What is women's civil liberties index in New Zealand?

Women's civil liberties index in New Zealand was 0.93 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in New Zealand?

The highest recorded value was 0.957 in 1980.

What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in New Zealand?

The lowest recorded value was 0.665 in 1841.

How does New Zealand rank for women's civil liberties index?

New Zealand ranks 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this New Zealand data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Civil Liberties Index in New Zealand

Name: Women's Civil Liberties Index in New Zealand
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

New Zealand: Women's Civil Liberties Index was 0.93 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.93

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

14th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.957

in 1980

All-time low

0.665

in 1841

Years of data

185

1841–2025

Women's Civil Liberties Index in New Zealand, 1841–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.93 for women's civil liberties index in 2025.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil liberties index in New Zealand peaked at 0.957 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.665, in 1841.

That places New Zealand 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 185 years of available data.

Women's Civil Liberties Index in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Liberties Index in New Zealand, 1841 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1841	0.665	—
1842	0.665	+0.0%
1843	0.665	+0.0%
1844	0.665	+0.0%
1845	0.665	+0.0%
1846	0.665	+0.0%
1847	0.665	+0.0%
1848	0.665	+0.0%
1849	0.665	+0.0%
1850	0.665	+0.0%
1851	0.665	+0.0%
1852	0.665	+0.0%
1853	0.665	+0.0%
1854	0.665	+0.0%
1855	0.665	+0.0%
1856	0.665	+0.0%
1857	0.665	+0.0%
1858	0.665	+0.0%
1859	0.665	+0.0%
1860	0.665	+0.0%
1861	0.665	+0.0%
1862	0.665	+0.0%
1863	0.665	+0.0%
1864	0.665	+0.0%
1865	0.665	+0.0%
1866	0.665	+0.0%
1867	0.665	+0.0%
1868	0.665	+0.0%
1869	0.665	+0.0%
1870	0.665	+0.0%
1871	0.665	+0.0%
1872	0.665	+0.0%
1873	0.665	+0.0%
1874	0.665	+0.0%
1875	0.665	+0.0%
1876	0.665	+0.0%
1877	0.665	+0.0%
1878	0.665	+0.0%
1879	0.665	+0.0%
1880	0.665	+0.0%
1881	0.665	+0.0%
1882	0.665	+0.0%
1883	0.665	+0.0%
1884	0.902	+35.6%
1885	0.902	+0.0%
1886	0.902	+0.0%
1887	0.902	+0.0%
1888	0.902	+0.0%
1889	0.902	+0.0%
1890	0.902	+0.0%
1891	0.902	+0.0%
1892	0.902	+0.0%
1893	0.902	+0.0%
1894	0.902	+0.0%
1895	0.902	+0.0%
1896	0.902	+0.0%
1897	0.902	+0.0%
1898	0.902	+0.0%
1899	0.902	+0.0%
1900	0.902	+0.0%
1901	0.902	+0.0%
1902	0.902	+0.0%
1903	0.902	+0.0%
1904	0.902	+0.0%
1905	0.902	+0.0%
1906	0.902	+0.0%
1907	0.902	+0.0%
1908	0.902	+0.0%
1909	0.902	+0.0%
1910	0.902	+0.0%
1911	0.902	+0.0%
1912	0.902	+0.0%
1913	0.917	+1.7%
1914	0.917	+0.0%
1915	0.917	+0.0%
1916	0.917	+0.0%
1917	0.917	+0.0%
1918	0.917	+0.0%
1919	0.917	+0.0%
1920	0.917	+0.0%
1921	0.917	+0.0%
1922	0.917	+0.0%
1923	0.917	+0.0%
1924	0.917	+0.0%
1925	0.917	+0.0%
1926	0.917	+0.0%
1927	0.917	+0.0%
1928	0.917	+0.0%
1929	0.917	+0.0%
1930	0.917	+0.0%
1931	0.917	+0.0%
1932	0.917	+0.0%
1933	0.917	+0.0%
1934	0.917	+0.0%
1935	0.917	+0.0%
1936	0.917	+0.0%
1937	0.917	+0.0%
