Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 29.7% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.
live 0.9 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 11.3% more money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.
be 33.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 3.4% as of 2019.
pay a 15.6% higher top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Netherlands, the top tax rate is 52.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 10.7% fewer children
In Australia, 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.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.