The Global Peace Index ranked NZ third for safety and security, domestic and international conflict, and degree of militarisation (down one place). Watchdog Freedom House scored NZ 99 out of 100 – three Scandinavian countries scored a perfect 100. The World Justice Project's Rule of Law Index has NZ at seventh-best in the world. The not-so-good newsFor life expectancy, education and income, NZ comes in 14th according to the latest Human Development Index. We fell a spot to 20th in the 2021 Global Competitiveness Report, but stayed at 26th place on the Global Innovation Index.

Source: Stuff December 15, 2021 02:04 UTC