1938	0.917	+0.0%
1939	0.917	+0.0%
1940	0.917	+0.0%
1941	0.917	+0.0%
1942	0.917	+0.0%
1943	0.917	+0.0%
1944	0.917	+0.0%
1945	0.917	+0.0%
1946	0.917	+0.0%
1947	0.917	+0.0%
1948	0.917	+0.0%
1949	0.917	+0.0%
1950	0.917	+0.0%
1951	0.917	+0.0%
1952	0.917	+0.0%
1953	0.917	+0.0%
1954	0.917	+0.0%
1955	0.917	+0.0%
1956	0.917	+0.0%
1957	0.917	+0.0%
1958	0.917	+0.0%
1959	0.917	+0.0%
1960	0.917	+0.0%
1961	0.917	+0.0%
1962	0.917	+0.0%
1963	0.917	+0.0%
1964	0.917	+0.0%
1965	0.917	+0.0%
1966	0.917	+0.0%
1967	0.917	+0.0%
1968	0.917	+0.0%
1969	0.917	+0.0%
1970	0.917	+0.0%
1971	0.917	+0.0%
1972	0.944	+2.9%
1973	0.944	+0.0%
1974	0.944	+0.0%
1975	0.944	+0.0%
1976	0.944	+0.0%
1977	0.944	+0.0%
1978	0.944	+0.0%
1979	0.944	+0.0%
1980	0.957	+1.4%
1981	0.957	+0.0%
1982	0.957	+0.0%
1983	0.957	+0.0%
1984	0.957	+0.0%
1985	0.957	+0.0%
1986	0.957	+0.0%
1987	0.957	+0.0%
1988	0.957	+0.0%
1989	0.957	+0.0%
1990	0.93	-2.8%
1991	0.93	+0.0%
1992	0.93	+0.0%
1993	0.93	+0.0%
1994	0.93	+0.0%
1995	0.93	+0.0%
1996	0.93	+0.0%
1997	0.93	+0.0%
1998	0.93	+0.0%
1999	0.93	+0.0%
2000	0.93	+0.0%
2001	0.93	+0.0%
2002	0.93	+0.0%
2003	0.93	+0.0%
2004	0.93	+0.0%
2005	0.93	+0.0%
2006	0.93	+0.0%
2007	0.93	+0.0%
2008	0.93	+0.0%
2009	0.93	+0.0%
2010	0.93	+0.0%
2011	0.93	+0.0%
2012	0.93	+0.0%
2013	0.93	+0.0%
2014	0.93	+0.0%
2015	0.93	+0.0%
2016	0.93	+0.0%
2017	0.93	+0.0%
2018	0.93	+0.0%
2019	0.93	+0.0%
2020	0.93	+0.0%
2021	0.93	+0.0%
2022	0.93	+0.0%
2023	0.93	+0.0%
2024	0.93	+0.0%
2025	0.93	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1840s	0.665	0.665	0.665	9
1850s	0.665	0.665	0.665	10
1860s	0.665	0.665	0.665	10
1870s	0.665	0.665	0.665	10
1880s	0.8072	0.665	0.902	10
1890s	0.902	0.902	0.902	10
1900s	0.902	0.902	0.902	10
1910s	0.9125	0.902	0.917	10
1920s	0.917	0.917	0.917	10
1930s	0.917	0.917	0.917	10
1940s	0.917	0.917	0.917	10
1950s	0.917	0.917	0.917	10
1960s	0.917	0.917	0.917	10
1970s	0.9386	0.917	0.944	10
1980s	0.957	0.957	0.957	10
1990s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
2000s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
2010s	0.93	0.93	0.93	10
2020s	0.93	0.93	0.93	6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

11 Czechia 0.935 compare
12 Italy 0.932 compare
12 Sweden 0.932 compare
14 Costa Rica 0.93 compare
16 Japan 0.927 compare
16 Lithuania 0.927 compare

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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)
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)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,721 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,018 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,560 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil liberties index in New Zealand?: Women's civil liberties index in New Zealand was 0.93 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil liberties index recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 0.957 in 1980.
What is the lowest women's civil liberties index recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.665 in 1841.
How does New Zealand rank for women's civil liberties index?: New Zealand ranks 14th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil liberties index rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.