Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 36.7% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Switzerland, that number is 19.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 61.3% more money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $68,400 as of 2020.
be 44.1% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 2.3% as of 2019.
pay a 21.2% higher top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Switzerland, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 18.9% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Switzerland, there are 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 18.3% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Switzerland spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 16.5% more on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Switzerland, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, Swiss Federal Tax Administration.
Switzerland: At a glance
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