Statement:
Equatorial Guinea has a lower Human Development Index than New Zealand

In the Human Development Index rating Equatorial Guinea holds position #140 2021 out of 187 and New Zealand is #14 out of 187 2021.
Position of Equatorial Guinea 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.
    Equatorial Guinea 'Human Development Index' value is 0.60
    New Zealand 'Human Development Index' value is 0.94