Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 32.7% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Cyprus, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 30.4% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cyprus, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 30.7% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 43.7% more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Cyprus: At a glance
How big is Cyprus compared to Netherlands? See an in-depth size comparison.