Matchup file

Netherlands vs Saudi Arabia

119 shared metrics.

NetherlandsLeads in 67

vs119 shared

Saudi ArabiaLeads in 52

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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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Saudi Arabia

Quick context before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Identity

Name origin: named after the ruling dynasty of the country, the House of Saud.

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Analysis

Netherlands leads in 67 of 119 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 52.

Netherlands's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 364.1x that of Saudi Arabia (113.92 per 100k people vs 0.31 per 100k people).

Netherlands's Renewable Energy (%) is 121.0x that of Saudi Arabia (12.2% vs 0.10%).

Netherlands's Wind Electricity Share is 70.3x that of Saudi Arabia (24.97% vs 0.35%).

Netherlands's Electoral Democracy Index is 51.0x that of Saudi Arabia (0.83 vs 0.02).

Netherlands's High-Tech Exports (%) is 42.1x that of Saudi Arabia (23.47% vs 0.54%).

Key Comparisons

EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleNetherlands leads

Netherlands

113.92 per 100k people

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

Renewable Energy (%)Netherlands leads

Netherlands

12.2%

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

Wind Electricity ShareNetherlands leads

Netherlands

24.97%

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

Electoral Democracy IndexNetherlands leads

Netherlands

0.83

Saudi Arabia

0.02

High-Tech Exports (%)Netherlands leads

Netherlands

23.47%

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

Population DensityNetherlands leads

Netherlands

530.95 /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

All Metrics

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Netherlands

113.92 per 100k people

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

36414% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Netherlands

12.2%

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

12100% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Netherlands

24.97%

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

7034% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Netherlands

0.83

Saudi Arabia

0.02

5100% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Netherlands

23.47%

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

4214% higher

Population Density

Netherlands

530.95 /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

3287% higher

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Netherlands

18.37% of firms

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

2654% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Netherlands

18.12%

Saudi Arabia

0.73%

2388% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Netherlands

11.06%

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

2333% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Netherlands

0.77

Saudi Arabia

0.05

1547% higher

Suicide Rate

Netherlands

11.5 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

0.95 per 100k

1111% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Netherlands

21.12%

Saudi Arabia

1.8%

1067% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Netherlands

0.91

Saudi Arabia

0.09

889% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Netherlands

13.65% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.8% of firms

676% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Netherlands

20.5%

Saudi Arabia

3.0%

595% higher

Researchers

Netherlands

6.3K per 1M

Saudi Arabia

1.1K per 1M

464% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Netherlands

15.53 per 1M people

Saudi Arabia

3.2 per 1M people

381% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Netherlands

56.5% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

13.1% of GDP

331% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Netherlands

341.47 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

83.65 kg/person/yr

308% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Netherlands

2.3% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

0.56% of GDP

299% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Netherlands

$5,796.03

Saudi Arabia

$1,593.37

264% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Netherlands

25.25% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

8.2% of GDP

209% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Netherlands

635.05 per 1k people

Saudi Arabia

222.77 per 1k people

185% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Netherlands

82.43% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

29.11% of GDP

183% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Netherlands

71.4% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

25.57% of GDP

179% higher

Death Rate

Netherlands

9.7 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

3.5 per 1k

176% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Netherlands

1.2K

Saudi Arabia

433

174% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

Netherlands

0.90

Saudi Arabia

0.35

160% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Netherlands

2.7% of firms

Saudi Arabia

1.0% of firms

159% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Netherlands

10.1% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

4.6% of GDP

118% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Netherlands

11.66 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

5.5 per 1k

112% higher

Land Area

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

33.7K km²

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

98% lower

Firms Asked for Bribes

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

0.28% of firms

Saudi Arabia

9.5% of firms

97% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Netherlands

38.67%

Saudi Arabia

19.87%

95% higher

Inflation Rate

Netherlands

3.3%

Saudi Arabia

1.7%

94% higher

Political Corruption Index

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

0.03

Saudi Arabia

0.33

92% lower

Water Stress (%)

