Quality of life comparison

be 49.5% less likely to be obese

In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 9.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Netherlands, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 14.6 years less

In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 95.8% less money

Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $69,300 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 82.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 3.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 2.6 times more children

In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 114.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Netherlands, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.9 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Netherlands, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Gambia, 65% of the population do as of 2022.

be 64.1% less likely to have internet access

In Netherlands, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Netherlands, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 47.2% less on education

Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 76.6% less on healthcare

Netherlands spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 82.3% less coastline

Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.