International rankings of New Zealand

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This is a list of New Zealand's international rankings on a range of social, economic and other criteria.

[edit] Political and economic rankings

New Zealand is one of the least corrupt countries, according to Transparency International

World map of the Global Peace Index. Countries appearing more blue are ranked as more peaceful on the Index, countries appearing more red are ranked as less peaceful.

Map of countries by 2006 Economic Freedom of the World, published by the Fraser Institute

Political freedom ratings - Free; political rights and civil liberties both rated 1 (the highest score available)

Press freedom - Ranked 15^th for press freedom at 4.17.^[1]

GDP per capita - 28^th highest, at I$25,531

Human Development Index - 20^th highest, at 0.933

Income Equality - 54^th most equal, at 36.2 (Gini Index)

Literacy Rate - 18^th equal at 99.0%

Unemployment rate - 42^nd lowest, at 3.60%

Global Peace Index - 4^th, at 1.35^[2]

Corruption - In a three-way tie for least corrupt, at 9.4 on index^[3]

Economic Freedom - 5^th equal freest, at 81.6 on index

Failed States Index, 172/177, being one of the few "sustainable" states in the world.^[4]

[edit] Health rankings

Fertility rate- 155^th most fertile, at 1.79 per woman

Birth rate - 140^th most births, at 13.90 per 1000 people

Infant mortality - 169^th most deaths, at 5.85 per 1000 live births

Death rate - 123^rd highest death rate, at 7.52 per 1000 people

Life Expectancy - 13^th highest, at 80.2 years

Suicide Rate - 37^th highest suicide rate, at 19.8 for males and 4.2 for females per 100,000 people

HIV/AIDS rate - 133^rd most cases, at 0.10%

In 2005 the International Agency for Research on Cancer found New Zealand men and women to have the third highest cancer rates in the world.^[5][6]

[edit] Other rankings

CO₂ emissions - 50^th highest emissions, at 7.8 tonnes per capita

Electricity Consumption - 48^th highest consumption of electricity, at 37,030,000,000 kWh

Broadband Internet access - 22^nd highest uptake in OECD, at 11.7%

Beer consumption - 16^th highest, at 77.0 litres per capita

Environmental Performance Index - Comprising; Environmental health, air quality, water resources, biodiversity and habitat, productive natural resources, Sustainable energy - 7^th out of 80 countries, at 88.9/100^[7]

Global Prosperity Index - 5^th country in overall ^[8][9]

Ease of paying tax - 9^th easiest^[10]

Imprisonment rate - 59^th highest out of 217, at 197 prisoners per 100,000 people (2007)^[11][12]

Victimisation rate - 3^rd highest out of 30, with 21.5% of people aged 16 or more being victims^[11][13]

Top Country Award - New Zealand has won the honor two years in a row (2007, 2008) by Wanderlust Magazine. ^[14]

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