Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 99.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 23.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 29.1 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 53 years (53 years for men, 53 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 85.5% more likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.8 times more money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2017, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2017.
be 83.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In New Zealand, that number is 4.7% as of 2017.
pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate
Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 98.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 91.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 41.5 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 44.8% fewer children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.2 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 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 30% of the population has electricity access as of 2017. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2016.
be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In New Zealand, about 90.8% do as of 2018.
be 27.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lesotho, approximately 78% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 72% in rural areas) as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2017.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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