Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 13.0% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 23.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 56.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 72.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 23.1% less on education
Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 75.4% more on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.7 times more coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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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