Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of New Zealand, you would:
Economy
be 13.0% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 3.7% as of 2022.
pay a 36.4% higher top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 42.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United Kingdom, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
be 11.0% more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 14.3% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United Kingdom, that number is 12.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 17.9% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, HM Revenue & Customs.
United Kingdom: At a glance
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