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Australia vs Netherlands

171 shared metrics.

AustraliaLeads in 104

vs171 shared

NetherlandsLeads in 67

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Australia

Quick context before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Commonwealth of Australia.

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Identity

Name origin: the name Australia derives from the Latin australis meaning "southern.

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Netherlands

Quick context before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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Identity

Name origin: the English name is derived from the country's Dutch name, which means "the lowlands" and describes the geographic area.

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Analysis

Australia leads in 104 of 171 shared metrics, while Netherlands leads in 67.

Australia's Forest Area is 358.9x that of Netherlands (1.34M km² vs 3.7K km²).

Australia's Land Area is 227.4x that of Netherlands (7.69M km² vs 33.7K km²).

Australia's Coastline Length is 56.1x that of Netherlands (25.8K km vs 451 km).

Australia's Airports is 54.5x that of Netherlands (2.3K vs 41).

Australia's Foreign Patents is 20.2x that of Netherlands (29.4K vs 1.4K).

Key Comparisons

Forest AreaAustralia leads

Australia

1.34M km²

Netherlands

3.7K km²

Land AreaAustralia leads

Australia

7.69M km²

Netherlands

33.7K km²

Coastline LengthAustralia leads

Australia

25.8K km

Netherlands

451 km

AirportsAustralia leads

Australia

2.3K

Netherlands

Foreign PatentsAustralia leads

Australia

29.4K

Netherlands

1.4K

Railway LengthAustralia leads

Australia

32.6K km

Netherlands

3.1K km

All Metrics

Forest Area

Australia

1.34M km²

Netherlands

3.7K km²

35893% higher

Land Area

Australia

7.69M km²

Netherlands

33.7K km²

22745% higher

Coastline Length

Australia

25.8K km

Netherlands

451 km

5612% higher

Airports

Australia

2.3K

Netherlands

5446% higher

Foreign Patents

Australia

29.4K

Netherlands

1.4K

2018% higher

Railway Length

Australia

32.6K km

Netherlands

3.1K km

967% higher

Irrigated Land

Australia

19.4K km²

Netherlands

3.0K km²

555% higher

Coal Electricity Share

Australia

42.73%

Netherlands

7.1%

504% higher

Long Work Hours

Australia

10.17% of employees

Netherlands

2.0% of employees

416% higher

Low-Wage Workers

Australia

19.03% of workers

Netherlands

5.2% of workers

267% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Australia

6.7 per 1k

Netherlands

1.9 per 1k

261% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Australia

111.43 per 100k

Netherlands

33.52 per 100k

232% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Australia

383.4 Mt CO2e

Netherlands

118.79 Mt CO2e

223% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Australia

25.55% of adults

Netherlands

9.8% of adults

161% higher

Highest Elevation

Australia

2.2K m

Netherlands

862 m

158% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Australia

37.36 per 1M people

Netherlands

15.53 per 1M people

141% higher

Tourism Revenue

Australia

$26,234,000,000

Netherlands

$10,926,200,195.31

140% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Australia

14.48 t/person/yr

Netherlands

6.3 t/person/yr

130% higher

Electricity Generation

Australia

279.9 TWh

Netherlands

122.3 TWh

129% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Australia

525.18 gCO2/kWh

Netherlands

253.56 gCO2/kWh

107% higher

Youth NEET Rate

Australia

8.5% of youth 15-24

Netherlands

4.1% of youth 15-24

106% higher

Median Wealth

Australia

$337,095

Netherlands

$165,940

103% higher

Official Languages Count

Australia

2.0

Netherlands

1.0

100% higher

Population Density

Netherlands

Australia

3.5 /km²

Netherlands

530.95 /km²

99% lower

Water Stress (%)

