denmark	1513
	Australasia Avg	1512
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

IQ (2006)48
Pos.		Higher is better48
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
4	Japan	105
5	Taiwan	105
	...
12	Norway	100
13	Austria	100
14	UK	100
15	New Zealand	99
16	Poland	99
17	Germany	99
	Australasia Avg	98.5
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)49
Pos.		Higher is better49
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
4	Bermuda	97%
5	Andorra	97%
	...
16	Bahrain	92%
17	Estonia	91%
18	Japan	91%
19	New Zealand	89%
20	USA	89%
21	Canada	89%
	Australasia Avg	44.3%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)50
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio50
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
4	USA	35.0
5	Greece	33.5
	...
22	Brazil	13.9
23	Netherlands	10.5
24	Czechia	10.1
25	New Zealand	9.7
26	Romania	8.7
27	Austria	7.5
	Australasia Avg	1.55
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

New Zealand has one of the best records on keeping corruption low.

World Giving Index (2013-2021)51
Pos.		Lower is better51
1	Myanmar (Burma)	2.7
2	New Zealand	4.0
3	USA	4.7
4	Australia	4.9
5	Indonesia	9.0
6	Qatar	9.0
7	UK	9.3
8	Ireland	9.6
9	Canada	10.1
10	UAE	11.6
11	Bahrain	11.7
12	Kenya	12.0
	Australasia Avg	4.4
	World Avg	67.9
q=160.

Corruption (2022)52
Pos.		Higher is better Points52
1	Denmark	90.0
2	Finland	87.0
3	New Zealand	87.0
4	Norway	84.0
5	Singapore	83.0
6	Sweden	83.0
7	Switzerland	82.0
8	Netherlands	80.0
9	Germany	79.0
10	Ireland	77.0
11	Luxembourg	77.0
12	Hong Kong	76.0
	Australasia Avg	55.83
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Happiness (2018)53
Pos.		Higher is better53
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
4	Iceland	7.5
5	Switzerland	7.5
6	Netherlands	7.4
7	Canada	7.3
8	New Zealand	7.3
9	Sweden	7.3
10	Australia	7.3
11	Israel	7.2
12	Austria	7.1
	Australasia Avg	7.30
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)35
Pos.		Lower is better Rank35
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
4	Switzerland	4
5	Sweden	5
	...
32	Costa Rica	32
33	Serbia	33
34	S. Korea	34
35	New Zealand	35
36	Belize	36
37	Iceland	37
	Australasia Avg	61.1
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)35
Pos.		Lower is better Rank35
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
4	Netherlands	4
5	Switzerland	5
	...
66	Benin	66
67	Lesotho	67
68	Panama	68
69	New Zealand	69
70	Tunisia	70
71	Montenegro	71
	Australasia Avg	91.6
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index (2021)54
Pos.		Lower is better54
1	Iceland	1.10
2	New Zealand	1.25
3	Denmark	1.26
4	Portugal	1.27
5	Slovenia	1.32
6	Austria	1.32
7	Switzerland	1.32
8	Ireland	1.33
9	Czechia	1.33
10	Canada	1.33
11	Singapore	1.35
12	Japan	1.37
	Australasia Avg	1.62
	World Avg	2.08
q=163.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)35
Pos.		Lower is better Rank35
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
4	Egypt	4
5	Nigeria	5
	...
30	Paraguay	30
31	Jordan	31
32	India	32
33	New Zealand	33
34	Malaysia	34
35	S. Korea	35
	Australasia Avg	88.1
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)35
Pos.		Lower is better Rank35
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
4	Sweden	4
5	Malta	5
	...
16	France	16
17	Cyprus	17
18	Slovenia	18
19	New Zealand	19
20	Luxembourg	20
21	Ireland	21
	Australasia Avg	103.6
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)55
Pos.		Lower is better Score55
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
4	Equatorial Guinea	0.00
5	Cambodia	0.00
	...
26	Moldova	0.12
27	Serbia	0.12
28	Estonia	0.12
29	New Zealand	0.14
30	Uruguay	0.17
31	Dominican Rep.	0.18
	Australasia Avg	1.38
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)56
Pos.		Higher is better %56
1	Iceland	+205.6
2	Bahrain	+144.4
3	Uruguay	+131.3
4	Kuwait	+81.2
5	Dominican Rep.	+79.5
	...
55	Liechtenstein	+06.2
56	Latvia	+05.8
57	Uzbekistan	+05.7
58	New Zealand	+05.1
59	Slovenia	+05.1
60	Lebanon	+04.8
	Australasia Avg	+03.4
	World Avg	+02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)57
Pos.		Higher is better57
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
4	Malta	80.9
5	Sweden	80.5
	...
14	Norway	77.5
15	Belgium	77.4
16	Italy	77.0
17	New Zealand	76.0
18	Netherlands	75.5
19	Israel	75.0
	Australasia Avg	55.2
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)58
Pos.		Higher is better58
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
4	Colombia	17.54
5	Ireland	17.54
	...
72	Bolivia	07.87
73	Brunei	07.81
74	Armenia	07.69
75	New Zealand	07.63
76	Kuwait	07.58
77	USA	07.58
	Australasia Avg	07.92
	World Avg	09.29
q=119.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
4	Vanuatu	1993 Dec 29
5	Papua New Guinea	1993 Dec 29
	...
16	Antigua & Barbuda	1993 Dec 29
17	Mongolia	1993 Dec 29
18	St Kitts & Nevis	1993 Dec 29
19	New Zealand	1993 Dec 29
20	Japan	1993 Dec 29
21	Uganda	1993 Dec 29
	Australasia Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)59
Pos.		Higher is better %59
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
4	Trinidad & Tobago	74.5%
5	Costa Rica	74.2%
	...
111	Kazakhstan	25.0%
112	Iraq	24.9%
113	Sweden	24.3%
114	New Zealand	24.2%
115	Poland	23.8%
116	Belarus	23.7%
	Australasia Avg	28.0%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#health #inequality #life_expectancy

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)60
Pos.		Higher is worse60
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
181	Somalia	38.90
180	Nigeria	37.10
	...
36	Malta	4.60
35	Canada	4.60
34	Belarus	4.40
33	New Zealand	4.30
32	Poland	4.30
31	Croatia	4.30
	Australasia Avg	13.47
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion

Disbelief In God (2007)61
Pos.		Higher is better %61
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
4	Czechia	61
5	Estonia	49
	...
19	Russia	27
20	Australia	25
21	Taiwan	24
22	New Zealand	22
23	Canada	22
24	Latvia	20
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₆₂:

Christian	57%
Muslim	1.2%
Hindu	2.1%
Buddhist	1.6%
Folk Religion	0.5%
Jew	0.2%
Unaffiliated	36.6%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Protestant 38.6% (Anglican 13.8%, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Reformed 10%, Christian (no denomination specified) 4.6%, Methodist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Baptist 1.4%, other Christian 3.8%), Roman Catholic 12.6%, Maori Christian 1.6%, Hindu 1.6%, Buddhist 1.3%, other religions 2.2%, none 32.2%, other or unidentified 9.9% (2006 Census)₆₃.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
• Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?