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

74.86%

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

92% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Netherlands

21.48 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

11.35 kg/person/yr

89% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

41.0K

Saudi Arabia

282.0K

85% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

1.9 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

11.11 per 1k

83% lower

Coastline Length

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

451 km

Saudi Arabia

2.6K km

83% lower

Tourism Revenue

Netherlands

$10,926,200,195.31

Saudi Arabia

$5,960,000,000

83% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

118.79 Mt CO2e

Saudi Arabia

652.51 Mt CO2e

82% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

9.8% of adults

Saudi Arabia

54.13% of adults

82% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

3.4 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

18.5 per 100k

82% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

10.89 µg/m³

Saudi Arabia

53.15 µg/m³

80% lower

GNI Per Capita

Netherlands

$62,520

Saudi Arabia

$35,630

75% higher

Land Border Length

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

1.1K km

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

75% lower

Military Spending

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

1.9% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

7.3% of GDP

74% lower

Electricity Generation

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

122.3 TWh

Saudi Arabia

454.64 TWh

73% lower

Highest Elevation

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

862 m

Saudi Arabia

3.0K m

71% lower

Border Neighbors

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

2.0

Saudi Arabia

7.0

71% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

6.3 t/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

20.38 t/person/yr

69% lower

Water Withdrawal

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

8.2 B m³

Saudi Arabia

23.38 B m³

65% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

253.56 gCO2/kWh

Saudi Arabia

691.95 gCO2/kWh

63% lower

Forest Area

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

3.7K km²

Saudi Arabia

9.8K km²

62% lower

Irrigated Land

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

3.0K km²

Saudi Arabia

7.6K km²

61% lower

Obesity Rate

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

16.91%

Saudi Arabia

41.11%

59% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

3.4K kg oil eq/person

Saudi Arabia

7.5K kg oil eq/person

55% lower

Airports

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

Saudi Arabia

54% lower

Dependency Ratio

Netherlands

55.09% of working-age pop.

Saudi Arabia

36.55% of working-age pop.

51% higher

Population

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

17.83M

Saudi Arabia

36.54M

51% lower

Time Zones Count

Netherlands

3.0 time zones

Saudi Arabia

2.0 time zones

50% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

59.98M kW

Saudi Arabia

119.62M kW

50% lower

Domestic Patents

Netherlands

2.1K

Saudi Arabia

1.4K

49% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

6.2K kWh/person

Saudi Arabia

11.8K kWh/person

48% lower

Foreign Patents

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

1.4K

Saudi Arabia

2.6K

46% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

1.1%

Saudi Arabia

2.0%

46% lower

Railway Length

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

3.1K km

Saudi Arabia

5.4K km

44% lower

Smoking Rate

Netherlands

21.3%

Saudi Arabia

14.9%

43% higher

Shipping Traffic

Netherlands

14.93M

Saudi Arabia

10.46M

43% higher

Median Age

Netherlands

41.4 years

Saudi Arabia

29.2 years

42% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

33.52 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

58.04 per 100k

42% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Netherlands

75.82 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

54.13 kg/person/yr

40% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Netherlands

20.5% of adults

Saudi Arabia

14.7% of adults

39% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Netherlands

78 pts

Saudi Arabia

57 pts

37% higher

Youth Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

15.03%

Saudi Arabia

23.82%

37% lower

Child Mortality

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

4.0 per 1k births

Saudi Arabia

6.2 per 1k births

35% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

53.55%

Saudi Arabia

80.77%

34% lower

Scientific Publications

Netherlands

34.3K

Saudi Arabia

25.8K

33% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Netherlands

2.9 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

2.2 per 1k

32% higher

Digital Payments Used

Netherlands

98.79% of adults

Saudi Arabia

75.72% of adults

30% higher

Infant Mortality

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

3.5 per 1k births

Saudi Arabia

4.9 per 1k births

29% lower

Protected Land (%)

Netherlands

22.9%

Saudi Arabia

18.5%

24% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Netherlands

37.43% of adults

Saudi Arabia

30.13% of adults

24% higher

Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

10.68 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

13.41 per 1k

20% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

129 per 100 people

Saudi Arabia

157.78 per 100 people

18% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Netherlands

$84,221.98

Saudi Arabia

$71,375.37

18% higher

Air Passengers

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

41.44M

Saudi Arabia

47.98M

14% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Netherlands

3.9 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

3.4 per 1k

14% higher

Urban Population (%)