Netherlands

Australia

2.4%

Netherlands

74.86%

97% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Netherlands

Australia

5.4 per 100k people

Netherlands

113.92 per 100k people

95% lower

Obesity Rate

Australia

31.82%

Netherlands

16.91%

88% higher

Scientific Publications

Australia

62.3K

Netherlands

34.3K

82% higher

Poverty Rate

Australia

12.6% of population

Netherlands

7.0% of population

80% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Australia

108.19M kW

Netherlands

59.98M kW

80% higher

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Australia

10.67% of male wages

Netherlands

6.1% of male wages

76% higher

Tourist Arrivals

Netherlands

Australia

1.83M

Netherlands

7.26M

75% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Netherlands

Australia

24.62% of GDP

Netherlands

82.43% of GDP

70% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Netherlands

Australia

22.52% of GDP

Netherlands

71.4% of GDP

68% lower

Time Zones Count

Netherlands

Australia

1.0 time zones

Netherlands

3.0 time zones

67% lower

Air Passengers

Australia

68.96M

Netherlands

41.44M

66% higher

Long-Term Unemployment

Australia

0.84% of workforce

Netherlands

0.51% of workforce

64% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

Australia

121.61 kg/person/yr

Netherlands

75.82 kg/person/yr

60% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Australia

9.8K kWh/person

Netherlands

6.2K kWh/person

59% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Australia

17.42%

Netherlands

11.06%

58% higher

Population

Australia

27.49M

Netherlands

17.83M

54% higher

Homicide Rate

Australia

0.90 per 100k

Netherlands

0.60 per 100k

50% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Netherlands

Australia

604

Netherlands

1.2K

49% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

Australia

60.0K

Netherlands

41.0K

46% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Netherlands

Australia

11.2% of adults

Netherlands

20.5% of adults

45% lower

Wind Electricity Share

Netherlands

Australia

13.7%

Netherlands

24.97%

45% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Australia

$1,757,022,451,652.83

Netherlands

$1,214,927,698,572.66

45% higher

Social Time

Netherlands

Australia

4.7 hrs/week

Netherlands

8.4 hrs/week

44% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Australia

4.9K kg oil eq/person

Netherlands

3.4K kg oil eq/person

44% higher

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

Australia

20.96 per 100k

Netherlands

14.62 per 100k

43% higher

Domestic Patents

Australia

3.0K

Netherlands

2.1K

43% higher

Water Withdrawal

Australia

11.62 B m³

Netherlands

8.2 B m³

41% higher

Low Reading Skills

Netherlands

Australia

12.08% of students

Netherlands

20.2% of students

40% lower

Low Math Skills

Netherlands

Australia

12.08% of students

Netherlands

20.2% of students

40% lower

Low Science Skills

Netherlands

Australia

12.08% of students

Netherlands

20.2% of students

40% lower

Low Adult Literacy

Netherlands

Australia

1.4% of adults

Netherlands

2.4% of adults

40% lower

Earnings Inequality

Australia

3.5 vs bottom 10%

Netherlands

2.5 vs bottom 10%

38% higher

Smoking Rate

Netherlands

Australia

13.1%

Netherlands

21.3%

38% lower

Women in Senior Management

Australia

39.39% of managers

Netherlands

28.5% of managers

38% higher

Poor Health

Netherlands

Australia

3.8% reporting poor health

Netherlands

6.0% reporting poor health

37% lower

Shipping Traffic

Netherlands

Australia

9.38M

Netherlands

14.93M

37% lower

Credit Card Ownership

Australia

51.41% of adults

Netherlands

37.43% of adults

37% higher

Food Waste per Person

Australia

176.9 kg/person/yr

Netherlands

129 kg/person/yr

37% higher

Inequality (Gini)

Australia

33.8

Netherlands

25.7

32% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Australia

4.5 per 100k

Netherlands

3.4 per 100k

32% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Netherlands

Australia

234.49 kg/person/yr

Netherlands

341.47 kg/person/yr

31% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Australia

3.8 per 1k

Netherlands

2.9 per 1k

31% higher

Death Rate

Netherlands

Australia

6.8 per 1k

Netherlands

9.7 per 1k

30% lower

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

Australia

5.6 vs bottom 20%

Netherlands

4.3 vs bottom 20%

29% higher

GDP Growth Rate

Australia

1.4%

Netherlands

1.1%

27% higher

Road Deaths

Australia

4.8 per 100k

Netherlands

3.8 per 100k

25% higher

Chronic Pain

Australia

32.5% of adults 15+

Netherlands

26% of adults 15+

25% higher

Homicide Rate

Australia

0.85 per 100k

Netherlands

0.69 per 100k

24% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Netherlands

Australia

8.3 µg/m³

Netherlands

10.89 µg/m³

24% lower

Home Internet Access

Netherlands

Australia

77% of households

Netherlands

98.56% of households

22% lower

Self-Rated Health

Australia

85% reporting good health

Netherlands

69.9% reporting good health

22% higher

Job Insecurity

Australia

3.1% of earnings at risk

Netherlands

2.5% of earnings at risk

21% higher

Lack of Support

Australia

10.34% of adults 15+

Netherlands

8.5% of adults 15+

21% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Australia

104.65%

Netherlands

86.59%

21% higher

Political Voice

Australia

46.46% who feel heard by government

Netherlands

39% who feel heard by government

19% higher

Safety at Night

Netherlands

Australia

67% feeling safe at night

Netherlands

82.5% feeling safe at night

19% lower

Spirits Consumption

Australia

1.5 L/person/yr

Netherlands

1.3 L/person/yr

19% higher

Youth Population (%)

