Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Netherlands, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 9.7 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.7% less likely to be obese
In Russia, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $27,500 as of 2022, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $59,200 as of 2022.
be 19.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Netherlands, however, that number is 14.5% as of 2021.
pay a 4.0 times higher top tax rate
Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Netherlands, the top tax rate is 52.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 71.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Netherlands, 4.0 women do as of 2020.
be 47.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.4 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.
have 26.2% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Netherlands, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 43.2% more on education
Russia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Netherlands spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.1% more on healthcare
Russia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Netherlands, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.8% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to Russia? See an in-depth size comparison.