Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 73.5% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 18.3% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2020.
be 76.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
Life
have 29.4% more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.6 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 2022. In Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 43.6% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.9 times more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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