Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in New Zealand

New Zealand: Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk was 0.9 index in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.9 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.9 index
in 2021
All-time low
0.88 index
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in New Zealand, 2015–2023

00.20.40.60.812015201920232015: 0.88 index2016: 0.88 index2017: 0.88 index2018: 0.88 index2019: 0.88 index2020: 0.88 index2021: 0.9 index2022: 0.9 index2023: 0.9 index

Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

The most recent figure for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in New Zealand is 0.9 index, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in New Zealand peaked at 0.9 index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.88 index, in 2015.

That places New Zealand 32nd out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in New Zealand, 2015 to 2023.
Year index Change
2015 0.88 index
2016 0.88 index +0.0%
2017 0.88 index +0.0%
2018 0.88 index +0.0%
2019 0.88 index +0.0%
2020 0.88 index +0.0%
2021 0.9 index +2.3%
2022 0.9 index +0.0%
2023 0.9 index +0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.9 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9 index, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.9 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.85 index, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.88 index 0.88 index 0.88 index 5
2020s 0.895 index 0.88 index 0.9 index 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 32 Chile 0.9 index compare
  2. 32 Jordan 0.9 index compare
  3. 35 Poland 0.88 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in New Zealand?
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in New Zealand was 0.9 index in 2023, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.9 index in 2021.
What is the lowest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.88 index in 2015.
How does New Zealand rank for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk?
New Zealand ranks 32nd out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
Is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk
Unit
index
Source
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 680 data points, 2005–2025
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