Australia

17.84%

Netherlands

15.03%

19% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Netherlands

Australia

14.73%

Netherlands

18.12%

19% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Australia

757.57 per 1k people

Netherlands

635.05 per 1k people

19% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Australia

13.71 per 1k

Netherlands

11.66 per 1k

18% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Australia

10.29 L/adult/yr

Netherlands

8.7 L/adult/yr

18% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Netherlands

Australia

1.9% of GDP

Netherlands

2.3% of GDP

18% lower

Voter Turnout

Australia

90.67% of votes

Netherlands

77.74% of votes

17% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Netherlands

Australia

36 per 100 people

Netherlands

43 per 100 people

16% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Australia

$6,731

Netherlands

$5,796.03

16% higher

Wealth Concentration

Netherlands

Australia

47.43% of wealth

Netherlands

55.7% of wealth

15% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Netherlands

Australia

$71,410.42

Netherlands

$84,221.98

15% lower

Happiness Inequality

Australia

1.9 vs bottom 20%

Netherlands

1.7 vs bottom 20%

14% higher

Suicide Rate

Australia

13.08 per 100k

Netherlands

11.5 per 100k

14% higher

Unemployment Rate

Australia

4.1%

Netherlands

3.6%

13% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Netherlands

Australia

17.73%

Netherlands

20.5%

13% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Netherlands

Australia

47.22%

Netherlands

53.55%

12% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Netherlands

Australia

113 per 100 people

Netherlands

129 per 100 people

12% lower

Low Adult Numeracy

Netherlands

Australia

11.12% of adults

Netherlands

12.55% of adults

11% lower

Low Life Satisfaction

Netherlands

Australia

3.7% of adults 16+

Netherlands

4.1% of adults 16+

11% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Australia

23.94 kg/person/yr

Netherlands

21.48 kg/person/yr

11% higher

Infant Mortality

Netherlands

Australia

3.1 per 1k births

Netherlands

3.5 per 1k births

11% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Australia

96.73% of adults

Netherlands

87.64% of adults

10% higher

Job Strain

Australia

25.57% of employees

Netherlands

23.37% of employees

9% higher

Reading Score Gap

Netherlands

Australia

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Netherlands

2.0 vs bottom 10%

9% lower

Median Age

Netherlands

Australia

37.8 years

Netherlands

41.4 years

9% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Netherlands

Australia

29.5% of adults

Netherlands

32.4% of adults

9% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Australia

9.6% of youth labor force

Netherlands

8.8% of youth labor force

9% higher

Housing Cost Burden

Australia

13.83% of households

Netherlands

12.83% of households

8% higher

Reading Skills

Australia

498.05 pts

Netherlands

459.24 pts

8% higher

Urban Population (%)

Netherlands

Australia

87.6%

Netherlands

95.64%

8% lower

Leisure Time

Netherlands

Australia

14.36 hrs/day

Netherlands

15.45 hrs/day

7% lower

Adult Numeracy

Netherlands

Australia

267.63 pts

Netherlands

287.74 pts

7% lower

Numeracy Gap

Australia

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Netherlands

1.6 vs bottom 10%

7% higher

Political Corruption Index

Australia

0.03

Netherlands

0.03

7% higher

Child Mortality

Netherlands

Australia

3.7 per 1k births

Netherlands

4.0 per 1k births

7% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Australia

32.29 hrs/week

Netherlands

30.3 hrs/week

7% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Netherlands

Australia

19.59%

Netherlands

21.12%

7% lower

Fertility Rate

Netherlands

Australia

1.5 children/woman

Netherlands

1.6 children/woman

7% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Netherlands

Australia

23.56% of GDP

Netherlands

25.25% of GDP

7% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

Australia

25.16%

Netherlands

23.47%

7% higher

Average Earnings

Netherlands

Australia

$70,736.19

Netherlands

$75,370.1

6% lower

Life Satisfaction

Netherlands

Australia

7.2 pts

Netherlands

7.6 pts

5% lower

Math Score Gap

Netherlands

Australia

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Netherlands

1.8 vs bottom 10%

5% lower

Science Score Gap

Netherlands

Australia

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Netherlands

1.9 vs bottom 10%

5% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Australia

4.1 per 1k

Netherlands

3.9 per 1k

5% higher

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

Netherlands

Australia

$45,485

Netherlands

$47,171

4% lower

Employment Rate (%)

Netherlands

Australia

80.27% of adults 25-64

Netherlands

83.82% of adults 25-64

4% lower

Science Skills

Australia

507 pts

Netherlands

488.32 pts

4% higher

Beer Consumption

Australia

3.7 L/person/yr

Netherlands

3.5 L/person/yr

4% higher

Protected Land (%)

Netherlands

Australia

22%

Netherlands

22.9%

4% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Netherlands

Australia

6.9 pts

Netherlands

7.2 pts

4% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Netherlands

Australia

76 pts

Netherlands

78 pts

3% lower

Inflation Rate

Netherlands

Australia

3.2%

Netherlands

3.3%

3% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

Australia

58% of GDP

Netherlands

56.5% of GDP

3% higher

Housing Affordability

Netherlands

Australia

80.47% of income

Netherlands

81.76% of income

2% lower

Social Support

Netherlands

Australia

89.36% of adults 15+

Netherlands

90.98% of adults 15+

2% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

Australia

0.79

Netherlands

0.77

2% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Netherlands

Australia

38%

Netherlands

38.67%

2% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Australia

100%

Netherlands

97.66%

2% higher

Military Spending

Netherlands

Australia

1.9% of GDP

Netherlands

1.9% of GDP

2% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Netherlands

Australia

5.1% of GDP

Netherlands

5.2% of GDP

2% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Netherlands

Australia

9.9% of GDP

Netherlands

10.1% of GDP

2% lower

Math Skills

Netherlands

Australia

487.08 pts

Netherlands

492.68 pts

1% lower

Adult Literacy

Netherlands

Australia

280.4 pts

Netherlands

282.32 pts

1% lower

Literacy Gap

Australia

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Netherlands

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Australia

12.3%

Netherlands

12.2%

1% higher

Birth Rate

Australia

10.75 per 1k

Netherlands

10.68 per 1k

1% higher

Life Expectancy

Australia

83.1 years

Netherlands

81.9 years

1% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Australia

0.84

Netherlands

0.83

1% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Australia

0.92

Netherlands

0.91

1% higher

Gender Gap in Work

Australia

6.4 min/day

Netherlands

-4.83 min/day

ranked higher

Air Pollution Exposure

Netherlands

Australia

98.97% of population

Netherlands

99.41% of population

equal

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Australia

5.1% of population

Netherlands

0% of population

ranked higher

Human Development Index

Australia

0.96

Netherlands

0.95

equal

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Australia

20 days/yr

Netherlands

20 days/yr

equal

Dependency Ratio

Australia

55.21% of working-age pop.

