Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 5.6 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.3 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 42.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 83.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 86.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 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 17.8% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 46.0% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In New Zealand, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.3% more on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 21.2% more on healthcare
Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.5 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 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
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