New Zealand

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 44,491.32 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 5,084,300 HDI (2020): 0.93
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 10
Score: 69.7
Vulnerability 0.310
Readiness 0.704

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of New Zealand places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but New Zealand is well positioned to adapt. New Zealand is the 170th most vulnerable country and the 9th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ranking
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
11
10
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.310
Food
0.200
Projected change of cereal yields
0.386
Projected population change
0.201
Food import dependency
0.209
Rural population
0.143
Agriculture capacity
0.260
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.214
Projected change of annual runoff
0.851
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.287
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.025
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.120
Access to reliable drinking water
0
Health
0.263
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
-
Slum population
0
Medical staff
0.474
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.182
Ecosystem Services
0.415
Projected change of biome distribution
0.612
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.247
Ecological footprint
0
Protected biome
0.161
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.470
Human Habitat
0.484
Projected change of warm periods
0.224
Projected change of flood hazard
0.668
Urban concentration
0.857
Age dependency ratio
0.558
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.259
Paved roads
0.341
Infrastructure
0.286
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.096
Dependency on imported energy
0.737
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.245
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.201