Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 26.8 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 32.5 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 80.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 19.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 96.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 66.3% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 49% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 6.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
be 18.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.0 times more on education
Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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
How big is New Zealand compared to Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.