Netherlands

95.64%

Saudi Arabia

84.46%

13% higher

Food Waste per Person

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

129 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

148.88 kg/person/yr

13% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

8.8% of youth labor force

Saudi Arabia

10.01% of youth labor force

12% lower

Fertility Rate

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

1.6 children/woman

Saudi Arabia

1.8 children/woman

12% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

87.64% of adults

Saudi Arabia

95.89% of adults

9% lower

Unemployment Rate

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

3.6%

Saudi Arabia

3.9%

8% lower

Human Development Index

Netherlands

0.95

Saudi Arabia

0.90

6% higher

Life Evaluation Score

Netherlands

7.2 pts

Saudi Arabia

6.8 pts

6% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

20 days/yr

Saudi Arabia

21 days/yr

5% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

32.4% of adults

Saudi Arabia

34.2% of adults

5% lower

Life Expectancy

Netherlands

81.9 years

Saudi Arabia

78.7 years

4% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Netherlands

86.59%

Saudi Arabia

83.88%

3% higher

Internet Users (%)

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

97%

Saudi Arabia

100%

3% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

43 per 100 people

Saudi Arabia

44 per 100 people

2% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

$1,214,927,698,572.66

Saudi Arabia

$1,239,804,533,333.33

2% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Netherlands

5.2% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

5.1% of GDP

1% higher

Beer Consumption

Netherlands

3.5 L/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Spirits Consumption

Netherlands

1.3 L/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Coal Electricity Share

Netherlands

7.1%

Saudi Arabia

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Netherlands

100%

Saudi Arabia

100%

equal

Sanitation Access (%)