Netherlands

55.09% of working-age pop.

equal

Women's Political Empowerment

Australia

0.91

Netherlands

0.90

equal

Electricity Access (%)

Australia

100%

Netherlands

100%

equal

Internet Users (%)

Australia

97%

Netherlands

97%

equal

GNI Per Capita

Australia

$62,680

Netherlands

$62,520

equal

Capital Elevation

Australia

578 m

Netherlands

-2 m

ranked higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Australia

0.36 per 1M people

Netherlands

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Netherlands

Australia

-15 m

Netherlands

-7 m

ranked lower

Land Border Length

Netherlands

Australia

0 km

Netherlands

1.1K km

ranked lower

Digital Payments Used

Australia

98.95% of adults

Netherlands

98.79% of adults

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Netherlands

Australia

-2.6% of GDP

Netherlands

8.8% of GDP

ranked lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Australia

3.1% of GDP

Netherlands

-1.4% of GDP

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Australia

21 sites

Netherlands

0 sites

ranked higher

Border Neighbors

Netherlands

Australia

Netherlands

2.0

ranked lower

Comparison of Australia and Netherlands across 171 metrics
				Winner
Forest Area	1.34M km²	3.7K km²	35893% higher	Australia
Land Area	7.69M km²	33.7K km²	22745% higher	Australia
Coastline Length	25.8K km	451 km	5612% higher	Australia
Airports	2.3K	41	5446% higher	Australia
Foreign Patents	29.4K	1.4K	2018% higher	Australia
Railway Length	32.6K km	3.1K km	967% higher	Australia
Irrigated Land	19.4K km²	3.0K km²	555% higher	Australia
Coal Electricity Share	42.73%	7.1%	504% higher	Australia
Long Work Hours	10.17% of employees	2.0% of employees	416% higher	Australia
Low-Wage Workers	19.03% of workers	5.2% of workers	267% higher	Australia
Teen Birth Rate	6.7 per 1k	1.9 per 1k	261% higher	Australia
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	111.43 per 100k	33.52 per 100k	232% higher	Australia
Total CO2 Emissions	383.4 Mt CO2e	118.79 Mt CO2e	223% higher	Australia
Insufficient Physical Activity	25.55% of adults	9.8% of adults	161% higher	Australia
Highest Elevation	2.2K m	862 m	158% higher	Australia
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	37.36 per 1M people	15.53 per 1M people	141% higher	Australia
Tourism Revenue	$26,234,000,000	$10,926,200,195.31	140% higher	Australia
CO2 Per Capita	14.48 t/person/yr	6.3 t/person/yr	130% higher	Australia
Electricity Generation	279.9 TWh	122.3 TWh	129% higher	Australia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	525.18 gCO2/kWh	253.56 gCO2/kWh	107% higher	Australia
Youth NEET Rate	8.5% of youth 15-24	4.1% of youth 15-24	106% higher	Australia
Median Wealth	$337,095	$165,940	103% higher	Australia
Official Languages Count	2.0	1.0	100% higher	Australia
Population Density	3.5 /km²	530.95 /km²	99% lower	Netherlands
Water Stress (%)	2.4%	74.86%	97% lower	Netherlands
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	5.4 per 100k people	113.92 per 100k people	95% lower	Netherlands
Obesity Rate	31.82%	16.91%	88% higher	Australia
Scientific Publications	62.3K	34.3K	82% higher	Australia
Poverty Rate	12.6% of population	7.0% of population	80% higher	Australia
Electric Generating Capacity	108.19M kW	59.98M kW	80% higher	Australia
Gender Pay Gap (%)	10.67% of male wages	6.1% of male wages	76% higher	Australia
Tourist Arrivals	1.83M	7.26M	75% lower	Netherlands
Exports (% GDP)	24.62% of GDP	82.43% of GDP	70% lower	Netherlands
Imports (% GDP)	22.52% of GDP	71.4% of GDP	68% lower	Netherlands
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	67% lower	Netherlands
Air Passengers	68.96M	41.44M	66% higher	Australia
Long-Term Unemployment	0.84% of workforce	0.51% of workforce	64% higher	Australia
Meat Consumption per Person	121.61 kg/person/yr	75.82 kg/person/yr	60% higher	Australia
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	9.8K kWh/person	6.2K kWh/person	59% higher	Australia
Forest Coverage (%)	17.42%	11.06%	58% higher	Australia
Population	27.49M	17.83M	54% higher	Australia
Homicide Rate	0.90 per 100k	0.60 per 100k	50% higher	Australia
Merchant Fleet Size	604	1.2K	49% lower	Netherlands
Armed Forces Personnel	60.0K	41.0K	46% higher	Australia
Tobacco Use Prevalence	11.2% of adults	20.5% of adults	45% lower	Netherlands
Wind Electricity Share	13.7%	24.97%	45% lower	Netherlands
GDP (Nominal)	$1,757,022,451,652.83	$1,214,927,698,572.66	45% higher	Australia
