Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 22.7% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Spain, that number is 17.2% as of 2017.
pay a 36.4% higher top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 55.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
have 32.0% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Spain, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.4% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 67.2% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
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