Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
be 80.9% less likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 14.9 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 31.7% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In India, the top tax rate is 35.5% as of 2016.
make 88.7% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in India, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
be 61.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
Life
have 53.0% more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In India, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 29.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In India, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 8.9 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 India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 52.7% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In India, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.2% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. India spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 70.3% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.5 times more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
India: At a glance
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