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New Zealand vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

New Zealand has a population of 5.34M (ranked 121/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). New Zealand's land area is 101,665 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 74th vs. 145th).

By GDP, New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

New Zealand North Macedonia
Population
5406623
1783115
Population rank 124/197 150/197
GDP
$260B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 53/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$48,747
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 26/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,094
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$133B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.3%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$24,936
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 28/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,132
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
101,665 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.56
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
38.6 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

New Zealand and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

New Zealand and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
New Zealand

North Macedonia
Year GDP
New Zealand North Macedonia
1960 $5,536,098,360 -
1961 $5,721,994,864 -
1962 $6,133,158,532 -
1963 $6,699,741,645 -
1964 $7,340,766,415 -
1965 $5,706,251,400 -
1966 $5,917,437,693 -
1967 $6,016,017,227 -
1968 $5,228,045,415 -
1969 $5,814,357,709 -
1970 $6,495,605,331 -
1971 $7,911,136,757 -
1972 $9,567,331,065 -
1973 $12,802,281,898 -
1974 $13,940,981,798 -
1975 $12,861,983,284 -
1976 $13,604,832,424 -
1977 $15,446,825,318 -
1978 $18,530,518,395 -
1979 $20,731,243,113 -
1980 $23,244,547,385 -
1981 $24,417,617,184 -
1982 $24,164,603,059 -
1983 $24,309,279,706 -
1984 $21,665,975,319 -
1985 $24,679,795,396 -
1986 $30,604,668,357 -
1987 $40,376,354,070 -
1988 $45,176,811,594 -
1989 $43,920,222,525 -
1990 $45,495,129,385 $4,699,646,643
1991 $42,745,329,732 $4,938,775,510
1992 $41,649,829,860 $2,436,849,342
1993 $46,775,620,817 $2,682,456,897
1994 $55,314,732,279 $3,559,608,640
1995 $63,918,703,507 $4,707,041,315
1996 $70,140,835,299 $4,642,021,256
1997 $66,075,143,415 $3,912,986,091
1998 $56,227,169,851 $3,765,745,023
1999 $58,762,260,626 $3,863,619,285
2000 $52,623,281,957 $3,772,859,034
2001 $53,872,425,917 $3,709,636,031
2002 $66,627,729,311 $4,018,365,747
2003 $88,250,885,550 $4,946,296,599
2004 $103,905,210,084 $5,682,784,472
2005 $114,720,129,550 $6,258,602,873
2006 $111,538,810,713 $6,861,226,972
2007 $137,188,946,866 $8,336,474,974
2008 $133,437,126,590 $9,909,552,435
2009 $121,663,439,315 $9,401,736,825
2010 $146,887,902,524 $9,407,170,321
2011 $168,484,908,960 $10,494,626,768
2012 $176,560,711,239 $9,745,261,301
2013 $191,012,364,177 $10,817,702,346
2014 $201,518,402,787 $11,362,265,253
2015 $178,224,167,088 $10,064,519,963
2016 $189,100,085,275 $10,672,467,073
2017 $206,745,969,246 $11,307,067,070
2018 $211,985,631,173 $12,683,068,114
2019 $213,006,341,102 $12,606,338,449
2020 $213,029,554,654 $12,361,036,914
2021 $253,977,931,815 $14,000,283,827
2022 $249,509,991,440 $13,932,436,550
2023 $255,194,972,673 $15,763,604,288
2024 $260,235,932,559 $16,685,236,492

New Zealand and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
New Zealand

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
New Zealand North Macedonia
1960 $2,334 -
1961 $2,365 -
1962 $2,471 -
1963 $2,646 -
1964 $2,839 -
1965 $2,171 -
1966 $2,211 -
1967 $2,208 -
1968 $1,902 -
1969 $2,097 -
1970 $2,311 -
1971 $2,773 -
1972 $3,295 -
1973 $4,323 -
1974 $4,611 -
1975 $4,172 -
1976 $4,374 -
1977 $4,951 -
1978 $5,937 -
1979 $6,668 -
1980 $7,467 -
1981 $7,814 -
1982 $7,656 -
1983 $7,598 -
1984 $6,714 -
1985 $7,601 -
1986 $9,428 -
1987 $12,331 -
1988 $13,759 -
1989 $13,312 -
1990 $13,663 $2,277
1991 $12,230 $2,402
1992 $11,793 $1,199
1993 $13,094 $1,337
1994 $15,280 $1,786
1995 $17,400 $2,355
1996 $18,794 $2,307
1997 $17,474 $1,960
1998 $14,738 $1,876
1999 $15,322 $1,915
2000 $13,641 $1,862
2001 $13,883 $1,823
2002 $16,874 $1,989
2003 $21,914 $2,445
2004 $25,420 $2,819
2005 $27,751 $3,121
2006 $26,655 $3,440
2007 $32,480 $4,204
2008 $31,325 $5,026
2009 $28,277 $4,800
2010 $33,762 $4,833
2011 $38,432 $5,417
2012 $40,054 $5,050
2013 $43,000 $5,626
2014 $44,618 $5,925
2015 $38,665 $5,263
2016 $40,114 $5,598
2017 $42,950 $5,955
2018 $43,257 $6,714
2019 $42,779 $6,719
2020 $41,851 $6,660
2021 $49,689 $7,621
2022 $48,760 $7,606
2023 $48,655 $8,624
2024 $48,747 $9,310

