Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 33.8% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.8% more money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.
be 17.4% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 3.4% as of 2019.
pay a 57.6% higher top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Netherlands, the top tax rate is 52.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 14.0% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Netherlands, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 97.0% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.