Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 57.9% more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 17.5% lower top tax rate
Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 38.0% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 78.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
Life
have 23.4% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 80.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 14.2% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 22.4% more on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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