List of regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index
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This is a list of the regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index as of 2024 with data for the year 2022. The three 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]
Ranking
[edit]| Rank | Region | 2022 HDI[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Very High Human Development | ||
| 1 | Wellington | 0.969 |
| 2 | Auckland | 0.968 |
| 3 | Canterbury | 0.943 |
| 4 | Taranaki | 0.941 |
| – |  New Zealand (average HDI)
|
0.939 |
| 5 | Marlborough | 0.938 |
| 6 | Otago | 0.936 |
| 7 | Tasman-Nelson | 0.933 |
| 8 | Waikato | 0.932 |
| 9 | Southland | 0.932 |
| 10 | Bay of Plenty | 0.931 |
| 11 | West Coast | 0.922 |
| 12 | Hawke's Bay | 0.921 |
| 13 | Manawatū-Whanganui | 0.915 |
| 14 | Northland | 0.900 |
| 15 | Gisborne | 0.897 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 6 October 2024.