Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 94.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 20.4 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.8 times more money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $7,200 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 74.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
pay a 94.1% higher top tax rate
Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 222.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 94.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 58.9 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 69.3% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.1 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 Angola, approximately 48% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
be 50.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% 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 2.5 times more on education
Angola spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.4 times more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 9.5 times more coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 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, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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