Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years longer
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 14.5% more likely to be obese
In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.4 times more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
be 73.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 79.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 71.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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.
have 12.6% fewer children
In Tunisia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% more likely to have internet access
In Tunisia, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In New Zealand, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.8% less on education
Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 38.6% more on healthcare
Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.2 times more coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 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: At a glance
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