Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (70 years for men, 81 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 17.1% more likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 46.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Lithuania has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 22.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
have 41.6% more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 8.9 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 50.0% more on education
Lithuania spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 33.3% more on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 168.2 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 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, State Tax Inspectorate, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Lithuania? See an in-depth size comparison.