This is a list of the regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index as of 2022 with data for the year 2021. The 2 most populated regions of New Zealand have the highest HDI, although the position of other regions has been variable across recent releases of the index.[1]
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Legend:
> 0.932
0.920 - 0.932
0.910 - 0.920
0.900 - 0.910
< 0.900
No Data
Ranking
editRank | Region | 2021 HDI[1] |
---|---|---|
Very High Human Development | ||
1 | Wellington | 0.958 |
2 | Auckland | 0.951 |
3 | Taranaki | 0.939 |
4 | Canterbury | 0.938 |
– | New Zealand (average HDI) | 0.937 |
5 | Marlborough | 0.935 |
6 | Otago | 0.932 |
7 | Tasman-Nelson | 0.927 |
8 | Waikato | 0.923 |
9 | Bay of Plenty | 0.921 |
10 | Southland | 0.918 |
11 | West Coast | 0.914 |
12 | Hawke's Bay | 0.913 |
13 | Manawatū-Whanganui | 0.910 |
14 | Northland | 0.904 |
15 | Gisborne | 0.893 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 February 2023.