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Higher education and Research>
New Zealand
The Global Innovation Index
46.6
(2023)
[22/38countries]
Number of Nobel prize lauriates (by place of birth)
3
(2023)
[23/36countries]
Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) at current PPP million $
3,602
(2021)
[28/38countries]
Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) per capita at current PPP $
704
(2021)
[25/38countries]
Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) as % of GDP
1.47%
(2021)
[24/38countries]
% of GERD financed by the business and enterprise sector
50.1%
(2021)
[24/38countries]
% of GERD financed by government
31.6%
(2021)
[18/38countries]
Total researchers per thousand total employment
9.59
(2021)
[20/35countries]
Degree of trust in university research centres (0-10 scale)
7.13
(2020)
[8/20countries]
Attitude toward science>
New Zealand
% of those who think that scientific advances harm mankind (5 choices)
20.6%
(2010)
[13/29countries]
% of those who agree that we believe too often in science and not enough in feelings and faith
35.3%
(2010)
[17/29countries]
eGovernment>
New Zealand
E-Government Development Index
0.9432
(2022)
[4/38countries]
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index)
0.9545
(2022)
[5/38countries]
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index)
0.9579
(2022)
[5/38countries]
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index)
0.9823
(2022)
[2/38countries]
Telecomm Infrustrcture Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index)
0.8896
(2022)
[16/38countries]
Internet>
New Zealand
% of those who mostly use the internet for their contact with their family members and close friends
43.3%
(2017)
[10/21countries]