Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Texas instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Texas, that number is 76 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 13.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Texas, however, that number is 12.6% as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).