Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Georgia instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 29.5% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Georgia, that number is 21.7% of people as of 2016.
live 5.0 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Georgia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 39.4% lower top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Georgia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 62.2% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $45,200 as of 2022, while in Georgia, the GDP per capita is $17,100 as of 2022.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Georgia, that number is 11.7% as of 2022.
Life
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Georgia, 28.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Georgia, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Georgia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 24.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Georgia, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Georgia, that number is 310 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Georgia Department of Revenue, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
Georgia: At a glance
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