Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 15.9 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020.
be 6.2 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 5.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 24.4 times more money
Eritrea has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2017, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2017.
be 19.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 4.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 98.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 91.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 43.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2020.
have 54.1% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2017. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2016.
be 69.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 1.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In New Zealand, about 90.8% do as of 2018.
be 73.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 58% of people have improved drinking water access (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015. In New Zealand, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Geography
see 6.8 times more coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 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: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Eritrea? See an in-depth size comparison.