Netherlands

97.66%

Saudi Arabia

97.61%

equal

Alcohol Consumption

Netherlands

8.7 L/adult/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/adult/yr

ranked higher

Capital Elevation

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

-2 m

Saudi Arabia

612 m

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Netherlands

0 per 1M people

Saudi Arabia

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

-7 m

Saudi Arabia

0 m

ranked lower

Official Languages Count

Netherlands

1.0

Saudi Arabia

1.0

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Netherlands

8.8% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

-3% of GDP

ranked higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

-1.4% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

1.7% of GDP

ranked lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Saudi Arabia

Netherlands

0 sites

Saudi Arabia

8.0 sites

ranked lower

Comparison of Netherlands and Saudi Arabia across 119 metrics
				Winner
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	113.92 per 100k people	0.31 per 100k people	36414% higher	Netherlands
Renewable Energy (%)	12.2%	0.10%	12100% higher	Netherlands
Wind Electricity Share	24.97%	0.35%	7034% higher	Netherlands
Electoral Democracy Index	0.83	0.02	5100% higher	Netherlands
High-Tech Exports (%)	23.47%	0.54%	4214% higher	Netherlands
Population Density	530.95 /km²	15.68 /km²	3287% higher	Netherlands
Firms Hit by Power Outages	18.37% of firms	0.67% of firms	2654% higher	Netherlands
Renewable Energy (%)	18.12%	0.73%	2388% higher	Netherlands
Forest Coverage (%)	11.06%	0.45%	2333% higher	Netherlands
Liberal Democracy Index	0.77	0.05	1547% higher	Netherlands
Suicide Rate	11.5 per 100k	0.95 per 100k	1111% higher	Netherlands
Solar Electricity Share	21.12%	1.8%	1067% higher	Netherlands
Freedom of Expression Index	0.91	0.09	889% higher	Netherlands
Firms with Female Top Manager	13.65% of firms	1.8% of firms	676% higher	Netherlands
Elderly Population (%)	20.5%	3.0%	595% higher	Netherlands
Researchers	6.3K per 1M	1.1K per 1M	464% higher	Netherlands
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	15.53 per 1M people	3.2 per 1M people	381% higher	Netherlands
Government Debt (% GDP)	56.5% of GDP	13.1% of GDP	331% higher	Netherlands
Milk Consumption per Person	341.47 kg/person/yr	83.65 kg/person/yr	308% higher	Netherlands
R&D Spending (% GDP)	2.3% of GDP	0.56% of GDP	299% higher	Netherlands
Health Spending Per Capita	$5,796.03	$1,593.37	264% higher	Netherlands
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	25.25% of GDP	8.2% of GDP	209% higher	Netherlands
Vehicles per 1,000 People	635.05 per 1k people	222.77 per 1k people	185% higher	Netherlands
Exports (% GDP)	82.43% of GDP	29.11% of GDP	183% higher	Netherlands
Imports (% GDP)	71.4% of GDP	25.57% of GDP	179% higher	Netherlands
Death Rate	9.7 per 1k	3.5 per 1k	176% higher	Netherlands
Merchant Fleet Size	1.2K	433	174% higher	Netherlands
Women's Political Empowerment	0.90	0.35	160% higher	Netherlands
Firms Making Informal Payments	2.7% of firms	1.0% of firms	159% higher	Netherlands
Health Spending (% GDP)	10.1% of GDP	4.6% of GDP	118% higher	Netherlands
Nurses & Midwives	11.66 per 1k	5.5 per 1k	112% higher	Netherlands
Land Area	33.7K km²	2.15M km²	98% lower	Saudi Arabia
Firms Asked for Bribes	0.28% of firms	9.5% of firms	97% lower	Saudi Arabia
Women in Parliament (%)	38.67%	19.87%	95% higher	Netherlands
Inflation Rate	3.3%	1.7%	94% higher	Netherlands
Political Corruption Index	0.03	0.33	92% lower	Saudi Arabia
Water Stress (%)	74.86%	974.17%	92% lower	Saudi Arabia
Seafood Consumption per Person	21.48 kg/person/yr	11.35 kg/person/yr	89% higher	Netherlands
Armed Forces Personnel	41.0K	282.0K	85% lower	Saudi Arabia
Teen Birth Rate	1.9 per 1k	11.11 per 1k	83% lower	Saudi Arabia
Coastline Length	451 km	2.6K km	83% lower	Saudi Arabia
Tourism Revenue	$10,926,200,195.31	$5,960,000,000	83% higher	Netherlands
Total CO2 Emissions	118.79 Mt CO2e	652.51 Mt CO2e	82% lower	Saudi Arabia
Insufficient Physical Activity	9.8% of adults	54.13% of adults	82% lower	Saudi Arabia
Road Traffic Death Rate	3.4 per 100k	18.5 per 100k	82% lower	Saudi Arabia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	10.89 µg/m³	53.15 µg/m³	80% lower	Saudi Arabia
GNI Per Capita	$62,520	$35,630	75% higher	Netherlands
Land Border Length	1.1K km	4.3K km	75% lower	Saudi Arabia
Military Spending	1.9% of GDP	7.3% of GDP	74% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Generation	122.3 TWh	454.64 TWh	73% lower	Saudi Arabia
Highest Elevation	862 m	3.0K m	71% lower	Saudi Arabia
Border Neighbors	2.0	7.0	71% lower	Saudi Arabia
CO2 Per Capita	6.3 t/person/yr	20.38 t/person/yr	69% lower	Saudi Arabia
