Quality of life comparison
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If you lived in Oklahoma instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 18.5% more likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 34.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Oklahoma, that number is 40.3% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 25.2% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Oklahoma, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
Sources: World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Bank (2025), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). How we calculate this
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Oklahoma is 11.1% more expensive than New Zealand overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
New Zealand is about 1.5 times bigger than Oklahoma.
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