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Gender development index — New Zealand

Gender development index in New Zealand in 2023 — 0.973 ratio. Ranked 90 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.5%.

2023 0.973 ratio +0.41% vs 2022
World rank 90of 184
Period maximum 0.979 ratio1998
Period minimum 0.959 ratio1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — New Zealand, 1990–20230.950.960.970.981990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.959 ratio1991: 0.959 ratio1992: 0.964 ratio1993: 0.964 ratio1994: 0.97 ratio1995: 0.968 ratio1996: 0.975 ratio1997: 0.978 ratio1998: 0.979 ratio1999: 0.979 ratio2000: 0.979 ratio2001: 0.977 ratio2002: 0.975 ratio2003: 0.974 ratio2004: 0.971 ratio2005: 0.971 ratio2006: 0.968 ratio2007: 0.969 ratio2008: 0.968 ratio2009: 0.964 ratio2010: 0.963 ratio2011: 0.97 ratio2012: 0.972 ratio2013: 0.971 ratio2014: 0.962 ratio2015: 0.962 ratio2016: 0.972 ratio2017: 0.968 ratio2018: 0.978 ratio2019: 0.968 ratio2020: 0.969 ratio2021: 0.97 ratio2022: 0.969 ratio2023: 0.973 ratio
Change over the period: +0.014 (+1.46%) Average annual rate: 0.04 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 0.973 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
East Asia & Pacific computed 0.972 ratio
Australia and New Zealand computed 0.976 ratio
High-income countries computed 0.991 ratio
Gender development index — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.973 +0.004 +0.41%
2022 0.969 −0.001 −0.1%
2021 0.97 +0.001 +0.1%
2020 0.969 +0.001 +0.1%
2019 0.968 −0.01 −1.02%
2018 0.978 +0.01 +1.03%
2017 0.968 −0.004 −0.41%
2016 0.972 +0.01 +1.04%
2015 0.962 +0 +0%
2014 0.962 −0.009 −0.93%
2013 0.971 −0.001 −0.1%
2012 0.972 +0.002 +0.21%
2011 0.97 +0.007 +0.73%
2010 0.963 −0.001 −0.1%
2009 0.964 −0.004 −0.41%
2008 0.968 −0.001 −0.1%
2007 0.969 +0.001 +0.1%
2006 0.968 −0.003 −0.31%
2005 0.971 +0 +0%
2004 0.971 −0.003 −0.31%
2003 0.974 −0.001 −0.1%
2002 0.975 −0.002 −0.2%
2001 0.977 −0.002 −0.2%
2000 0.979 +0 +0%
1999 0.979 +0 +0%
1998 0.979 +0.001 +0.1%
1997 0.978 +0.003 +0.31%
1996 0.975 +0.007 +0.72%
1995 0.968 −0.002 −0.21%
1994 0.97 +0.006 +0.62%
1993 0.964 +0 +0%
1992 0.964 +0.005 +0.52%
1991 0.959 +0 +0%
1990 0.959 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 0.977 NZ New Zealand 0.973
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About the indicator

The ratio of the Human Development Index computed for women to the index computed for men. One means equality, values below it mean women lag behind, above it men do, and the second happens more often than is commonly thought: in a number of countries women are ahead of men in life expectancy and education by enough to outweigh their lag in income. The indicator answers a question about the gap, not about the level: in two countries with the same ratio absolute development can differ twofold.

Important: A ratio, not a level: a value near one in a poor country speaks of equality between the sexes, not of well-being. It is worth looking at together with the Human Development Index itself.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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