New Zealand

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 53,440.13 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 5,223,100 HDI (2023): 0.94
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 7
Score: 70.0
Vulnerability 0.304
Readiness 0.705

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 177th most vulnerable country and the 7th 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 21 22 23
Ranking
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
8
8
7
8
7
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.304
Food
0.253
Projected change of cereal yields
0.386
Projected population change
0.201
Food import dependency
0.174
Rural population
0.140
Agriculture capacity
0.616
Child malnutrition
0
Water
0.222
Projected change of annual runoff
0.851
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.287
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.026
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.169
Access to reliable drinking water
0
Health
0.256
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
0.508
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.114
Ecosystem Services
0.417
Projected change of biome distribution
0.612
Projected change of marine biodiversity
1.000
Natural capital dependency
0.247
Ecological footprint
0.013
Protected biome
0.161
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.470
Human Habitat
0.486
Projected change of warm periods
0.224
Projected change of flood hazard
0.668
Urban concentration
0.860
Age dependency ratio
0.517
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.308
Paved roads
0.341
Infrastructure
0.191
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.096
Dependency on imported energy
0.315
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.199
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.100