Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.
be 17.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Netherlands, that number is 3.4% as of 2019.
be 65.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Netherlands, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2019.
Life
be 90.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 86.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, 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 29.3% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 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 44.4% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Netherlands, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.7% more on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Netherlands spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 26.2% more on healthcare
Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 30.0% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 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 Maldives? See an in-depth size comparison.