Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Niue instead of Afghanistan, you would:

Health

be 9.1 times more likely to be obese

In Afghanistan, 5.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Niue, that number is 50.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.5 times more money

Afghanistan has a GDP per capita of $2,000 as of 2022, while in Niue, the GDP per capita is $11,100 as of 2021.

be 16.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Afghanistan, 14.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Niue, that number is 12.0% as of 2001.

Basic Needs

be 4.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Afghanistan, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Niue, about 79.6% do as of 2021.

be 26.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Afghanistan, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Niue, 97% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 49.7% less on healthcare

Afghanistan spends 15.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Niue, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Niue: At a glance

Niue is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 260 sq km. Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the adjacent Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered by New Zealand. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1,229 in 2013) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest.
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