Water Withdrawal	8.2 B m³	23.38 B m³	65% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	253.56 gCO2/kWh	691.95 gCO2/kWh	63% lower	Saudi Arabia
Forest Area	3.7K km²	9.8K km²	62% lower	Saudi Arabia
Irrigated Land	3.0K km²	7.6K km²	61% lower	Saudi Arabia
Obesity Rate	16.91%	41.11%	59% lower	Saudi Arabia
Energy Use (Per Capita)	3.4K kg oil eq/person	7.5K kg oil eq/person	55% lower	Saudi Arabia
Airports	41	89	54% lower	Saudi Arabia
Dependency Ratio	55.09% of working-age pop.	36.55% of working-age pop.	51% higher	Netherlands
Population	17.83M	36.54M	51% lower	Saudi Arabia
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% higher	Netherlands
Electric Generating Capacity	59.98M kW	119.62M kW	50% lower	Saudi Arabia
Domestic Patents	2.1K	1.4K	49% higher	Netherlands
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	6.2K kWh/person	11.8K kWh/person	48% lower	Saudi Arabia
Foreign Patents	1.4K	2.6K	46% lower	Saudi Arabia
GDP Growth Rate	1.1%	2.0%	46% lower	Saudi Arabia
Railway Length	3.1K km	5.4K km	44% lower	Saudi Arabia
Smoking Rate	21.3%	14.9%	43% higher	Netherlands
Shipping Traffic	14.93M	10.46M	43% higher	Netherlands
Median Age	41.4 years	29.2 years	42% higher	Netherlands
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	33.52 per 100k	58.04 per 100k	42% lower	Saudi Arabia
Meat Consumption per Person	75.82 kg/person/yr	54.13 kg/person/yr	40% higher	Netherlands
Tobacco Use Prevalence	20.5% of adults	14.7% of adults	39% higher	Netherlands
Corruption Perceptions Index	78 pts	57 pts	37% higher	Netherlands
Youth Population (%)	15.03%	23.82%	37% lower	Saudi Arabia
Child Mortality	4.0 per 1k births	6.2 per 1k births	35% lower	Saudi Arabia
Agricultural Land (%)	53.55%	80.77%	34% lower	Saudi Arabia
Scientific Publications	34.3K	25.8K	33% higher	Netherlands
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.9 per 1k	2.2 per 1k	32% higher	Netherlands
Digital Payments Used	98.79% of adults	75.72% of adults	30% higher	Netherlands
Infant Mortality	3.5 per 1k births	4.9 per 1k births	29% lower	Saudi Arabia
Protected Land (%)	22.9%	18.5%	24% higher	Netherlands
Credit Card Ownership	37.43% of adults	30.13% of adults	24% higher	Netherlands
Birth Rate	10.68 per 1k	13.41 per 1k	20% lower	Saudi Arabia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	129 per 100 people	157.78 per 100 people	18% lower	Saudi Arabia
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$84,221.98	$71,375.37	18% higher	Netherlands
Air Passengers	41.44M	47.98M	14% lower	Saudi Arabia
Doctors (per 1,000)	3.9 per 1k	3.4 per 1k	14% higher	Netherlands
Urban Population (%)	95.64%	84.46%	13% higher	Netherlands
Food Waste per Person	129 kg/person/yr	148.88 kg/person/yr	13% lower	Saudi Arabia
Youth Unemployment Rate	8.8% of youth labor force	10.01% of youth labor force	12% lower	Saudi Arabia
Fertility Rate	1.6 children/woman	1.8 children/woman	12% lower	Saudi Arabia
Can Raise Emergency Money	87.64% of adults	95.89% of adults	9% lower	Saudi Arabia
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	3.9%	8% lower	Saudi Arabia
Human Development Index	0.95	0.90	6% higher	Netherlands
Life Evaluation Score	7.2 pts	6.8 pts	6% higher	Netherlands
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	21 days/yr	5% lower	Saudi Arabia
Hypertension Prevalence	32.4% of adults	34.2% of adults	5% lower	Saudi Arabia
Life Expectancy	81.9 years	78.7 years	4% higher	Netherlands
University Enrollment Rate	86.59%	83.88%	3% higher	Netherlands
Internet Users (%)	97%	100%	3% lower	Saudi Arabia
Broadband Access (%)	43 per 100 people	44 per 100 people	2% lower	Saudi Arabia
GDP (Nominal)	$1,214,927,698,572.66	$1,239,804,533,333.33	2% lower	Saudi Arabia
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.2% of GDP	5.1% of GDP	1% higher	Netherlands
Beer Consumption	3.5 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Netherlands
Spirits Consumption	1.3 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Netherlands
Coal Electricity Share	7.1%	0%	ranked higher	Netherlands
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Netherlands
Sanitation Access (%)	97.66%	97.61%	equal	Netherlands
Alcohol Consumption	8.7 L/adult/yr	0 L/adult/yr	ranked higher	Netherlands
Capital Elevation	-2 m	612 m	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Netherlands
Lowest Elevation	-7 m	0 m	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Netherlands
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	8.8% of GDP	-3% of GDP	ranked higher	Netherlands
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	-1.4% of GDP	1.7% of GDP	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	0 sites	8.0 sites	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia

