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New Zealand vs Slovakia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

New Zealand has a population of 5.34M (ranked 121/197), compared with 5.42M in Slovakia (ranked 119/197). New Zealand's land area is 101,665 sq mi versus 18,564 sq mi for Slovakia (ranked 74th vs. 128th).

By GDP, New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B) and Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($142B). By GDP per capita, New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747), while Slovakia ranks 46/197 ($26,148).

Main facts and rankings

New Zealand Slovakia
Population
5406623
5390674
Population rank 124/197 125/197
GDP
$260B
2024
$142B
2024
GDP rank 53/197 61/197
GDP per capita
$48,747
2024
$26,148
2024
GDP per capita rank 26/197 46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,094
2024
$47,181
2024
Government debt
$133B
2024
$82.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.3%
2025
60.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$24,936
2024
$15,170
2024
Government debt per person rank 28/185 40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,132
2025
$17,365
2025
Land area
101,665 sq mi
2025
18,564 sq mi
2025
Population density
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.56
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
38.6 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
78.7 years
2025

New Zealand and Slovakia: Comparison Charts

New Zealand and Slovakia economies compared

GDP
New Zealand

Slovakia
Year GDP
New Zealand Slovakia
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 $12,915,046,978
1991 $42,745,329,732 $14,459,924,589
1992 $41,649,829,860 $15,699,327,209
1993 $46,775,620,817 $16,737,973,764
1994 $55,314,732,279 $20,428,139,756
1995 $63,918,703,507 $26,180,022,222
1996 $70,140,835,299 $28,197,790,875
1997 $66,075,143,415 $27,844,628,979
1998 $56,227,169,851 $29,976,207,629
1999 $58,762,260,626 $30,496,272,225
2000 $52,623,281,957 $29,215,726,005
2001 $53,872,425,917 $30,726,659,551
2002 $66,627,729,311 $35,243,658,399
2003 $88,250,885,550 $46,616,149,117
2004 $103,905,210,084 $57,215,475,076
2005 $114,720,129,550 $62,547,753,148
2006 $111,538,810,713 $70,751,813,443
2007 $137,188,946,866 $86,587,749,518
2008 $133,437,126,590 $100,830,060,553
2009 $121,663,439,315 $89,342,984,698
2010 $146,887,902,524 $91,112,160,801
2011 $168,484,908,960 $99,705,104,723
2012 $176,560,711,239 $94,724,394,278
2013 $191,012,364,177 $99,134,277,850
2014 $201,518,402,787 $101,713,075,599
2015 $178,224,167,088 $89,178,548,717
2016 $189,100,085,275 $90,347,173,229
2017 $206,745,969,246 $95,978,130,735
2018 $211,985,631,173 $106,611,673,365
2019 $213,006,341,102 $105,843,498,304
2020 $213,029,554,654 $107,732,602,896
2021 $253,977,931,815 $120,560,912,621
2022 $249,509,991,440 $115,884,262,198
2023 $255,194,972,673 $133,896,931,490
2024 $260,235,932,559 $141,775,733,420

New Zealand and Slovakia economies compared

GDP per capita
New Zealand

Slovakia
Year GDP per capita
New Zealand Slovakia
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 $2,437
1991 $12,230 $2,727
1992 $11,793 $2,959
1993 $13,094 $3,143
1994 $15,280 $3,821
1995 $17,400 $4,883
1996 $18,794 $5,248
1997 $17,474 $5,172
1998 $14,738 $5,561
1999 $15,322 $5,652
2000 $13,641 $5,422
2001 $13,883 $5,712
2002 $16,874 $6,555
2003 $21,914 $8,675
2004 $25,420 $10,650
2005 $27,751 $11,642
2006 $26,655 $13,168
2007 $32,480 $16,110
2008 $31,325 $18,744
2009 $28,277 $16,587
2010 $33,762 $16,899
2011 $38,432 $18,469
2012 $40,054 $17,517
2013 $43,000 $18,313
2014 $44,618 $18,771
2015 $38,665 $16,442
2016 $40,114 $16,636
2017 $42,950 $17,646
2018 $43,257 $19,573
2019 $42,779 $19,406
2020 $41,851 $19,735
2021 $49,689 $22,132
2022 $48,760 $21,335
2023 $48,655 $24,674
2024 $48,747 $26,148

New Zealand vs. Slovakia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
New Zealand

