Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
4.70 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 98/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
New Zealand
East Asia & Pacific · East Asia & Pacific · Capital: Wellington
Rank #9 of scored countries.
Survival
85.5
Living
70.8
Governance
98.3
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
3.61 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 65/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
100.00 %(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
2.50 %(2023)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
5.08 %(2025)
Normalized: 80/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
14.36 %(2025)
Normalized: 71/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
5.21 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 52/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
55,551 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 47/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
10.06 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 68/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
2.92 %(2024)
Normalized: 94/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
82.01 years(2024)
Normalized: 92/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.93 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 97/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.85 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 98/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.67 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 98/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.69 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 99/100 · higher is better
History
New Zealand — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: +1.7 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 82.1 | 87.0 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 81.8 | 90.0 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 80.7 | 86.1 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 79.0 | 89.0 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 78.3 | 84.1 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 77.3 | 76.6 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 76.2 | 67.6 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 71.2 | 77.5 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 69.4 | 70.7 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 68.4 | 72.7 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 67.3 | 73.6 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 68.8 | 77.2 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 70.1 | 74.7 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 75.4 | 76.6 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 77.1 | 75.7 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 71.0 | 71.9 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 71.6 | 75.4 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 71.2 | 76.7 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 72.4 | 81.6 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 72.4 | 79.7 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 71.1 | 73.6 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 71.4 | 73.1 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 71.1 | 75.1 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 72.2 | 80.4 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 71.9 | 83.2 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 71.4 | 74.9 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 63.2 | 75.4 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 64.2 | 75.0 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 66.2 | 73.9 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 69.6 | 78.4 | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 73.7 | 77.3 | — |
| 1996 | 82.1 | 10 | 74.3 | 78.5 | 99.5 |
| 1997 | 81.5 | 11 | 73.6 | 77.5 | 99.5 |
| 1998 | 81.0 | 12 | 72.1 | 78.2 | 99.1 |
| 1999 | 82.0 | 11 | 73.8 | 79.3 | 99.1 |
| 2000 | 80.7 | 14 | 77.2 | 71.9 | 98.4 |
| 2001 | 81.9 | 15 | 81.6 | 70.6 | 98.1 |
| 2002 | 82.0 | 13 | 81.5 | 70.3 | 99.0 |
| 2003 | 81.8 | 12 | 82.3 | 69.1 | 98.8 |
| 2004 | 81.9 | 13 | 83.5 | 69.2 | 97.1 |
| 2005 | 82.2 | 14 | 83.2 | 69.2 | 98.6 |
| 2006 | 82.1 | 12 | 83.7 | 68.6 | 98.4 |
| 2007 | 82.1 | 13 | 83.7 | 68.5 | 98.6 |
| 2008 | 82.6 | 12 | 83.6 | 69.5 | 99.4 |
| 2009 | 82.0 | 14 | 80.5 | 70.8 | 100.0 |
| 2010 | 81.2 | 12 | 80.1 | 69.4 | 99.4 |
| 2011 | 81.4 | 14 | 80.5 | 69.2 | 100.0 |
| 2012 | 82.2 | 13 | 80.5 | 71.5 | 100.0 |
| 2013 | 83.4 | 11 | 82.8 | 72.2 | 99.8 |
| 2014 | 84.0 | 11 | 83.7 | 73.0 | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 84.1 | 11 | 83.9 | 73.1 | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 83.6 | 11 | 84.3 | 71.7 | 99.2 |
| 2017 | 83.2 | 11 | 85.0 | 70.2 | 98.6 |
| 2018 | 83.2 | 12 | 85.6 | 70.3 | 97.6 |
| 2019 | 83.5 | 12 | 85.8 | 70.7 | 97.6 |
| 2020 | 84.1 | 12 | 85.3 | 73.0 | 97.6 |
| 2021 | 84.0 | 11 | 86.9 | 71.4 | 96.8 |
| 2022 | 84.6 | 7 | 88.3 | 71.3 | 97.2 |
| 2023 | 84.3 | 9 | 88.0 | 70.8 | 97.3 |
| 2024 | 83.9 | 11 | 86.2 | 71.6 | 97.7 |
| 2025 | 83.6 | 9 | 85.5 | 70.8 | 98.3 |
| 2026 | 83.8 | 9 | 85.2 | 71.4 | 98.7 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for New Zealand.