Israel or New Zealand: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Israel and New Zealand are even: 6 : 6 across 12 indicators.
- Safety and trust: New Zealand 0:2
- Costs and work: Israel 1:0
- Climate and health: Israel 5:2
- Law and institutions: New Zealand 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Israel
Indicator
New Zealand
Safety and trust
Better: New Zealand (0 : 2)Organized violence
lower is better
✗484.13 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
✗1.6 per 100,000 residents
202212% higher
✓1.5 per 100,000 residents
202210% lower
Trust between people
observation is outdated
periods differ
23%
2004
57%
2022
Costs and work
Better: Israel (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$59,717
20254% higher
✗$57,350
20254% lower
Climate and health
Better: Israel (5 : 2)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓83.2 years
20241% higher
✗82.0 years
20241% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓81.1 years
2024almost equal
80.4 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓85.4 years
20242% higher
✗83.7 years
20242% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
85.4 years
2023almost equal
✓85.6 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
higher is better
✓99.73%
2024almost equal
99.60%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓99.67%
2024almost equal
99.53%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗21.9 µg/m³ per year
2023217% higher
✓6.9 µg/m³ per year
202368% lower
Law and institutions
Better: New Zealand (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗0.68 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202559% lower
✓1.66 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025144% higher
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗0.96 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202549% lower
✓1.89 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202597% higher
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Israel, New Zealand.