Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Austria, you would:
Health
be 53.2% more likely to be obese
In Austria, 20.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 43.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate
Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 18.3% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $51,900 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 35.2% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 80.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% more on education
Austria 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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, Federal Ministry of Finance.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Austria? See an in-depth size comparison.