Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Croatia, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years longer
In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 26.2% more likely to be obese
In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.0% more money
Croatia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 48.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Croatia, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
pay a 30.1% lower top tax rate
Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 60.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Croatia, approximately 8.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 47.7% more children
In Croatia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.9% more likely to have internet access
In Croatia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In New Zealand, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.8% more on education
Croatia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 38.6% more on healthcare
Croatia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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