Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 16.1 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 79.1% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.6 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.
be 83.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
pay a 10.8% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 88.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 48.1% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 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 81.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 55% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 81.1% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 12.4% more on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 9.6 times more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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 Inland Revenue Department, Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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