Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 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 30.5% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 41.8% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 32.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
pay a 43.5% higher top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 52.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 46.4% more children
In Latvia, 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.
Expenditures
spend 42.9% more on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 47.0% more on healthcare
Latvia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 30.4 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.