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Niue rankings 2026: where Niue places in 20 global Top 10s

Niue is #4 in Countries spending the largest share of GDP on health and inside the top 10 of 3 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

This is the complete picture of Niue across Top10Earth: 20 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #4 in Countries spending the largest share of GDP on health, where it is measured at 16.14 % of GDP (Health expenditure) as of 2026-11-02. Niue finishes inside the top 10 in 3 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Niue is inside the top 10 of 3 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

Niue by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

World and society

In world and society, Niue holds 9 positions: #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas (100 %), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest second-dose measles vaccination coverage (99 %), #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children (99 %) and #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest rubella vaccination coverage (99 %). 5 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Niue holds 6 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries spending the largest share of GDP on health (16.14 % of GDP), #27 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from Parkinson's disease (9.29 per 100,000 people), #40 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from falls (9.81 per 100,000 people) and #43 of 50 in Countries with the highest drowning death rates (6.2 per 100,000 people). 2 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Niue holds 3 positions: #13 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary) (81.95 %), #20 of 50 in Countries with the highest adult literacy rates (99.07 %) and #39 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) (80.97 %).

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Niue holds 2 positions: #39 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person (4.14 tonnes per person) and #48 of 50 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person (0.25 kg per person per day).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Niue moved in 19 rankings:

Where Niue ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Niue's lowest current positions are 48th of 50 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person (0.25 kg per person per day), 48th of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition (4.13 per 100,000 people) and 45th of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from Alzheimer's and dementias (32.01 per 100,000 people). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Niue

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Niue's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Niue

What is Niue's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#4 in Countries spending the largest share of GDP on health, with 16.14 % of GDP (Health expenditure) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Niue?

20 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Niue in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 3 rankings, including #4 in Countries spending the largest share of GDP on health, #5 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas and #7 in Countries with the highest second-dose measles vaccination coverage.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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