Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 43.5% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Netherlands, that number is 14.7% of people as of 2024.
have 37.5% more doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Netherlands has 38.8 as of 2022.
be 21.8% more likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Netherlands, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 44.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Netherlands, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
make 32.3% more money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $73,684 as of 2025.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Netherlands, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 27.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.5% less on healthcare
Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Netherlands, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
Safety
be 65.2% less likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Netherlands, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 27.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Netherlands, they kill 3.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 4.5 times more strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Netherlands withdraws 17% as of 2022.
use 54.7% less electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Netherlands uses 6,386 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 52.9% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Netherlands emits 6.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 62.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 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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Netherlands: At a glance
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