Social Time	4.7 hrs/week	8.4 hrs/week	44% lower	Netherlands
Energy Use (Per Capita)	4.9K kg oil eq/person	3.4K kg oil eq/person	44% higher	Australia
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	20.96 per 100k	14.62 per 100k	43% higher	Australia
Domestic Patents	3.0K	2.1K	43% higher	Australia
Water Withdrawal	11.62 B m³	8.2 B m³	41% higher	Australia
Low Reading Skills	12.08% of students	20.2% of students	40% lower	Netherlands
Low Math Skills	12.08% of students	20.2% of students	40% lower	Netherlands
Low Science Skills	12.08% of students	20.2% of students	40% lower	Netherlands
Low Adult Literacy	1.4% of adults	2.4% of adults	40% lower	Netherlands
Earnings Inequality	3.5 vs bottom 10%	2.5 vs bottom 10%	38% higher	Australia
Smoking Rate	13.1%	21.3%	38% lower	Netherlands
Women in Senior Management	39.39% of managers	28.5% of managers	38% higher	Australia
Poor Health	3.8% reporting poor health	6.0% reporting poor health	37% lower	Netherlands
Shipping Traffic	9.38M	14.93M	37% lower	Netherlands
Credit Card Ownership	51.41% of adults	37.43% of adults	37% higher	Australia
Food Waste per Person	176.9 kg/person/yr	129 kg/person/yr	37% higher	Australia
Inequality (Gini)	33.8	25.7	32% higher	Australia
Road Traffic Death Rate	4.5 per 100k	3.4 per 100k	32% higher	Australia
Milk Consumption per Person	234.49 kg/person/yr	341.47 kg/person/yr	31% lower	Netherlands
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	3.8 per 1k	2.9 per 1k	31% higher	Australia
Death Rate	6.8 per 1k	9.7 per 1k	30% lower	Netherlands
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	5.6 vs bottom 20%	4.3 vs bottom 20%	29% higher	Australia
GDP Growth Rate	1.4%	1.1%	27% higher	Australia
Road Deaths	4.8 per 100k	3.8 per 100k	25% higher	Australia
Chronic Pain	32.5% of adults 15+	26% of adults 15+	25% higher	Australia
Homicide Rate	0.85 per 100k	0.69 per 100k	24% higher	Australia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	8.3 µg/m³	10.89 µg/m³	24% lower	Netherlands
Home Internet Access	77% of households	98.56% of households	22% lower	Netherlands
Self-Rated Health	85% reporting good health	69.9% reporting good health	22% higher	Australia
Job Insecurity	3.1% of earnings at risk	2.5% of earnings at risk	21% higher	Australia
Lack of Support	10.34% of adults 15+	8.5% of adults 15+	21% higher	Australia
University Enrollment Rate	104.65%	86.59%	21% higher	Australia
Political Voice	46.46% who feel heard by government	39% who feel heard by government	19% higher	Australia
Safety at Night	67% feeling safe at night	82.5% feeling safe at night	19% lower	Netherlands
Spirits Consumption	1.5 L/person/yr	1.3 L/person/yr	19% higher	Australia
Youth Population (%)	17.84%	15.03%	19% higher	Australia
Renewable Energy (%)	14.73%	18.12%	19% lower	Netherlands
Vehicles per 1,000 People	757.57 per 1k people	635.05 per 1k people	19% higher	Australia
Nurses & Midwives	13.71 per 1k	11.66 per 1k	18% higher	Australia
Alcohol Consumption	10.29 L/adult/yr	8.7 L/adult/yr	18% higher	Australia
R&D Spending (% GDP)	1.9% of GDP	2.3% of GDP	18% lower	Netherlands
Voter Turnout	90.67% of votes	77.74% of votes	17% higher	Australia
Broadband Access (%)	36 per 100 people	43 per 100 people	16% lower	Netherlands
Health Spending Per Capita	$6,731	$5,796.03	16% higher	Australia
Wealth Concentration	47.43% of wealth	55.7% of wealth	15% lower	Netherlands
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$71,410.42	$84,221.98	15% lower	Netherlands
Happiness Inequality	1.9 vs bottom 20%	1.7 vs bottom 20%	14% higher	Australia
Suicide Rate	13.08 per 100k	11.5 per 100k	14% higher	Australia
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	3.6%	13% higher	Australia
Elderly Population (%)	17.73%	20.5%	13% lower	Netherlands
Agricultural Land (%)	47.22%	53.55%	12% lower	Netherlands
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	113 per 100 people	129 per 100 people	12% lower	Netherlands
Low Adult Numeracy	11.12% of adults	12.55% of adults	11% lower	Netherlands
Low Life Satisfaction	3.7% of adults 16+	4.1% of adults 16+	11% lower	Netherlands
Seafood Consumption per Person	23.94 kg/person/yr	21.48 kg/person/yr	11% higher	Australia
Infant Mortality	3.1 per 1k births	3.5 per 1k births	11% lower	Netherlands
Can Raise Emergency Money	96.73% of adults	87.64% of adults	10% higher	Australia
Job Strain	25.57% of employees	23.37% of employees	9% higher	Australia
Reading Score Gap	1.8 vs bottom 10%	2.0 vs bottom 10%	9% lower	Netherlands
