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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2018): 41,025.64 Int. Dollar | Population (2018): 4,885,500 | HDI (2018): 0.92 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
2
Score: 74.6
Vulnerability
0.316
Readiness
0.808
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 13th least vulnerable country and the 2nd 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 |
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| Ranking | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Indicator | 1999 to 2018 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.316 | |
| Food | 0.223 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.386 | |
| Projected population change | 0.201 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.177 | |
| Rural population | 0.145 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.430 | |
| 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 | 0.022 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.124 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0 | |
| Health | 0.276 | |
| 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 | 0.605 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.117 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.414 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.612 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 1.000 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.244 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0 | |
| Protected biome | 0.161 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.470 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.482 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.224 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.668 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.855 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.546 | |
| 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 | 0.743 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0.243 | |
| Electricity access | 0 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.201 |