New Zealand vs United States: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita

New Zealand
3,560 current US$ per person
in 2021
United States
3,151 current US$ per person
in 2021
New Zealand rank
8th
United States rank
9th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • United States
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 3,560 current US$ per person against 3,151 current US$ per person in United States, a difference of 409 current US$ per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

New Zealand ranks 8th and United States ranks 9th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United States Difference Ahead
1970s 170.4 current US$ per person 535.08 current US$ per person 364.67 current US$ per person United States
1980s 360.52 current US$ per person 970.61 current US$ per person 610.09 current US$ per person United States
1990s 893.65 current US$ per person 1,347 current US$ per person 453.33 current US$ per person United States
2000s 1,447 current US$ per person 2,012 current US$ per person 565.02 current US$ per person United States
2010s 2,864 current US$ per person 2,704 current US$ per person 160.22 current US$ per person New Zealand
2020s 3,292 current US$ per person 3,011 current US$ per person 281.02 current US$ per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita, New Zealand or United States?
New Zealand, at 3,560 current US$ per person against 3,151 current US$ per person in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita between New Zealand and United States?
409 current US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 8th and United States ranks 9th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,370 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.