Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Greece, you would:

Health

live 1.1 years longer

In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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 23.7% more likely to be obese

In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 42.6% more money

Greece has a GDP per capita of $31,700 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.

be 73.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Greece, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.

pay a 31.2% lower top tax rate

Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 70.3% more children

In Greece, there are approximately 7.4 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 23.1% more likely to have internet access

In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 36.4% more on education

Greece spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 10.7% more coastline

Greece has a total of 13,676 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, GSIS, Greece.

New Zealand: At a glance

New Zealand (sometimes abbreviated NZ) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 264,537 sq km. The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. That same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both world wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
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