Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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 12.3% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 56.9% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $113,200 as of 2022, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 28.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 48.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 6.6 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 37.0% more children
In Qatar, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 87.5% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 26.9 times more coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 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: At a glance
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