Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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 18.7% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.0% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 53.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 28.1% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 76.4% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 30.3 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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 Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.