Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
live 11.9 years longer
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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 7.9 times more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.1 times more money
Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 13.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
pay a 65.0% higher top tax rate
Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 94.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 160.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 88.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 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 33.7% fewer children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 75% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In New Zealand, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 38.6% more on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 34.2 times more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 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 Inland Revenue Department, General Department of Taxation.
New Zealand: At a glance
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