Median Age	37.8 years	41.4 years	9% lower	Netherlands
Hypertension Prevalence	29.5% of adults	32.4% of adults	9% lower	Netherlands
Youth Unemployment Rate	9.6% of youth labor force	8.8% of youth labor force	9% higher	Australia
Housing Cost Burden	13.83% of households	12.83% of households	8% higher	Australia
Reading Skills	498.05 pts	459.24 pts	8% higher	Australia
Urban Population (%)	87.6%	95.64%	8% lower	Netherlands
Leisure Time	14.36 hrs/day	15.45 hrs/day	7% lower	Netherlands
Adult Numeracy	267.63 pts	287.74 pts	7% lower	Netherlands
Numeracy Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	7% higher	Australia
Political Corruption Index	0.03	0.03	7% higher	Australia
Child Mortality	3.7 per 1k births	4.0 per 1k births	7% lower	Netherlands
Average Weekly Work Hours	32.29 hrs/week	30.3 hrs/week	7% higher	Australia
Solar Electricity Share	19.59%	21.12%	7% lower	Netherlands
Fertility Rate	1.5 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	7% lower	Netherlands
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	23.56% of GDP	25.25% of GDP	7% lower	Netherlands
High-Tech Exports (%)	25.16%	23.47%	7% higher	Australia
Average Earnings	$70,736.19	$75,370.1	6% lower	Netherlands
Life Satisfaction	7.2 pts	7.6 pts	5% lower	Netherlands
Math Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	5% lower	Netherlands
Science Score Gap	1.8 vs bottom 10%	1.9 vs bottom 10%	5% lower	Netherlands
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.1 per 1k	3.9 per 1k	5% higher	Australia
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$45,485	$47,171	4% lower	Netherlands
Employment Rate (%)	80.27% of adults 25-64	83.82% of adults 25-64	4% lower	Netherlands
Science Skills	507 pts	488.32 pts	4% higher	Australia
Beer Consumption	3.7 L/person/yr	3.5 L/person/yr	4% higher	Australia
Protected Land (%)	22%	22.9%	4% lower	Netherlands
Life Evaluation Score	6.9 pts	7.2 pts	4% lower	Netherlands
Corruption Perceptions Index	76 pts	78 pts	3% lower	Netherlands
Inflation Rate	3.2%	3.3%	3% lower	Netherlands
Government Debt (% GDP)	58% of GDP	56.5% of GDP	3% higher	Australia
Housing Affordability	80.47% of income	81.76% of income	2% lower	Netherlands
Social Support	89.36% of adults 15+	90.98% of adults 15+	2% lower	Netherlands
Liberal Democracy Index	0.79	0.77	2% higher	Australia
Women in Parliament (%)	38%	38.67%	2% lower	Netherlands
Sanitation Access (%)	100%	97.66%	2% higher	Australia
Military Spending	1.9% of GDP	1.9% of GDP	2% lower	Netherlands
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.1% of GDP	5.2% of GDP	2% lower	Netherlands
Health Spending (% GDP)	9.9% of GDP	10.1% of GDP	2% lower	Netherlands
Math Skills	487.08 pts	492.68 pts	1% lower	Netherlands
Adult Literacy	280.4 pts	282.32 pts	1% lower	Netherlands
Literacy Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1% higher	Australia
Renewable Energy (%)	12.3%	12.2%	1% higher	Australia
Birth Rate	10.75 per 1k	10.68 per 1k	1% higher	Australia
Life Expectancy	83.1 years	81.9 years	1% higher	Australia
Electoral Democracy Index	0.84	0.83	1% higher	Australia
Freedom of Expression Index	0.92	0.91	1% higher	Australia
Gender Gap in Work	6.4 min/day	-4.83 min/day	ranked higher	Australia
Air Pollution Exposure	98.97% of population	99.41% of population	equal	Netherlands
Extreme Temperature Exposure	5.1% of population	0% of population	ranked higher	Australia
Human Development Index	0.96	0.95	equal	Australia
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	20 days/yr	equal	Australia
Dependency Ratio	55.21% of working-age pop.	55.09% of working-age pop.	equal	Australia
Women's Political Empowerment	0.91	0.90	equal	Australia
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Australia
Internet Users (%)	97%	97%	equal	Australia
GNI Per Capita	$62,680	$62,520	equal	Australia
Capital Elevation	578 m	-2 m	ranked higher	Australia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.36 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Australia
Lowest Elevation	-15 m	-7 m	ranked lower	Netherlands
Land Border Length	0 km	1.1K km	ranked lower	Netherlands
Digital Payments Used	98.95% of adults	98.79% of adults	equal	Australia
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-2.6% of GDP	8.8% of GDP	ranked lower	Netherlands
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.1% of GDP	-1.4% of GDP	ranked higher	Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	21 sites	0 sites	ranked higher	Australia
Border Neighbors	0	2.0	ranked lower	Netherlands

