NZL · Oceania
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It comprises two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island —and over 700 smaller islands.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.3 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 8.6
- Economy 6.0
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 6 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 2 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Wellington
- Population
- 5,324,700 inh.
- Area
- 268,838 km²
- Currency
- NZD
- Regime
- parliamentary monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Charles III
Head of Government
Christopher Luxon
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
120 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
264 G$
GDP / capita
49,591 $
Growth
0.5 %
Inflation
2.8 %
Unemployment
5.1 %
Debt / GDP
52.0 %
Defense / GDP
1.2 %
Life expectancy
82.0 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.85/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
99/100
Corruption (CPI)
81/100
Press freedom (RSF)
77/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#54
Annual budget
2.9 Md$
Defense effort
1.1 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
48 Md$
Imports
53 Md$
Balance
-5 Md$
Top exports
- 34% Lait + viande
Top imports
- 11% Voitures + pièces
Export partners
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Chine
29%
-
Australie
11%
-
États-Unis
11%
Import partners
-
Chine
21%
-
Australie
11%
-
États-Unis
11%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
81%
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GBR
86%
-
FRA
92%
-
DEU
92%
-
RUS
13%
-
CHN
24%
-
ISR
47%
Abstention: 13%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2026-11-07
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.938/1
Refugees hosted
2,148
Refugees originating
58
National anthem
God Defend New Zealand
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- OECD
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- Five Eyes
- APEC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 7,660 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 8,003, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)