List of regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index

This is a list of the regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index as of 2025 with data for the year 2023. 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]

Rank Region 2023 HDI[1] Comparable

Countries

Very High Human Development
1 Wellington 0.968  Switzerland
2 Auckland 0.967
3 Canterbury 0.941 UAE
4 Taranaki 0.940
–  New Zealand (average HDI) 0.938 United States
5 Marlborough 0.937 South Korea
6 Otago 0.935
7 Tasman-Nelson 0.931 Slovenia
Waikato
9 Bay of Plenty 0.930 Austria
10 Southland 0.928
11 Hawke's Bay 0.920 France
12 West Coast 0.918 Spain
13 Manawatū-Whanganui 0.914 San Marino
14 Northland 0.899 Bahrain
15 Gisborne 0.896 Lithuania

References

  1. ^ a b "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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