New Zealand vs Israel

New Zealand
East Asia & Pacific
High income
Capital: Wellington
Population
5.3M
GDP
$261.5B
Israel
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
High income
Population
10M
GDP
$542.3B

POP 1.9x GDP 2.1x LE 1.2 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · New Zealand vs Israel

GDP Growth Rate182.2%Freshwater Withdrawal98.5%Population Density95.7%Foreign Direct Investment88.1%Forest Area82.9%Renewable Energy Consump…78.5%Maternal Mortality Ratio71.4%GDP (Current USD)51.8%
MID pair: GDP Growth Rate is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band HIC.

Demographics: Population Density (Israel, 96% spread)

Indicator New Zealand Israel Year
Population Density 19.7 455.1 2023
Population 5.3M 10M 2024
Population Ages 0-14 18.1% 27.4% 2024
Population Ages 65+ 17.2% 12.6% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the New Zealand and Israel profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Israel, 182% spread)

Indicator New Zealand Israel Year
GDP Growth Rate -0.9% 1.0% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $1.8B $14.8B 2024
GDP (Current USD) $261.5B $542.3B 2024
Unemployment Rate 4.7% 3.6% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the New Zealand and Israel profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Israel, 71% spread)

Indicator New Zealand Israel Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 7 2 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 4.0 2.7 2024
Under-5 Mortality Rate 4.7 3.3 2024
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 10.1% 7.1% 2024

2 closer health rows sit on the New Zealand and Israel profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (New Zealand, 27% spread)

Indicator New Zealand Israel Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 77.2% 56.3% 2024

3 closer education rows sit on the New Zealand and Israel profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Israel, 99% spread)

Indicator New Zealand Israel Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 3.0% 204.0% 2022
Forest Area 37.8% 6.5% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 28.9% 6.2% 2021

2 closer environment rows sit on the New Zealand and Israel profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Israel, 27% spread)

Indicator New Zealand Israel Year
Mobile Subscriptions 130.1 177.4 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the New Zealand and Israel profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (New Zealand, 43% spread)

Indicator New Zealand Israel Year
Net Migration 18.8K 10.6K 2024

5 closer social rows sit on the New Zealand and Israel profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this New Zealand vs Israel comparison

New Zealand (HIC) and Israel (HIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band HIC). Population is 47% smaller; GDP is 2.1x smaller. Open with GDP Growth Rate (~182%) before the 7-topic tables (39 rows). East Asia & Pacific vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

New Zealand vs Israel figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · MID scale band.