Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 17.1 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 30.1 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
Life
be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 652.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 92.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 44.6 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 61.1% fewer children
In Liberia, there are approximately 32.4 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 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 30% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
be 19.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Liberia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 71% 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 2.2 times more on education
Liberia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 26.1 times more coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 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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