Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
be 36.3% more likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 19.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 4.7% as of 2017.
pay a 24.3% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 62.9% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $105,100 as of 2017, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2017.
Life
have 10.3% more children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 80.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 64.1% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. New Zealand spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Luxembourg? See an in-depth size comparison.