Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 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 33.3% more likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 31.7% more money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 23.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 17.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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 50.4% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 10.8% more likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In New Zealand, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 30.4% more on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 49.2% more on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 34.4 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.