New Zealand vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
New Zealand

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
New Zealand North Macedonia
1950 69.3 50.6
1951 69.1 48.5
1952 69.4 52.5
1953 70.2 53.2
1954 70.3 55.7
1955 70.5 55.4
1956 70.7 58.5
1957 70.3 55.7
1958 70.9 60.3
1959 70.8 59.5
1960 71.2 60.5
1961 70.9 61.8
1962 71.2 59.3
1963 71.3 61.4
1964 71.3 61.5
1965 71.2 62.6
1966 71.1 63.5
1967 71.4 63.8
1968 71.1 64.6
1969 71.5 64
1970 71.2 65
1971 71.7 65.2
1972 71.8 65.6
1973 71.7 67.1
1974 71.9 67.1
1975 72.2 67.3
1976 72.4 67.9
1977 72.1 68.2
1978 73 69.1
1979 73.1 69.2
1980 72.9 69.1
1981 73.6 69.4
1982 73.7 69.8
1983 73.8 69.7
1984 74.4 70.2
1985 73.9 70.2
1986 74.1 70.3
1987 74.2 70.4
1988 74.5 70.5
1989 74.9 71.1
1990 75.4 71.3
1991 76.1 71.8
1992 76.2 71.3
1993 76.5 71.7
1994 76.9 71.5
1995 76.8 72
1996 76.8 71.9
1997 77.3 71.9
1998 78.2 71.8
1999 77.9 72.3
2000 78.7 72.6
2001 78.7 73
2002 78.9 72.7
2003 79.1 73
2004 79.4 73.4
2005 80 73.6
2006 80 73.8
2007 80.1 73.7
2008 80.2 74.4
2009 80.5 74.5
2010 81.1 75
2011 80.8 75.1
2012 81.2 75
2013 81.6 75.6
2014 81.4 75.6
2015 81.6 75.6
2016 82 75.6
2017 81.6 76.2
2018 81.9 76.9
2019 81.8 76.8
2020 82.7 74.5
2021 82.3 73.3
2022 81 76.6
2023 82.1 77.4
2024 82.2 77.5
2025 82.4 77.7

New Zealand and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
New Zealand

North Macedonia
Year Population
New Zealand North Macedonia
1960 2,371,800 1,435,059
1961 2,419,700 1,455,171
1962 2,482,000 1,471,745
1963 2,531,800 1,488,737
1964 2,585,400 1,510,900
1965 2,628,400 1,533,466
1966 2,675,900 1,557,349
1967 2,724,100 1,582,492
1968 2,748,100 1,608,930
1969 2,772,800 1,636,345
1970 2,810,700 1,664,208
1971 2,853,000 1,691,216
1972 2,903,900 1,717,395
1973 2,961,300 1,743,816
1974 3,023,700 1,770,545
1975 3,083,100 1,797,972
1976 3,110,500 1,825,830
1977 3,120,200 1,853,138
1978 3,121,200 1,879,847
1979 3,109,000 1,906,523
1980 3,112,900 1,933,038
1981 3,124,900 1,959,065
1982 3,156,100 1,978,956
1983 3,199,300 1,991,901
1984 3,227,100 2,003,399
1985 3,247,100 2,014,331
1986 3,246,300 2,024,732
1987 3,274,400 2,035,157
1988 3,283,400 2,045,737
1989 3,299,200 2,055,649
1990 3,329,800 2,063,689
1991 3,495,100 2,055,994
1992 3,531,700 2,032,523
1993 3,572,200 2,006,854
1994 3,620,000 1,992,666
1995 3,673,400 1,998,534
1996 3,732,000 2,012,553
1997 3,781,300 1,996,869
1998 3,815,000 2,007,523
1999 3,835,100 2,017,142
2000 3,857,700 2,026,350
2001 3,880,500 2,034,882
2002 3,948,500 2,020,157
2003 4,027,200 2,022,725
2004 4,087,500 2,016,186
2005 4,133,900 2,005,330
2006 4,184,600 1,994,287
2007 4,223,800 1,982,933
2008 4,259,800 1,971,493
2009 4,302,600 1,958,782
2010 4,350,700 1,946,298
2011 4,384,000 1,937,398
2012 4,408,100 1,929,821
2013 4,442,100 1,922,716
2014 4,516,500 1,917,557
2015 4,609,400 1,912,430
2016 4,714,100 1,906,313
2017 4,813,600 1,898,657
2018 4,900,600 1,889,051
2019 4,979,200 1,876,262
2020 5,090,200 1,856,124
2021 5,111,300 1,837,114
2022 5,117,100 1,831,712
2023 5,245,000 1,827,816
2024 5,338,500 1,792,179

