Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 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.
Economy
make 35.4% less money
United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $75,600 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 38.0% more likely to be unemployed
In United Arab Emirates, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 22.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 33.1% less likely to die during infancy
In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 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 17.8% more children
In United Arab Emirates, there are approximately 10.7 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 53.8% more on education
United Arab Emirates spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 81.8% more on healthcare
United Arab Emirates spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 11.5 times more coastline
United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 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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