Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 20.3% more likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.9 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
be 41.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 80.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 24.6% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 22.0% more likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 4.6 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.4 times more coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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 Venezuela? See an in-depth size comparison.