Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in New Zealand instead of Greenland, you would:

Health

live 11.7 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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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be 21.3% more likely to be obese

In Greenland, 28.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New Zealand, that number is 34.0% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 15.2% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $58,499 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $49,591 as of 2025.

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Life

be 54.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In New Zealand, on the other hand, 4.0 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 34.6% more likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 93.5% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 65.7% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.

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Infrastructure

find 19.0% more home broadband

Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. New Zealand has 38.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 42.5% less CO2

Greenland emits 10.4 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 (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). 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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