Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
be 49.5% more likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 39.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
pay a 42.2% lower top tax rate
Sweden has a top tax rate of 57.1% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 16.4% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
Life
have 18.0% more children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 21.1% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 11.0% less on healthcare
Sweden spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.7 times more coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, Skatteverket.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.