Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Missouri instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 10.2% more likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 34.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Missouri, that number is 37.5% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 35.0% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Missouri, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
make 13.6% more money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Missouri, the GDP per capita is $56,344 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
