Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Canada, you would:
Health
have 28.1% more doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. New Zealand has 36.1 as of 2022.
be 30.9% more likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New Zealand, that number is 34.0% of people as of 2024.
see 27.1% less spent on your healthcare
Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). New Zealand spends $5,576 as of 2024.
be 26.3% more likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In New Zealand, it is 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 26.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New Zealand, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 11.0% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $49,591 as of 2025.
Life
be 41.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2023.
be 14.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 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.
have 23.9% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.1% less on healthcare
Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In New Zealand, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 92.5% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
Safety
be 26.3% less likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 40.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In New Zealand, they kill 6.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 10.5% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. New Zealand has 38.0 as of 2024.
live with 2.2 times more strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. New Zealand withdraws 8% as of 2022.
use 43.3% less electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. New Zealand uses 7,989 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 57.1% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. New Zealand emits 6.0 tonnes as of 2024.
be 50.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In New Zealand, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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