Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 35.4% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Italy, that number is 11.3% as of 2017.
pay a 47.9% higher top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% as of 2016.
Life
be 77.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Italy, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 34.4% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Italy, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 18.1% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 90.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Italy, about 74.4% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 40.6% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Italy spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 49.8% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
Italy: At a glance
How big is Italy compared to New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.