International rankings of New Zealand
This is a list of New Zealand's international rankings on a range of social, economic and other criteria.Political and economic rankings
Health rankings
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.
In 2012, New Zealand had the 12th highest rate of cancer out of the 34 OECD countries.Other rankings
- CO2 emissions – 50th highest emissions, at 7.8 tonnes per capita
- Electricity Consumption – 48th highest consumption of electricity, at 37,030,000,000 kWh
- Broadband Internet access – 15th highest uptake in OECD, at 29.5%
- List of countries by beer consumption per capita – 32nd highest out of 58 countries, at 62.7 litres per capita
- Environmental Performance Index – Comprising; Environmental health, air quality, water resources, biodiversity and habitat, productive natural resources, Sustainable energy – 7th out of 80 countries, at 88.9/100
- Legatum Global Prosperity Index – Ranked most prosperous country in the world
- Ease of paying tax – 9th easiest
- Imprisonment rate – 68th highest out of 217, at 202 prisoners per 100,000 people
- List of countries by intentional homicide rate - 191st out of 218 countries
- Victimisation rate – 3rd highest out of 30, with 21.5% of people aged 16 or more being victims
- Top Country Award – New Zealand has won the honor two years in a row by Wanderlust Magazine
- Good Country Index - Ranked 5th out of 195. Based on the Goodness of a nation
- Better Life Index - Ranked 7th of the 34 OECD countries based on statistics and perceptions of quality of life
