Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hawaii instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 24.8% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 34.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Hawaii, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 56.7% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hawaii, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 29.3% more money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Hawaii, the GDP per capita is $64,124 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
