Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 25.4 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 4.3 times more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 34.8 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,300 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
be 12.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 94.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 94.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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 65.5% fewer children
In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 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 3.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 31% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 5.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
be 36.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% 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 31.6% more on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 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.
New Zealand: At a glance
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