Civil liberties rating, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Civil liberties rating, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil liberties rating, per capita in New Zealand, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, civil liberties rating, per capita in New Zealand stood at 0 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0 units per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2025.
New Zealand ranks 124th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
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More reference data data for New Zealand
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per capita in New Zealand?
- Civil liberties rating, per capita in New Zealand was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2025.
- How does New Zealand rank for civil liberties rating, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 124th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Civil liberties rating divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.