Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Mali, you would:
Health
live 20.1 years longer
In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In Mali, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.5 times more money
Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 24.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Mali, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 98.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mali, approximately 440.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 94.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Mali, approximately 60.6 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 69.3% fewer children
In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 88.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mali, approximately 53% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Mali, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
be 15.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mali, approximately 86% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 76% 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 36.4% more on education
Mali spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Mali spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Zealand: At a glance
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