Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
be 39.4% more likely to be obese
In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 22.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
pay a 38.5% lower top tax rate
Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 12.0% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 16.7% more children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 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 Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
Geography
see 227.6 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Belgium? See an in-depth size comparison.