Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of United Kingdom, you would:
Health
be 10.8% more likely to be obese
In United Kingdom, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 26.7% lower top tax rate
United Kingdom has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
be 30.3% more likely to be unemployed
In United Kingdom, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 4.1% as of 2019.
Life
have 18.4% more children
In United Kingdom, 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 28.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In United Kingdom, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% more on education
United Kingdom spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 21.8% more coastline
United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 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, HM Revenue & Customs.
New Zealand: At a glance
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