Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in New Zealand instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 4.6 years longer

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In New Zealand, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 64.9% less likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 11.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In New Zealand, on the other hand, 4.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 34.2% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 20.4% more likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 93.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 64.4% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. New Zealand spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 189.2 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.

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Infrastructure

find 52.7% more home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. New Zealand has 38.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 2.6 times more CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. New Zealand emits 6.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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New Zealand: At a glance

New Zealand (sometimes abbreviated NZ) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 264,537 sq km. The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. That same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both world wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
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