Human Development Index vs. mean male height in New Zealand
New Zealand: Human Development Index vs. mean male height was 0.938 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index vs. mean male height in New Zealand stood at 0.938.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs. mean male height in New Zealand peaked at 0.94 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.811, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 17th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.811 | — |
| 1991 | 0.813 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.822 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.838 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.852 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.858 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.862 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.871 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.881 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.886 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.896 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.902 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.905 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.91 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.912 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.917 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.918 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.921 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.92 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.923 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.926 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.927 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.929 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.933 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.932 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.934 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.938 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.936 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.938 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.94 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.939 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.933 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.938 | +0.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.938 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.938 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.732, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8494 | 0.811 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9124 | 0.896 | 0.923 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9331 | 0.926 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9375 | 0.933 | 0.94 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 15 United Arab Emirates 0.94 compare
- 16 Canada 0.939 compare
- 17 Liechtenstein 0.938 compare
- 17 United States 0.938 compare
- 20 South Korea 0.937 compare
More gender data for New Zealand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,499 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,499 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7305 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs. mean male height in New Zealand?
- Human development index vs. mean male height in New Zealand was 0.938 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs. mean male height recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2020.
- What is the lowest human development index vs. mean male height recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.811 in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for human development index vs. mean male height?
- New Zealand ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs. mean male height rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index vs. mean male height. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.