Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of South Korea, you would:
Health
be 4.3 times more likely to be obese
In South Korea, 4.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 28.1% more money
South Korea has a GDP per capita of $42,300 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.
pay a 36.8% higher top tax rate
South Korea has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Netherlands, the top tax rate is 52.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 54.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In South Korea, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 58.8% more children
In South Korea, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Netherlands, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 18.5% more likely to die during infancy
In South Korea, approximately 2.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on education
South Korea spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Netherlands spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 23.2% more on healthcare
South Korea spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 81.3% less coastline
South Korea has a total of 2,413 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax Service, South Korea, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to South Korea? See an in-depth size comparison.