Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 44.4% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $27,000 as of 2017, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $39,000 as of 2017.
be 56.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 10.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Zealand, that number is 4.7% as of 2017.
Life
be 47.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 77.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 15.8 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2020.
have 13.5% fewer children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 27.8% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In New Zealand, about 90.8% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 48.8% more on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. New Zealand spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 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
How big is New Zealand compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.