Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 52.0% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Netherlands, that number is 14.7% of people as of 2024.
be 12.1% less likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Netherlands, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.1 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (81 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 13.1% more money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $73,684 as of 2025.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Netherlands, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
have 14.0% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Netherlands, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
Safety
be 18.8% less likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Netherlands, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 24.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Netherlands, they kill 3.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 17.8% more home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Netherlands has 43.0 as of 2024.
live with 3.6 times more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Netherlands withdraws 17% as of 2022.
use 34.8% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Netherlands uses 6,386 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 53.2% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Netherlands emits 6.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 30.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Netherlands, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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