Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 15.0 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 80.1% more likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 18.1 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
be 81.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 92.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 46.2% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 33.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 75% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 3.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.9 times more coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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