Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 18.0% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 10.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
pay a 34.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
have 34.0% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.5% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.5% more on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 55.4 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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 Inland Revenue Department, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
New Zealand: At a glance
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