Human development index vs mean male height in New Zealand

New Zealand: Human development index vs mean male height was 0.938 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
0.938
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.94
in 2020
All-time low
0.811
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Human development index vs mean male height in New Zealand, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.8111991: 0.8131992: 0.8221993: 0.8381994: 0.8521995: 0.8581996: 0.8621997: 0.8711998: 0.8811999: 0.8862000: 0.8962001: 0.9022002: 0.9052003: 0.912004: 0.9122005: 0.9172006: 0.9182007: 0.9212008: 0.922009: 0.9232010: 0.9262011: 0.9272012: 0.9292013: 0.9332014: 0.9322015: 0.9342016: 0.9382017: 0.9362018: 0.9382019: 0.9382020: 0.942021: 0.9392022: 0.9332023: 0.938

Source: 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 15 United Arab Emirates 0.94 compare
  2. 16 Canada 0.939 compare
  3. 17 Liechtenstein, Principality of 0.938 compare
  4. 17 United States of America 0.938 compare
  5. 20 Republic of Korea 0.937 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places β†’

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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 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 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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Indicator
Human development index vs mean male height
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,938 data points, 1990–2023
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