Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
be 94.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bahamas, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 8.8 years longer
In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 20.4% more money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $32,400 as of 2017, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2017.
be 53.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahamas, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 4.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 87.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bahamas, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 67.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Bahamas, approximately 10.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2020.
have 13.5% fewer children
In Bahamas, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.3 times more coastline
Bahamas has a total of 3,542 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 Bahamas? See an in-depth size comparison.