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Analysis

Australia leads in 104 of 171 shared metrics, while Netherlands leads in 67.

Australia's Forest Area is 358.9x that of Netherlands (1.34M km² vs 3.7K km²).

Australia's Land Area is 227.4x that of Netherlands (7.69M km² vs 33.7K km²).

Australia's Coastline Length is 56.1x that of Netherlands (25.8K km vs 451 km).

Australia's Airports is 54.5x that of Netherlands (2.3K vs 41).

Australia's Foreign Patents is 20.2x that of Netherlands (29.4K vs 1.4K).

Key Comparisons

Forest AreaAustralia leads

Australia

1.34M km²

Netherlands

3.7K km²

Land AreaAustralia leads

Australia

7.69M km²

Netherlands

33.7K km²

Coastline LengthAustralia leads

Australia

25.8K km

Netherlands

451 km

AirportsAustralia leads

Australia

2.3K

Netherlands

Foreign PatentsAustralia leads

Australia

29.4K

Netherlands

1.4K

Railway LengthAustralia leads

Australia

32.6K km

Netherlands

3.1K km

Forest Area

1.34M km²

3.7K km²

Land Area

7.69M km²

33.7K km²

Coastline Length

25.8K km

451 km

Airports

2.3K

Foreign Patents

29.4K

1.4K

Railway Length

32.6K km

3.1K km

Irrigated Land

19.4K km²

3.0K km²

Coal Electricity Share

42.73%

7.1%

Long Work Hours

10.17% of employees

2.0% of employees

Low-Wage Workers

19.03% of workers

5.2% of workers

Teen Birth Rate

6.7 per 1k

1.9 per 1k

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

111.43 per 100k

33.52 per 100k

Total CO2 Emissions

383.4 Mt CO2e

118.79 Mt CO2e

Insufficient Physical Activity

25.55% of adults

9.8% of adults

Highest Elevation

2.2K m

862 m

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

37.36 per 1M people

15.53 per 1M people

Tourism Revenue

$26,234,000,000

$10,926,200,195.31

CO2 Per Capita

14.48 t/person/yr

6.3 t/person/yr

Electricity Generation

279.9 TWh

122.3 TWh

Electricity Carbon Intensity

525.18 gCO2/kWh

253.56 gCO2/kWh

Youth NEET Rate

8.5% of youth 15-24

4.1% of youth 15-24

Median Wealth

$337,095

$165,940

Official Languages Count

2.0

1.0

Population Density

3.5 /km²

530.95 /km²

Water Stress (%)

2.4%

74.86%

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

5.4 per 100k people

113.92 per 100k people

Obesity Rate

31.82%

16.91%

Scientific Publications

62.3K

34.3K

Poverty Rate

12.6% of population

7.0% of population

Electric Generating Capacity

108.19M kW

59.98M kW

Gender Pay Gap (%)

10.67% of male wages

6.1% of male wages

Tourist Arrivals

1.83M

7.26M

Exports (% GDP)

24.62% of GDP

82.43% of GDP

Imports (% GDP)

22.52% of GDP

71.4% of GDP

Time Zones Count

1.0 time zones

3.0 time zones

Air Passengers

68.96M

41.44M

Long-Term Unemployment

0.84% of workforce

0.51% of workforce

Meat Consumption per Person

121.61 kg/person/yr

75.82 kg/person/yr

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

9.8K kWh/person

6.2K kWh/person

Forest Coverage (%)

17.42%

11.06%

Population

27.49M

17.83M

Homicide Rate

0.90 per 100k

0.60 per 100k

Merchant Fleet Size

604

1.2K

Armed Forces Personnel

60.0K

41.0K

Tobacco Use Prevalence

11.2% of adults

20.5% of adults

Wind Electricity Share

13.7%

24.97%

GDP (Nominal)

$1,757,022,451,652.83

$1,214,927,698,572.66

Social Time

4.7 hrs/week

8.4 hrs/week

Energy Use (Per Capita)

4.9K kg oil eq/person

3.4K kg oil eq/person

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

20.96 per 100k

14.62 per 100k

Domestic Patents

3.0K

2.1K

Water Withdrawal

11.62 B m³

8.2 B m³

Low Reading Skills

12.08% of students

20.2% of students

Low Math Skills

12.08% of students

20.2% of students

Low Science Skills

12.08% of students

20.2% of students

Low Adult Literacy

1.4% of adults

2.4% of adults

Earnings Inequality

3.5 vs bottom 10%

2.5 vs bottom 10%

Smoking Rate

13.1%

21.3%

Women in Senior Management

39.39% of managers

28.5% of managers

Poor Health

3.8% reporting poor health

6.0% reporting poor health

Shipping Traffic

9.38M

14.93M

Credit Card Ownership

51.41% of adults

37.43% of adults

Food Waste per Person

176.9 kg/person/yr

129 kg/person/yr

Inequality (Gini)

33.8

25.7

Road Traffic Death Rate

4.5 per 100k

3.4 per 100k

Milk Consumption per Person

234.49 kg/person/yr

341.47 kg/person/yr

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

3.8 per 1k

2.9 per 1k

Death Rate

6.8 per 1k

9.7 per 1k

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

5.6 vs bottom 20%

4.3 vs bottom 20%

GDP Growth Rate

1.4%

1.1%

Road Deaths

4.8 per 100k

3.8 per 100k

Chronic Pain

32.5% of adults 15+

26% of adults 15+

Homicide Rate

0.85 per 100k

0.69 per 100k

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

8.3 µg/m³

10.89 µg/m³

Home Internet Access

77% of households

98.56% of households

Self-Rated Health

85% reporting good health

69.9% reporting good health

Job Insecurity

3.1% of earnings at risk

2.5% of earnings at risk

Lack of Support

10.34% of adults 15+

8.5% of adults 15+

University Enrollment Rate

104.65%

86.59%

Political Voice

46.46% who feel heard by government

39% who feel heard by government

Safety at Night

67% feeling safe at night

82.5% feeling safe at night

Spirits Consumption

1.5 L/person/yr

1.3 L/person/yr

Youth Population (%)

