Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Netherlands instead of Ireland, you would:

Health

be 19.4% less likely to be obese

In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 31.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Ireland, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 3.4% as of 2019.

make 39.6% less money

Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.

Life

have 10.8% fewer children

In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Netherlands, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 58.8% more on education

Ireland spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Netherlands spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 50.7% more on healthcare

Ireland spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 68.9% less coastline

Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Netherlands: At a glance

Netherlands is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 33,893 sq km. The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU) and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. In October 2010, the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and the three smallest islands - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba - became special municipalities in the Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Sint Maarten and Curacao joined the Netherlands and Aruba as constituent countries forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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