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π³πΏ New Zealand
Oceania Β· 5 rankings that exist only inside New Zealand β its states, cities, universities and more.
π₯ Population5.3M#124 of 215π° GDP$264.1B#52 of 185π GDP per capita$49,591#23 of 185β€οΈ Life expectancy82.0 yrs#35 of 215πΊοΈ Area263,310#75 of 214
Rankings inside New Zealand
π Education
π° Economy
π Society & Health
ποΈ World Records
π Top Research Universities in New Zealand
Universities and colleges in New Zealand ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
University of Auckland139,688 papers
10,272,593
2
Auckland University of Technology29,782 papers
8,135,013
3
University of Otago90,763 papers
6,881,289
4
Massey University53,153 papers
2,876,410
5
University of Canterbury52,150 papers
2,615,938
6
Victoria University of Wellington60,734 papers
1,984,032
7
University of Waikato30,439 papers
1,428,272
8
Lincoln University13,186 papers
763,502
9
Unitec Institute of Technology3,373 papers
63,300
10
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology299 papers
25,761
11
Eastern Institute of Technology1,243 papers
23,242
12
Waikato Institute of Technology1,085 papers
19,837
13
Manukau Institute of Technology655 papers
17,530
14
Otago Polytechnic1,154 papers
17,125
15
Ara Institute of Canterbury824 papers
16,879
16
New Zealand College of Chiropractic294 papers
9,854
17
Open Polytechnic674 papers
7,174
18
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology361 papers
6,562
19
Te PΕ«kenga529 papers
5,953
20
Universal College of Learning189 papers
5,496
21
Waiariki Institute of Technology97 papers
4,409
22
Auckland Institute of Studies153 papers
3,848
23
Wellington Institute of Technology328 papers
3,796
24
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners117 papers
2,702
25
Southern Institute of Technology189 papers
2,025
26
Institute of the Pacific United142 papers
1,787
27
Te Whare WΔnanga o AwanuiΔrangi119 papers
1,635
28
Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand87 papers
892
29
Te WΔnanga o Aotearoa162 papers
712
30
Media Design School173 papers
575
31
Laidlaw College132 papers
486
32
Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development10 papers
273
33
Chelsea Primary School17 papers
230
34
Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design66 papers
218
35
Carey Baptist College80 papers
130
36
Good Shepherd College22 papers
90
37
Mt Albert Primary School6 papers
50
38
Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School7 papers
6
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers Β· CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) Β· fetched Oct 13, 2026 β Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.
New Zealand in world rankings
π§ Economy
Most Bank Credit to the Private Sector
- 9 New Zealand142%
π§βπ¬ AI
Most Researchers per Million People
- 17 New Zealand5,435
π Energy & Industry
Electricity Use per Person
- 18 New Zealand7,965 kWh
π Economy
Richest Countries by GDP per Capita
- 23 New Zealand$49,591
π₯ Energy & Industry
Energy Use per Person
- 24 New Zealand3,572 kg
π Energy & Industry
Greenest Electricity Grids
- 24 New Zealand81.5%
𧳠Society & Health
Highest Share of Immigrants
- 33 New Zealand28.2%
π Economy
GDP per Capita (Purchasing Power)
- 35 New Zealand$57,350
β€οΈ Society & Health
Life Expectancy at Birth
- 35 New Zealand82.0 yrs
π Technology
Fastest Fixed Broadband Internet
- 36 New Zealand201.9 Mbps
π Energy & Industry
Largest Methane Emitters
- 48 New Zealand34 Mt
ποΈ Society & Health
Most Urbanised Countries
- 48 New Zealand84.0%
π° Economy
Largest Economies by GDP (Nominal)
- 52 New Zealand$264.1B
β‘ Energy & Industry
Largest Electricity Producers
- 61 New Zealand43 TWh
π» AI
Largest IT and Software Services Exporters
- 63 New Zealand$1.1B
π₯ Energy & Industry
Largest Natural Gas Reserves
- 68 New Zealand0.0 tn mΒ³
βοΈ Energy & Industry
Most Mineral-Dependent Economies
- 69 New Zealand0.1%
πΊοΈ World Records
Largest Countries by Land Area
- 75 New Zealand263,310
π’οΈ Energy & Industry
Largest Oil Producers
- 77 New Zealand0.0M
π’οΈ World Records
Largest Proven Oil Reserves
- 81 New Zealand0.0B
π Society & Health
Fastest Growing Populations
- 125 New Zealand0.7%
π· Energy & Industry
Most Polluted Air
- 177 New Zealand6.9 Β΅g/mΒ³