New Zealand vs Norway: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
0.948
in 2025
Norway
0.947
in 2025
New Zealand rank
8th
Norway rank
10th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.948 against 0.947 in Norway, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 8th and Norway ranks 10th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.9372 | 0.8625 | 0.0747 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.9383 | 0.8877 | 0.0506 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.9505 | 0.923 | 0.0275 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.9567 | 0.929 | 0.0277 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.9623 | 0.9596 | 0.0027 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.961 | 0.968 | 0.007 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.961 | 0.971 | 0.01 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9597 | 0.9689 | 0.0092 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9517 | 0.9407 | 0.011 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, New Zealand or Norway?
- New Zealand, at 0.948 against 0.947 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.001, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 8th and Norway ranks 10th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.