Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 10.8% more likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 16.8 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 72.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 76.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 78.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 41.9% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 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 12.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 17.6% more on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 78.4 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 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, Ministry of Finance, Syria, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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