Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 11.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 16.3 years longer
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 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 3.8 times more likely to be obese
In Zambia, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.3 times more money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
be 24.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 94.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 135.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 90.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, approximately 37.1 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 63.0% fewer children
In Zambia, there are approximately 34.1 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 4.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 21.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
be 39.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Zambia, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 62.2% more on education
Zambia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 78.6% more on healthcare
Zambia spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Zealand: At a glance
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