Statement:
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has a lower Human Development Index than New Zealand

In the Human Development Index rating The Democratic Republic of the Congo holds position #174 2021 out of 187 and New Zealand is #14 out of 187 2021.
Position of The Democratic Republic of the Congo is worse than position of New Zealand.

Referencies:

  1. Human Development Index 2021 by United Nations
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.
    The Democratic Republic of the Congo 'Human Development Index' value is 0.48
    New Zealand 'Human Development Index' value is 0.94