New Zealand vs Poland

Score comparison table

DimensionNew ZealandPoland
Lucky Nomads World Index
7.24 / 107.27 / 10
SafetyShield Index
8.9 / 108.0 / 10
Affordability Index
4.7 / 107.5 / 10
Entry Ease Index
6.2 / 106.6 / 10
Tax Freedom Index
4.7 / 105.2 / 10
WiFi Index
8.6 / 108.6 / 10
Admin Ease Index
9.6 / 107.9 / 10
Healthcare Index
8.6 / 108.4 / 10
City Comfort Index
8.8 / 108.5 / 10
WeatherComfort Index
6.2 / 105.0 / 10
Banking Index
9.2 / 108.1 / 10
GeoStability Index
8.8 / 107.7 / 10
Justice & Order Index
8.9 / 107.1 / 10
Quality of Life Index
8.3 / 108.0 / 10
Open Society Index
8.8 / 107.4 / 10
Flight Index
5.5 / 105.0 / 10
Environmental Quality Index
9.2 / 107.2 / 10
English Index
9.6 / 107.4 / 10
Wealth Protection Index
9.2 / 108.4 / 10
AI Access Index
7.9 / 107.8 / 10

Tax, economy, and demographics

DimensionNew ZealandPoland
Corporate income tax
28%Very high
19%Moderate
Corporate tax basis
Worldwide
Worldwide
Personal income tax (marginal)
39%High
32%High
Personal tax basis
Worldwide
Worldwide
Population5.3 M
37.3 M×7.04
Area270,467 km²312,696 km²
Population density20 /km²119 /km²
CapitalWellingtonWarsaw
CurrencyNZD (New Zealand dollar)PLN (Polish złoty)
Main airportAKL (Auckland Airport)WAW (Warsaw Chopin Airport)
Phone code+64+48
Internet TLD.nz.pl

Visa access controls

Your access

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Passport power

Mobility strength of each country's passport, useful if you are weighing it as a future citizenship.

New Zealand passport

53.83

LN Passport Index (#43)

186

Visa-free destinations

  • Schengen visa-free
  • UK visa-free
  • US ESTA
  • Canada eTA
  • Australia visa-free

Poland passport

83.85

LN Passport Index (#16)

172

Visa-free destinations

  • Schengen visa-free
  • UK visa-free
  • US ESTA
  • Canada eTA
  • Australia eTA

Verdict

For professionals who prioritize affordability index, Poland leads with 7.5 / 10 versus 4.7 / 10 for New Zealand. On english index, New Zealand is at 9.6 / 10 compared with 7.4 / 10 for Poland.

Who should choose which country

Who should choose New Zealand

  • Professionals who prioritize admin ease index (minimal day-to-day bureaucracy)
  • Professionals who prioritize english index (exceptional english index)
  • Professionals who prioritize environmental quality index (exceptional environmental quality index)

Who should choose Poland

  • Professionals who prioritize wifi index (high-quality connectivity for remote work)
  • Professionals who prioritize city comfort index (high urban quality of life)
  • Professionals who prioritize wealth protection index (very strong wealth protection index)

Also compare

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Lucky Maillard, Founder of Lucky Nomads

Lucky Maillard

Founder, Lucky Nomads · Wealth manager

Researched from official sources, leading global indices and Lucky Nomads' own scoring.

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