Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Anguilla instead of Netherlands, you would:

Economy

make 82.4% less money

Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $69,300 as of 2023, while in Anguilla, the GDP per capita is $12,200 as of 2008.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.

be 58.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Anguilla, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2002.

Life

have 11.3% more children

In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Anguilla, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 11.3% less likely to have internet access

In Netherlands, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Anguilla, about 81.6% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 24.5% less on education

Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Anguilla spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 86.5% less coastline

Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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