Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 45.3% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.1% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 16.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
pay a 65.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 46.1% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% more on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 44.8% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.0 times more coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.