Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 17.3 years longer
In Mauritania, 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 8.5 times more money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
be 69.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
pay a 17.5% lower top tax rate
Mauritania has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 98.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 465.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 93.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 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 53.7% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 27.2 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 48% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 62.7% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 68% 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 3.2 times more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 20.1 times more coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 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, Ministry of Finance, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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