Social Development in New Zealand 162 indicators covering social development for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,148 2025 up 63.6% 116th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 58 2025 up 262.5% 162nd Political Rights Rating 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 up 213.8% 165th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 58 2025 up 262.5% 162nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 41.6% 108th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 10.4% 127th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.12 % change on previous year 2025 up 290.7% 61st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,148 2025 up 63.6% 116th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11.54 % change on previous year 2025 down 19.2% 56th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 144.6% 170th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.948 2025 down 1.1% 8th Liberal Democracy Index 0.787 2025 down 5.0% 14th Electoral Democracy Index 0.849 2025 down 3.9% 13th Freedom of Association Index 0.885 2025 down 2.7% 22nd Freedom of Expression Index 0.927 2025 down 1.6% 16th Participatory Democracy Index 0.581 2025 down 15.4% 18th Varieties of democracy 0.849 2025 down 3.9% 13th Liberal democracy 3 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.948 2025 down 1.1% 8th Key features of human rights 0.948 2025 down 1.1% 8th Key features of electoral democracy 0.849 2025 down 3.9% 13th Key features of liberal democracy 0.787 2025 down 5.0% 14th Executive Corruption Index 0.017 2025 unchanged 169th Judicial Corruption Score 3.74 2025 unchanged 1st Public Sector Corruption Index 0.006 2025 unchanged 175th Key features of democracy 0.849 2025 down 3.9% 13th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year 2025 down 546.5% 122nd Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -2.96 % change on previous year 2025 down 719.7% 124th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.787 2025 down 5.0% 14th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year 2025 down 546.5% 122nd Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -0.4202 % change on previous year 2025 — 103rd Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 3 2025 unchanged 1st Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year 2025 down 546.5% 122nd Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.849 2025 down 3.9% 13th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.726 2025 down 6.7% 16th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.644 2025 down 15.8% 37th Direct Democracy Index 0.222 2025 down 45.3% 18th Key media freedoms 2.95 2025 up 7.2% 9th Media Corruption Score 1.99 2025 up 8.6% 30th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.847 2025 down 5.2% 39th Legislative Corruption Score 1.89 2025 down 24.0% 13th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.1% 101st Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.9% 85th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.1% 101st Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.1% 101st Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 166th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.007 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.3% 130th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 up 160.0% 174th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 3.72 2019 up 8.7% 13th Page 1 of 3 Next →