Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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 19.4% more likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 65.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 43.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 76.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 16.3% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 62.2% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 44.8% more on healthcare
Iran spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.2 times more coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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 Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.