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Netherlands Saudi Arabia

Analysis

Netherlands leads in 67 of 119 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 52.

Netherlands's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 364.1x that of Saudi Arabia (113.92 per 100k people vs 0.31 per 100k people).

Netherlands's Renewable Energy (%) is 121.0x that of Saudi Arabia (12.2% vs 0.10%).

Netherlands's Wind Electricity Share is 70.3x that of Saudi Arabia (24.97% vs 0.35%).

Netherlands's Electoral Democracy Index is 51.0x that of Saudi Arabia (0.83 vs 0.02).

Netherlands's High-Tech Exports (%) is 42.1x that of Saudi Arabia (23.47% vs 0.54%).

Key Comparisons

EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleNetherlands leads

Netherlands

113.92 per 100k people

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

Renewable Energy (%)Netherlands leads

Netherlands

12.2%

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

Wind Electricity ShareNetherlands leads

Netherlands

24.97%

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

Electoral Democracy IndexNetherlands leads

Netherlands

0.83

Saudi Arabia

0.02

High-Tech Exports (%)Netherlands leads

Netherlands

23.47%

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

Population DensityNetherlands leads

Netherlands

530.95 /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

113.92 per 100k people

0.31 per 100k people

Renewable Energy (%)

12.2%

0.10%

Wind Electricity Share

24.97%

0.35%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.83

0.02

High-Tech Exports (%)

23.47%

0.54%

Population Density

530.95 /km²

15.68 /km²

Firms Hit by Power Outages

18.37% of firms

0.67% of firms

Renewable Energy (%)

18.12%

0.73%

Forest Coverage (%)

11.06%

0.45%

Liberal Democracy Index

0.77

0.05

Suicide Rate

11.5 per 100k

0.95 per 100k

Solar Electricity Share

21.12%

1.8%

Freedom of Expression Index

0.91

0.09

Firms with Female Top Manager

13.65% of firms

1.8% of firms

Elderly Population (%)

20.5%

3.0%

Researchers

6.3K per 1M

1.1K per 1M

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

15.53 per 1M people

3.2 per 1M people

Government Debt (% GDP)

56.5% of GDP

13.1% of GDP

Milk Consumption per Person

341.47 kg/person/yr

83.65 kg/person/yr

R&D Spending (% GDP)

2.3% of GDP

0.56% of GDP

Health Spending Per Capita

$5,796.03

$1,593.37

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

25.25% of GDP

8.2% of GDP

Vehicles per 1,000 People

635.05 per 1k people

222.77 per 1k people

Exports (% GDP)

82.43% of GDP

29.11% of GDP

Imports (% GDP)

71.4% of GDP

25.57% of GDP

Death Rate

9.7 per 1k

3.5 per 1k

Merchant Fleet Size

1.2K

433

Women's Political Empowerment

0.90

0.35

Firms Making Informal Payments

2.7% of firms

1.0% of firms

Health Spending (% GDP)

10.1% of GDP

4.6% of GDP

Nurses & Midwives

11.66 per 1k

5.5 per 1k

Land Area

33.7K km²

2.15M km²

Firms Asked for Bribes

0.28% of firms

9.5% of firms

Women in Parliament (%)

38.67%

19.87%

Inflation Rate

3.3%

1.7%

Political Corruption Index

0.03

0.33

Water Stress (%)

