Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 2.3 years longer

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 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 22.2% more money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,000 as of 2016, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $45,200 as of 2022.

be 74.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.

Life

be 55.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 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 13.5% more children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 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 48.1% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 80.5 times more coastline

Virgin Islands has a total of 188 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

New Zealand (sometimes abbreviated NZ) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 264,537 sq km. The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. That same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both world wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances.
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