Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Belize, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Belize, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 6.7 years longer
In Belize, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 27.8% more likely to be obese
In Belize, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.8 times more money
Belize has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 54.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Belize, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 94.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Belize, approximately 130.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 69.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Belize, approximately 11.2 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 28.8% fewer children
In Belize, there are approximately 17.7 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 54.8% more likely to have internet access
In Belize, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.0% less on education
Belize spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 44.9% more on healthcare
Belize spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 39.2 times more coastline
Belize has a total of 386 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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