Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (81 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 5.6 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 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, on the other hand, 19.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.2% less likely to have internet access
In Netherlands, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, about 37.6% do as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 57.5% less home broadband
Netherlands has 43.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 18.2 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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