Slovakia
Year Life expectancy, years
New Zealand Slovakia
1950 69.3 60.8
1951 69.1 61.1
1952 69.4 64.3
1953 70.2 65.7
1954 70.3 66.7
1955 70.5 67.8
1956 70.7 68.4
1957 70.3 67.5
1958 70.9 69.4
1959 70.8 69
1960 71.2 70.3
1961 70.9 70.8
1962 71.2 70.3
1963 71.3 70.7
1964 71.3 71.1
1965 71.2 70.3
1966 71.1 70.4
1967 71.4 71
1968 71.1 70.5
1969 71.5 69.8
1970 71.2 69.7
1971 71.7 69.9
1972 71.8 70.3
1973 71.7 70
1974 71.9 70.2
1975 72.2 70.3
1976 72.4 70.5
1977 72.1 70.4
1978 73 70.4
1979 73.1 70.7
1980 72.9 70.4
1981 73.6 70.6
1982 73.7 70.8
1983 73.8 70.5
1984 74.4 70.7
1985 73.9 70.7
1986 74.1 70.9
1987 74.2 71.1
1988 74.5 71.1
1989 74.9 70.9
1990 75.4 70.8
1991 76.1 70.9
1992 76.2 71.4
1993 76.5 71.9
1994 76.9 72.3
1995 76.8 72.3
1996 76.8 72.7
1997 77.3 72.7
1998 78.2 72.6
1999 77.9 73
2000 78.7 73.1
2001 78.7 73.6
2002 78.9 73.8
2003 79.1 73.8
2004 79.4 74.2
2005 80 74.2
2006 80 74.4
2007 80.1 74.5
2008 80.2 74.9
2009 80.5 75.2
2010 81.1 75.5
2011 80.8 76
2012 81.2 76.2
2013 81.6 76.5
2014 81.4 76.8
2015 81.6 76.7
2016 82 77.2
2017 81.6 77.2
2018 81.9 77.3
2019 81.8 77.7
2020 82.7 76.9
2021 82.3 74.6
2022 81 77
2023 82.1 78.3
2024 82.2 78.5
2025 82.4 78.7

New Zealand and Slovakia population clocks and comparison

Population
New Zealand

Slovakia
Year Population
New Zealand Slovakia
1960 2,371,800 4,068,095
1961 2,419,700 4,191,667
1962 2,482,000 4,238,188
1963 2,531,800 4,282,017
1964 2,585,400 4,327,341
1965 2,628,400 4,370,983
1966 2,675,900 4,411,666
1967 2,724,100 4,449,367
1968 2,748,100 4,483,915
1969 2,772,800 4,518,607
1970 2,810,700 4,538,223
1971 2,853,000 4,557,449
1972 2,903,900 4,596,622
1973 2,961,300 4,641,445
1974 3,023,700 4,689,623
1975 3,083,100 4,739,105
1976 3,110,500 4,789,507
1977 3,120,200 4,840,501
1978 3,121,200 4,890,125
1979 3,109,000 4,938,973
1980 3,112,900 4,979,815
1981 3,124,900 5,016,105
1982 3,156,100 5,055,099
1983 3,199,300 5,091,971
1984 3,227,100 5,127,097
1985 3,247,100 5,161,768
1986 3,246,300 5,193,838
1987 3,274,400 5,222,840
1988 3,283,400 5,250,596
1989 3,299,200 5,275,942
1990 3,329,800 5,299,187
1991 3,495,100 5,303,294
1992 3,531,700 5,305,016
1993 3,572,200 5,325,305
1994 3,620,000 5,346,331
1995 3,673,400 5,361,999
1996 3,732,000 5,373,361
1997 3,781,300 5,383,291
1998 3,815,000 5,390,516
1999 3,835,100 5,396,020
2000 3,857,700 5,388,720
2001 3,880,500 5,378,867
2002 3,948,500 5,376,912
2003 4,027,200 5,373,374
2004 4,087,500 5,372,280
2005 4,133,900 5,372,807
2006 4,184,600 5,373,054
2007 4,223,800 5,374,622
2008 4,259,800 5,379,233
2009 4,302,600 5,386,406
2010 4,350,700 5,391,428
2011 4,384,000 5,398,384
2012 4,408,100 5,407,579
2013 4,442,100 5,413,393
2014 4,516,500 5,418,649
2015 4,609,400 5,423,801
2016 4,714,100 5,430,798
2017 4,813,600 5,439,232
2018 4,900,600 5,446,771
2019 4,979,200 5,454,147
2020 5,090,200 5,458,827
2021 5,111,300 5,447,247
2022 5,117,100 5,431,752
2023 5,245,000 5,426,740
2024 5,338,500 5,422,069

