Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 33.3% more likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
make 46.1% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $90,500 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
Life
have 21.2% more children
In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 48.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 12.3% less on healthcare
Norway spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 39.8% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 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, Norwegian Tax Administration, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
How big is New Zealand compared to Norway? See an in-depth size comparison.