Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 11.4% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 34.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
be 36.3% less likely to die by suicide
New Zealand has a suicide rate of 11.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Brazil, it is 7.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 6.0 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 62.9% less spent on your healthcare
New Zealand spends $5,576 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Brazil spends $2,070 as of 2023.
have 34.7% fewer doctors per person
New Zealand has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Brazil has 23.6 as of 2023.
Economy
be 17.5% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Brazil, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 78.4% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $10,713 as of 2025.
Life
be 9.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Brazil, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Brazil, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2024.
Geography
see 50.5% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
Safety
be 13.2 times more likely to be murdered
New Zealand has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 19.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In New Zealand, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Brazil, they kill 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 81.4% less strain on fresh water
New Zealand withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Brazil withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 36.7% less home broadband
New Zealand has 38.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Brazil has 24.1 as of 2024.
use 61.6% less electricity
New Zealand uses 7,989 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Brazil uses 3,068 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 61.4% less CO2
New Zealand emits 6.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 91.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In New Zealand, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Brazil, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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