Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 12.6 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 8.1 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.2 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $42,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 93.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In New Zealand, 9.0 women do as of 2017.
be 89.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 58.7% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In New Zealand, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
be 14.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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 11.8% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 34.7% more on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 21.4 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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
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