Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 34.7% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 34.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.
be 63.3% less likely to die by suicide
New Zealand has a suicide rate of 11.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Israel, it is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 27.7% less spent on your healthcare
New Zealand spends $5,576 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Israel spends $4,033 as of 2023.
Economy
be 31.3% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 21.7% more money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $60,337 as of 2025.
Life
be 71.4% less 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 Israel, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 32.5% less 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 Israel, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.
have 68.6% more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 29.4% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 13.8% more on education
New Zealand spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
Safety
be 36.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In New Zealand, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Israel, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 11.6% more likely to be murdered
New Zealand has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Israel, that number is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 23.3% less home broadband
New Zealand has 38.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Israel has 29.2 as of 2024.
live with 16.4 times more strain on fresh water
New Zealand withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.
use 10.0% less electricity
New Zealand uses 7,989 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 25.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In New Zealand, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Israel, it causes 15.0 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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