Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Burma, you would:
Health
live 12.6 years longer
In Burma, 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 5.3 times more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.8 times more money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
be 11.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 96.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 89.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.9 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 19.7% fewer children
In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 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 38.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 72% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 44.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 81% 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 3.0 times more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Burma spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.8 times more coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 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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