74.86%

974.17%

Seafood Consumption per Person

21.48 kg/person/yr

11.35 kg/person/yr

Armed Forces Personnel

41.0K

282.0K

Teen Birth Rate

1.9 per 1k

11.11 per 1k

Coastline Length

451 km

2.6K km

Tourism Revenue

$10,926,200,195.31

$5,960,000,000

Total CO2 Emissions

118.79 Mt CO2e

652.51 Mt CO2e

Insufficient Physical Activity

9.8% of adults

54.13% of adults

Road Traffic Death Rate

3.4 per 100k

18.5 per 100k

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

10.89 µg/m³

53.15 µg/m³

GNI Per Capita

$62,520

$35,630

Land Border Length

1.1K km

4.3K km

Military Spending

1.9% of GDP

7.3% of GDP

Electricity Generation

122.3 TWh

454.64 TWh

Highest Elevation

862 m

3.0K m

Border Neighbors

2.0

7.0

CO2 Per Capita

6.3 t/person/yr

20.38 t/person/yr

Water Withdrawal

8.2 B m³

23.38 B m³

Electricity Carbon Intensity

253.56 gCO2/kWh

691.95 gCO2/kWh

Forest Area

3.7K km²

9.8K km²

Irrigated Land

3.0K km²

7.6K km²

Obesity Rate

16.91%

41.11%

Energy Use (Per Capita)

3.4K kg oil eq/person

7.5K kg oil eq/person

Airports

Dependency Ratio

55.09% of working-age pop.

36.55% of working-age pop.

Population

17.83M

36.54M

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

2.0 time zones

Electric Generating Capacity

59.98M kW

119.62M kW

Domestic Patents

2.1K

1.4K

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

6.2K kWh/person

11.8K kWh/person

Foreign Patents

1.4K

2.6K

GDP Growth Rate

1.1%

2.0%

Railway Length

3.1K km

5.4K km

Smoking Rate

21.3%

14.9%

Shipping Traffic

14.93M

10.46M

Median Age

41.4 years

29.2 years

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

33.52 per 100k

58.04 per 100k

Meat Consumption per Person

75.82 kg/person/yr

54.13 kg/person/yr

Tobacco Use Prevalence

20.5% of adults

14.7% of adults

Corruption Perceptions Index

78 pts

57 pts

Youth Population (%)

15.03%

23.82%

Child Mortality

4.0 per 1k births

6.2 per 1k births

Agricultural Land (%)

53.55%

80.77%

Scientific Publications

34.3K

25.8K

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

2.9 per 1k

2.2 per 1k

Digital Payments Used

98.79% of adults

75.72% of adults

Infant Mortality

3.5 per 1k births

4.9 per 1k births

Protected Land (%)

22.9%

18.5%

Credit Card Ownership

37.43% of adults

30.13% of adults

Birth Rate

10.68 per 1k

13.41 per 1k

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

129 per 100 people

157.78 per 100 people

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$84,221.98

$71,375.37

Air Passengers

41.44M

47.98M

Doctors (per 1,000)

3.9 per 1k

3.4 per 1k

Urban Population (%)

95.64%

84.46%

Food Waste per Person

129 kg/person/yr

148.88 kg/person/yr

Youth Unemployment Rate

8.8% of youth labor force

10.01% of youth labor force

Fertility Rate

1.6 children/woman

1.8 children/woman

Can Raise Emergency Money

87.64% of adults

95.89% of adults

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

3.9%

Human Development Index

0.95

0.90

Life Evaluation Score

7.2 pts

6.8 pts

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

20 days/yr

21 days/yr

Hypertension Prevalence

32.4% of adults

34.2% of adults

Life Expectancy

81.9 years

78.7 years

University Enrollment Rate

86.59%

83.88%

Internet Users (%)

97%

100%

Broadband Access (%)

43 per 100 people

44 per 100 people

GDP (Nominal)

$1,214,927,698,572.66

$1,239,804,533,333.33

Education Spending (% GDP)

5.2% of GDP

5.1% of GDP

Beer Consumption

3.5 L/person/yr

0 L/person/yr

Spirits Consumption

1.3 L/person/yr

0 L/person/yr

Coal Electricity Share

7.1%

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Sanitation Access (%)

97.66%

97.61%

Alcohol Consumption

8.7 L/adult/yr

0 L/adult/yr

Capital Elevation

-2 m

612 m

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

-7 m

0 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

8.8% of GDP

-3% of GDP

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

-1.4% of GDP

1.7% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

0 sites

8.0 sites