Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 21.8% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.
live 1.2 years less
In Israel, 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 41.5% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.
be 22.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Netherlands, that number is 3.4% as of 2019.
be 38.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Netherlands, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2019.
Life
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 36.9% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Netherlands, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 12.9% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Netherlands spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 34.7% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.2% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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
How big is Netherlands compared to Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.