Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (81 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
be 28.8% less likely to be obese
In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Netherlands, that number is 14.7% of people as of 2024.
be 10.9% less likely to die by suicide
Germany has a suicide rate of 12.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Netherlands, it is 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
have 14.5% fewer doctors per person
Germany has 45.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Netherlands has 38.8 as of 2022.
Economy
make 21.8% more money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $73,684 as of 2025.
Life
have 13.6% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Netherlands, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.4% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Netherlands, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 81.1% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
Safety
be 24.2% less likely to be murdered
Germany has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Netherlands, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 52.9% less strain on fresh water
Germany withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Netherlands withdraws 17% as of 2022.
Environment
be 13.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Germany, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Netherlands, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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Netherlands: At a glance
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