List of regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index

This is a list of the regions of New Zealand by Human Development Index as of 2024 with data for the year 2022. The three most populated regions of New Zealand have the highest HDI, although the position of other regions has been variable across recent releases of the index.^[1]

Map of regions of New Zealand by HDI in 2018
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Ranking

Rank	Region	2022 HDI[1]
Very High Human Development
1	Wellington	0.969
2	Auckland	0.968
3	Canterbury	0.943
4	Taranaki	0.941
–	New Zealand (average HDI)	0.939
5	Marlborough	0.938
6	Otago	0.936
7	Tasman-Nelson	0.933
8	Waikato	0.932
9	Southland	0.932
10	Bay of Plenty	0.931
11	West Coast	0.922
12	Hawke's Bay	0.921
13	Manawatū-Whanganui	0.915
14	Northland	0.900
15	Gisborne	0.897