Fertility rates in New Zealand and Slovakia

Fertility rate
New Zealand

Slovakia
Year Fertility rate
New Zealand Slovakia
1960 4.24 3.04
1961 4.31 2.96
1962 4.19 2.83
1963 4.05 2.92
1964 3.8 2.89
1965 3.54 2.78
1966 3.41 2.66
1967 3.35 2.48
1968 3.34 2.39
1969 3.28 2.43
1970 3.17 2.41
1971 3.18 2.43
1972 3 2.49
1973 2.76 2.56
1974 2.58 2.61
1975 2.37 2.55
1976 2.27 2.55
1977 2.21 2.49
1978 2.07 2.47
1979 2.12 2.45
1980 2.03 2.32
1981 2.01 2.29
1982 1.95 2.28
1983 1.92 2.28
1984 1.93 2.26
1985 1.93 2.26
1986 1.96 2.2
1987 2.03 2.14
1988 2.1 2.13
1989 2.12 2.07
1990 2.18 2.09
1991 2.09 2.05
1992 2.06 1.93
1993 2.04 1.87
1994 1.98 1.67
1995 1.98 1.52
1996 1.96 1.47
1997 1.96 1.43
1998 1.89 1.37
1999 1.97 1.33
2000 1.98 1.3
2001 1.97 1.2
2002 1.89 1.19
2003 1.93 1.2
2004 1.98 1.25
2005 1.97 1.27
2006 2.01 1.25
2007 2.18 1.27
2008 2.19 1.34
2009 2.13 1.44
2010 2.17 1.43
2011 2.09 1.45
2012 2.1 1.34
2013 2.01 1.34
2014 1.92 1.37
2015 1.99 1.4
2016 1.87 1.48
2017 1.81 1.52
2018 1.71 1.54
2019 1.72 1.57
2020 1.61 1.59
2021 1.64 1.63
2022 1.66 1.57
2023 1.56 1.49

New Zealand and Slovakia demographics compared

Median age
New Zealand

Slovakia
Year Median age, years
New Zealand Slovakia
1960 27.5 27.6
1961 27.1 27.7
1962 26.8 27.8
1963 26.4 27.9
1964 26.2 27.9
1965 26 28
1966 25.9 28
1967 25.8 28.1
1968 25.7 28.2
1969 25.7 28.3
1970 25.6 28.3
1971 25.7 28.3
1972 25.9 28.3
1973 26 28.4
1974 26.2 28.4
1975 26.3 28.4
1976 26.5 28.4
1977 26.8 28.5
1978 27.1 28.6
1979 27.5 28.8
1980 27.9 28.9
1981 28.2 29.1
1982 28.5 29.4
1983 28.8 29.6
1984 29.1 29.8
1985 29.4 30.1
1986 29.8 30.3
1987 30.1 30.6
1988 30.4 30.8
1989 30.8 31.1
1990 31.1 31.3
1991 31.4 31.5
1992 31.7 31.7
1993 32 31.9
1994 32.3 32.2
1995 32.6 32.5
1996 32.8 32.7
1997 33.2 33
1998 33.6 33.3
1999 34 33.6
2000 34.3 33.9
2001 34.6 34.3
2002 34.8 34.6
2003 35 34.9
2004 35.2 35.2
2005 35.5 35.5
2006 35.8 35.8
2007 36.1 36.2
2008 36.4 36.6
2009 36.6 36.9
2010 36.8 37.3
2011 37 37.6
2012 37.2 38
2013 37.4 38.4
2014 37.5 38.8
2015 37.4 39.2
2016 37.3 39.6
2017 37.2 40
2018 37.3 40.4
2019 37.3 40.8
2020 37.5 41.2
2021 37.8 41.5
2022 38.1 41.9
2023 38.3 42.3
2024 38.6 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

New Zealand Slovakia
GNI, Atlas method
$247B
2024
$130B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43%
2025
48.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.28%
2023
4.66%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
2.02%
2023
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.18%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.72%
2024
5.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
67.4%
2022
60%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.6%
2022
28.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.1
2025
68.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
18.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires
5
2025
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
112
2024
67
2013
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$92.9B
2024
$5.38B
2014
Total reserves including gold
$22.1B
2024
$14.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$598M
2024
$2.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
996,000
2020
15,299,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
18.8%
2018
1.43%
2020
Banked people share
97.9%
2024
92.2%
2024

Energy

New Zealand Slovakia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,629 kg
2023
3,055 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.8
2023
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.8 megatons
2023
34.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.82 tons
2023
6.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.4%
2023
59.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
28.9%
2021
17.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
39.7%
2023
31.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
31.6%
2023
57.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
7,952 kWh
2023
4,674 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
81.4%
2021
23.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.5%
2023
16.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
61.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

New Zealand Slovakia
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,766
2024
-21,027
2024
Urban population
87.1%
2024
54.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89
2025
72.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
83
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
91
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2021
1.12
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.6
2019
6.1
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.6%
2004
English speaking
97.8%
2023
25.9%
2023
People using the Internet
96.2%
2023
89.8%
2024

Health

New Zealand Slovakia
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,804
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$561
2022
$316
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
78.7 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.57
2022
3.68
2021
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2025
27.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.7
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
34.3%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
32.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

New Zealand Slovakia
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
19,044 sq mi
2024
3,424 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
37,494 sq mi
2025
7,046 sq mi
2025
Forest area
38,418 sq mi
2025
7,436 sq mi
2025
Roads length
60,159 mi
2020
24,224 mi
2018

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