Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Malaysia, 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 97.4% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 59.2% more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
pay a 17.9% higher top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 47.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 11.3% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.2 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 53.8% more on education
Malaysia spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.2 times more coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 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, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Malaysia? See an in-depth size comparison.