Quality of life comparison

compared to

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 42.0% more money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $48,800 as of 2023, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $69,300 as of 2023.

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 42.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Netherlands, 4.0 women do as of 2020.

have 15.9% fewer children

In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Netherlands, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 11.7% less on education

New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Netherlands spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 11.0% more on healthcare

New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Netherlands, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

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

Netherlands is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 33,893 sq km. The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU) and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. In October 2010, the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and the three smallest islands - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba - became special municipalities in the Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Sint Maarten and Curacao joined the Netherlands and Aruba as constituent countries forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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