Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 77.9% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
live 10.8 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In North Korea, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 19.8% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In North Korea, that number is 3.0% as of 2023.
make 96.5% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $48,800 as of 2023, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
Life
be 15.3 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 North Korea, 107.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.5 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 North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 45.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In New Zealand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In North Korea, 55% of the population do as of 2022.
Geography
see 83.5% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In North Korea, that number is 2,495 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
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