New Zealand vs Switzerland: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
0.948
in 2025
Switzerland
0.95
in 2025
New Zealand rank
8th
Switzerland rank
6th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.95 against 0.948 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 8 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.9372 | 0.898 | 0.0392 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.9383 | 0.902 | 0.0363 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.9505 | 0.902 | 0.0485 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.9567 | 0.9174 | 0.0393 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.9623 | 0.93 | 0.0323 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.961 | 0.9454 | 0.0156 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.961 | 0.9573 | 0.0037 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.9597 | 0.9575 | 0.0022 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.9517 | 0.9518 | 0.0002 | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.95 against 0.948 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0.002, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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.