Social wellbeing in New Zealand relative to the OECD

Interpreting "Social wellbeing in New Zealand relative to the OECD"

This figure shows New Zealanders’ social wellbeing relative to the OECD for 20 indicators. The circle represents the OECD median for each indicator, and the spokes represent New Zealand’s outcomes relative to the OECD median. The irregularly shaped line outside the OECD median circle represents outcomes of the OECD upper quartile relative to the OECD median. Where a spoke falls inside the circle, New Zealand is in the bottom half of the OECD. Where the spoke falls outside the circle, outcomes in New Zealand are better than the OECD median. Where a spoke falls past the irregularly shaped line, New Zealand is in the top quarter of OECD outcomes. For each indicator, the most recent data has been used where possible. Most of the data comes from between 2003 and 2006, but the population with low incomes and income inequality data comes from 1999–2002. SOME CAUTION IS REQUIRED WITH THIS DATA: international comparisons are difficult to interpret because of the diff erent methods countries use to collect, classify and record social data.