Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
Health
live 9.8 years longer
In Kyrgyzstan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 22.9% more likely to be obese
In Kyrgyzstan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.5 times more money
Kyrgyzstan has a GDP per capita of $4,700 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.
be 32.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kyrgyzstan, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Netherlands, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2019.
Life
be 91.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 86.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 25.7 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 43.8% fewer children
In Kyrgyzstan, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Netherlands, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 65.5% more likely to have internet access
In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Netherlands, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Kyrgyzstan spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to Kyrgyzstan? See an in-depth size comparison.