Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in New Zealand instead of Isle of Man, you would:

Health

live 0.9 years longer

In Isle of Man, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 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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Economy

make 44.9% less money

Isle of Man has a GDP per capita of $90,015 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $49,591 as of 2025.

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Life

have 33.2% more children

In Isle of Man, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 94.6 times more coastline

Isle of Man has a total of 160 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook. 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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