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

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.

CO₂ emissions – 49th highest emissions, at 7.22 tonnes per capita
Electricity Consumption – 59th highest consumption of electricity, at 43.9 TWh
Broadband Internet access – 15th highest uptake in OECD, at 29.5%
List of countries by beer consumption per capita – 27th highest out of around 50 countries, at 61 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 – Won the honour two years in a row from Wanderlust Magazine
Good Country Index – Ranked 5th out of 195
Better Life Index – Ranked 12th of the 41 OECD countries based on statistics and perceptions of quality of life