How much coast is there?

New Zealand’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as India’s.

India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

India’s highest peak towers 8,556 m above New Zealand’s.

India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

India has 275 times as many people as New Zealand.

India: 1.46 billion (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

India is 24 times as densely populated as New Zealand.

India: 492 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in New Zealand is 9.2 years older than in India.

India: 28.1 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in India have 0.4 more children on average than in New Zealand.

India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India.

India: 7.4% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.

India: 0.1 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)

How many official languages?

India and New Zealand are practically level.

India: 3 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

India’s economy is 15 times the size of New Zealand’s.

India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

New Zealand produces 4.9 times as much per person as India.

India: Int$11,748 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

India: 25.5 (2022) · New Zealand: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.1% in New Zealand, versus 4.2% in India.

India: 4.2% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.2%.

India: 2.3% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 3.8× India’s.

India: 23% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

New Zealand spends 59 times as much on health per person as India.

India: $85 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in India is 5.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.

India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

New Zealand has 5 times as many doctors per person as India.

India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 8.0% in India.

India: 8% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in India smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.

India: 22.6% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in New Zealand rate their lives 2.46 points higher than in India.

India: 4.54 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in New Zealand drink 69% more alcohol than in India.

India: 5.2 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

New Zealand has 9.8 times as much meat per person as India.

India: 8.1 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

New Zealand has 453 kcal more food per person per day than India.

India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in India put in 675 more hours a year than in New Zealand.

India: 2,383 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in New Zealand went to school 6 years longer than in India.

India: 6.9 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

New Zealand welcomed 89 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).

India: 0.01 (2024) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 70% in India.

India: 70% (2025) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

New Zealand and India are practically level.

India: 99.9% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 36% in India.

India: 36% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.

India: 79 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)

How much railway is there?

India’s railway network is 16 times as long as New Zealand’s.

India: 68,103 km (2021) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from New Zealand fly 23 times as many passengers per resident as those from India.

India: 0.12 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 25% of India.

India: 24.5% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in New Zealand emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in India.

India: 2.2 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.

India: 24.1% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in India carries 6.3 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.

India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 93% more likely to be murdered in India than in New Zealand.

India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in India are 2.2 times as deadly as in New Zealand.

India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

India is on average 13.4 °C warmer than New Zealand.

India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

New Zealand gets 26% more rain than India.

India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)