Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Chad, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Chad, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 23.4 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 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 5.0 times more likely to be obese
In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 28.3 times more money
Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
pay a 45.0% lower top tax rate
Chad has a top tax rate of 60.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Chad, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 94.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Chad, approximately 65.5 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 68.4% fewer children
In Chad, there are approximately 40.5 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 11.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Chad, approximately 9% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 9.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Chad, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In New Zealand, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
be 64.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Chad, approximately 61% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 52% 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 2.5 times more on education
Chad spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Chad spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, General Inspectorate of Finance.
New Zealand: At a glance
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