Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Zambia instead of Niue, you would:

Health

be 83.8% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Zambia, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 50.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Zambia, that number is 5.9% as of 2023.

make 66.7% less money

Niue has a GDP per capita of $11,100 as of 2021, while in Zambia, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2023.

Basic Needs

be 73.6% less likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 79.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Zambia, about 21.0% do as of 2021.

be 26.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Niue, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Zambia, 72% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 28.2% less on healthcare

Niue spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Zambia: At a glance

Zambia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 743,398 sq km. The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the [British] South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices, economic mismanagement and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant harassment of opposition parties. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair. Upon his abrupt death in August 2008, he was succeeded by his vice president, Rupiah BANDA, who subsequently won a special presidential by-election in October 2008. Michael SATA was elected president in September 2011.
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