Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Washington instead of New Zealand, you would:

Economy

make 77.0% more money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Washington, the GDP per capita is $87,768 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this

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