Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.2 years less

In Liechtenstein, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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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see 43.1% less spent on your healthcare

Liechtenstein spends $9,795 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). New Zealand spends $5,576 as of 2024.

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Economy

make 77.5% less money

Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of $220,167 as of 2024, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $49,591 as of 2025.

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Life

have 31.3% more children

In Liechtenstein, there are approximately 8.4 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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Expenditures

spend 76.2% more on healthcare

Liechtenstein spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2024.

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Safety

be 71.5% less likely to be murdered

Liechtenstein has a homicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In New Zealand, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 23.9% less home broadband

Liechtenstein has 50.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. New Zealand has 38.0 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025). How we calculate this

Compare further: Liechtenstein vs. New Zealand

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
New Zealand is 34.2% cheaper than Liechtenstein overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Liechtenstein is about 1,680 times smaller than New Zealand.
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Moving from Liechtenstein to New Zealand · OECD 2019
3 people moved from Liechtenstein to New Zealand.
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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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