Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 94.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 7.7 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 83.5% more money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $26,600 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 38.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.1% 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
Mauritius 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 91.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 71.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 28.6% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 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 41.2% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 22.4% more on education
Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 49.3% more on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 85.5 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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