17.84%

15.03%

Renewable Energy (%)

14.73%

18.12%

Vehicles per 1,000 People

757.57 per 1k people

635.05 per 1k people

Nurses & Midwives

13.71 per 1k

11.66 per 1k

Alcohol Consumption

10.29 L/adult/yr

8.7 L/adult/yr

R&D Spending (% GDP)

1.9% of GDP

2.3% of GDP

Voter Turnout

90.67% of votes

77.74% of votes

Broadband Access (%)

36 per 100 people

43 per 100 people

Health Spending Per Capita

$6,731

$5,796.03

Wealth Concentration

47.43% of wealth

55.7% of wealth

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$71,410.42

$84,221.98

Happiness Inequality

1.9 vs bottom 20%

1.7 vs bottom 20%

Suicide Rate

13.08 per 100k

11.5 per 100k

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

3.6%

Elderly Population (%)

17.73%

20.5%

Agricultural Land (%)

47.22%

53.55%

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

113 per 100 people

129 per 100 people

Low Adult Numeracy

11.12% of adults

12.55% of adults

Low Life Satisfaction

3.7% of adults 16+

4.1% of adults 16+

Seafood Consumption per Person

23.94 kg/person/yr

21.48 kg/person/yr

Infant Mortality

3.1 per 1k births

3.5 per 1k births

Can Raise Emergency Money

96.73% of adults

87.64% of adults

Job Strain

25.57% of employees

23.37% of employees

Reading Score Gap

1.8 vs bottom 10%

2.0 vs bottom 10%

Median Age

37.8 years

41.4 years

Hypertension Prevalence

29.5% of adults

32.4% of adults

Youth Unemployment Rate

9.6% of youth labor force

8.8% of youth labor force

Housing Cost Burden

13.83% of households

12.83% of households

Reading Skills

498.05 pts

459.24 pts

Urban Population (%)

87.6%

95.64%

Leisure Time

14.36 hrs/day

15.45 hrs/day

Adult Numeracy

267.63 pts

287.74 pts

Numeracy Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Political Corruption Index

0.03

Child Mortality

3.7 per 1k births

4.0 per 1k births

Average Weekly Work Hours

32.29 hrs/week

30.3 hrs/week

Solar Electricity Share

19.59%

21.12%

Fertility Rate

1.5 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

23.56% of GDP

25.25% of GDP

High-Tech Exports (%)

25.16%

23.47%

Average Earnings

$70,736.19

$75,370.1

Life Satisfaction

7.2 pts

7.6 pts

Math Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Science Score Gap

1.8 vs bottom 10%

1.9 vs bottom 10%

Doctors (per 1,000)

4.1 per 1k

3.9 per 1k

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$45,485

$47,171

Employment Rate (%)

80.27% of adults 25-64

83.82% of adults 25-64

Science Skills

507 pts

488.32 pts

Beer Consumption

3.7 L/person/yr

3.5 L/person/yr

Protected Land (%)

22%

22.9%

Life Evaluation Score

6.9 pts

7.2 pts

Corruption Perceptions Index

76 pts

78 pts

Inflation Rate

3.2%

3.3%

Government Debt (% GDP)

58% of GDP

56.5% of GDP

Housing Affordability

80.47% of income

81.76% of income

Social Support

89.36% of adults 15+

90.98% of adults 15+

Liberal Democracy Index

0.79

0.77

Women in Parliament (%)

38%

38.67%

Sanitation Access (%)

100%

97.66%

Military Spending

1.9% of GDP

Education Spending (% GDP)

5.1% of GDP

5.2% of GDP

Health Spending (% GDP)

9.9% of GDP

10.1% of GDP

Math Skills

487.08 pts

492.68 pts

Adult Literacy

280.4 pts

282.32 pts

Literacy Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Renewable Energy (%)

12.3%

12.2%

Birth Rate

10.75 per 1k

10.68 per 1k

Life Expectancy

83.1 years

81.9 years

Electoral Democracy Index

0.84

0.83

Freedom of Expression Index

0.92

0.91

Gender Gap in Work

6.4 min/day

-4.83 min/day

Air Pollution Exposure

98.97% of population

99.41% of population

Extreme Temperature Exposure

5.1% of population

0% of population

Human Development Index

0.96

0.95

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

20 days/yr

Dependency Ratio

55.21% of working-age pop.

55.09% of working-age pop.

Women's Political Empowerment

0.91

0.90

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Internet Users (%)

97%

GNI Per Capita

$62,680

$62,520

Capital Elevation

578 m

-2 m

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.36 per 1M people

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

-15 m

-7 m

Land Border Length

0 km

1.1K km

Digital Payments Used

98.95% of adults

98.79% of adults

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-2.6% of GDP

8.8% of GDP

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

3.1% of GDP

-1.4% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

21 sites

0 sites

Border Neighbors

2.0