Fertility rates in New Zealand and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
New Zealand

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
New Zealand North Macedonia
1960 4.24 3.83
1961 4.31 3.62
1962 4.19 3.5
1963 4.05 3.62
1964 3.8 3.56
1965 3.54 3.52
1966 3.41 3.43
1967 3.35 3.33
1968 3.34 3.22
1969 3.28 3.1
1970 3.17 3.01
1971 3.18 2.93
1972 3 2.87
1973 2.76 2.72
1974 2.58 2.7
1975 2.37 2.69
1976 2.27 2.62
1977 2.21 2.49
1978 2.07 2.42
1979 2.12 2.4
1980 2.03 2.36
1981 2.01 2.29
1982 1.95 2.29
1983 1.92 2.25
1984 1.93 2.24
1985 1.93 2.25
1986 1.96 2.25
1987 2.03 2.32
1988 2.1 2.32
1989 2.12 2.25
1990 2.18 2.27
1991 2.09 2.31
1992 2.06 2.28
1993 2.04 2.26
1994 1.98 2.23
1995 1.98 2.13
1996 1.96 2.06
1997 1.96 1.92
1998 1.89 1.89
1999 1.97 1.77
2000 1.98 1.86
2001 1.97 1.73
2002 1.89 1.79
2003 1.93 1.75
2004 1.98 1.52
2005 1.97 1.5
2006 2.01 1.46
2007 2.18 1.46
2008 2.19 1.47
2009 2.13 1.5
2010 2.17 1.6
2011 2.09 1.46
2012 2.1 1.5
2013 2.01 1.5
2014 1.92 1.5
2015 1.99 1.49
2016 1.87 1.5
2017 1.81 1.43
2018 1.71 1.42
2019 1.72 1.34
2020 1.61 1.31
2021 1.64 1.6
2022 1.66 1.6
2023 1.56 1.5

New Zealand and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
New Zealand

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
New Zealand North Macedonia
1960 27.5 21.8
1961 27.1 21.8
1962 26.8 21.9
1963 26.4 21.9
1964 26.2 21.9
1965 26 21.9
1966 25.9 22
1967 25.8 22.2
1968 25.7 22.4
1969 25.7 22.6
1970 25.6 22.8
1971 25.7 23.1
1972 25.9 23.3
1973 26 23.6
1974 26.2 23.9
1975 26.3 24.2
1976 26.5 24.5
1977 26.8 24.8
1978 27.1 25.2
1979 27.5 25.5
1980 27.9 25.9
1981 28.2 26.2
1982 28.5 26.5
1983 28.8 26.8
1984 29.1 27.2
1985 29.4 27.5
1986 29.8 27.8
1987 30.1 28
1988 30.4 28.3
1989 30.8 28.6
1990 31.1 28.9
1991 31.4 29.2
1992 31.7 29.6
1993 32 29.9
1994 32.3 30.3
1995 32.6 30.5
1996 32.8 30.8
1997 33.2 31
1998 33.6 31.2
1999 34 31.5
2000 34.3 31.9
2001 34.6 32.2
2002 34.8 32.6
2003 35 32.8
2004 35.2 33.2
2005 35.5 33.5
2006 35.8 33.9
2007 36.1 34.3
2008 36.4 34.7
2009 36.6 35.1
2010 36.8 35.5
2011 37 36
2012 37.2 36.4
2013 37.4 36.9
2014 37.5 37.3
2015 37.4 37.8
2016 37.3 38.3
2017 37.2 38.8
2018 37.3 39.4
2019 37.3 39.9
2020 37.5 40.3
2021 37.8 40.7
2022 38.1 40.9
2023 38.3 41.3
2024 38.6 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

New Zealand North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$247B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.28%
2023
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.18%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.72%
2024
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
67.4%
2022
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.6%
2022
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.1
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
112
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$92.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$22.1B
2024
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$598M
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
996,000
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
18.8%
2018
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
97.9%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

New Zealand North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,629 kg
2023
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.8
2023
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.8 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.82 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.4%
2023
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28.9%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
39.7%
2023
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
31.6%
2023
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
7,952 kWh
2023
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
81.4%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.5%
2023
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

New Zealand North Macedonia
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,766
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
87.1%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
83
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
91
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2021
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.6
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
97.6%
2012
English speaking
97.8%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
96.2%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

New Zealand North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,804
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$561
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.57
2022
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2025
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.7
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
34.3%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

New Zealand North Macedonia
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
19,044 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
37,494 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
38,418 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
60,159 mi
2020
8,812 mi
2017

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