Matchup file

Netherlands vs Switzerland

175 shared metrics.

NetherlandsLeads in 82

vs175 shared

SwitzerlandLeads in 93

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Netherlands

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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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Switzerland

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Identity

Formal name: Swiss Confederation.

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Identity

Name origin: name derives from the canton of Schwyz, one of the founding cantons of the Swiss Confederacy formed in the late 13th century.

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Analysis

Switzerland leads in 93 of 175 shared metrics, while Netherlands leads in 82.

Netherlands's Shipping Traffic is 129.9x that of Switzerland (14.93M vs 114.1K).

Netherlands's Wind Electricity Share is 112.5x that of Switzerland (24.97% vs 0.22%).

Netherlands's Merchant Fleet Size is 68.8x that of Switzerland (1.2K vs 17).

Netherlands's Water Stress (%) is 16.8x that of Switzerland (74.86% vs 4.2%).

Netherlands's Fuel Poverty is 13.2x that of Switzerland (7.1% of adults 16+ vs 0.50% of adults 16+).

Key Comparisons

Shipping TrafficNetherlands leads

Netherlands

14.93M

Switzerland

114.1K

Wind Electricity ShareNetherlands leads

Netherlands

24.97%

Switzerland

0.22%

Merchant Fleet SizeNetherlands leads

Netherlands

1.2K

Switzerland

Water Stress (%)Netherlands leads

Netherlands

74.86%

Switzerland

4.2%

Fuel PovertyNetherlands leads

Netherlands

7.1% of adults 16+

Switzerland

0.50% of adults 16+

Electricity Carbon IntensityNetherlands leads

Netherlands

253.56 gCO2/kWh

Switzerland

39.22 gCO2/kWh

All Metrics

Shipping Traffic

Netherlands

14.93M

Switzerland

114.1K

12987% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Netherlands

24.97%

Switzerland

0.22%

11250% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Netherlands

1.2K

Switzerland

6882% higher

Water Stress (%)

Netherlands

74.86%

Switzerland

4.2%

1675% higher

Fuel Poverty

Netherlands

7.1% of adults 16+

Switzerland

0.50% of adults 16+

1320% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Netherlands

253.56 gCO2/kWh

Switzerland

39.22 gCO2/kWh

547% higher

Irrigated Land

Netherlands

3.0K km²

Switzerland

494 km²

501% higher

Foreign Patents

Netherlands

1.4K

Switzerland

267

421% higher

Informal Employment Share

Netherlands

5.4% of employed people

Switzerland

1.1% of employed people

396% higher

Water Withdrawal

Netherlands

8.2 B m³

Switzerland

1.7 B m³

383% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Netherlands

118.79 Mt CO2e

Switzerland

33.73 Mt CO2e

252% higher

Time Zones Count

Netherlands

3.0 time zones

Switzerland

1.0 time zones

200% higher

Inflation Rate

Netherlands

3.3%

Switzerland

1.1%

200% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Netherlands

113.92 per 100k people

Switzerland

39.54 per 100k people

188% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Netherlands

56.5% of GDP

Switzerland

19.9% of GDP

184% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Netherlands

25.25% of GDP

Switzerland

9.0% of GDP

180% higher

Military Spending

Netherlands

1.9% of GDP

Switzerland

0.72% of GDP

167% higher

Population Density

Netherlands

530.95 /km²

Switzerland

224.98 /km²

136% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Netherlands

59.98M kW

Switzerland

26.50M kW

126% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Netherlands

41.0K

Switzerland

20.0K

105% higher

Population

Netherlands

17.83M

Switzerland

8.93M

100% higher

Nuclear Electricity Share

Switzerland

Netherlands

3.2%

Switzerland

32.4%

90% lower

Relationship Dissatisfaction

Netherlands

2.2% of adults 16+

Switzerland

1.2% of adults 16+

86% higher

Protected Land (%)

Netherlands

22.9%

Switzerland

12.5%

83% higher

Highest Elevation

Switzerland

Netherlands

862 m

Switzerland

4.6K m

81% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Netherlands

6.3 t/person/yr

Switzerland

3.6 t/person/yr

75% higher

Official Languages Count

Switzerland

Netherlands

1.0

Switzerland

4.0

75% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Netherlands

21.12%

Switzerland

12.13%

74% higher

Forest Area

Switzerland

Netherlands

3.7K km²

Switzerland

12.8K km²

71% lower

Voter Turnout

Netherlands

77.74% of votes

Switzerland

46.64% of votes

67% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Switzerland

Netherlands

11.06%

Switzerland

32.38%

66% lower

Low Reading Skills

Netherlands

20.2% of students

Switzerland

12.36% of students

63% higher

Low Math Skills

Netherlands

20.2% of students

Switzerland

12.36% of students

63% higher

Low Science Skills

Netherlands

20.2% of students

Switzerland

12.36% of students

63% higher

Long Work Hours

Switzerland

Netherlands

2.0% of employees

Switzerland

5.0% of employees

61% lower

Domestic Patents

Netherlands

2.1K

Switzerland

1.3K

61% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Switzerland

Netherlands

33.52 per 100k

Switzerland

85.4 per 100k

61% lower

Long-Term Unemployment

Switzerland

Netherlands

0.51% of workforce

Switzerland

1.3% of workforce

60% lower

Border Neighbors

Switzerland

Netherlands

2.0

Switzerland

5.0

60% lower

Youth NEET Rate

Switzerland

Netherlands

4.1% of youth 15-24

Switzerland

10.0% of youth 15-24

58% lower

Low-Wage Workers

Switzerland

Netherlands

5.2% of workers

Switzerland

12.1% of workers

57% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Switzerland

Netherlands

12.2%

Switzerland

27.7%

56% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Switzerland

Netherlands

18.12%

Switzerland

39.87%

55% lower

Electricity Generation

Netherlands

122.3 TWh

Switzerland

78.69 TWh

55% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Switzerland

Netherlands

9.8% of adults

Switzerland

21.05% of adults

54% lower

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Switzerland

Netherlands

6.1% of male wages

Switzerland

12.07% of male wages

50% lower

Air Passengers

Netherlands

41.44M

Switzerland

27.73M

49% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Switzerland

Netherlands

$5,796.03

Switzerland

$10,963.43

47% lower

Credit Card Ownership

Switzerland

Netherlands

37.43% of adults

Switzerland

69.21% of adults

46% lower

Road Deaths

Netherlands

3.8 per 100k

Switzerland

2.7 per 100k

43% higher

Railway Length

Switzerland

Netherlands

3.1K km

Switzerland

5.3K km

42% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Netherlands

53.55%

Switzerland

37.79%

42% higher

Scientific Publications

Netherlands

34.3K

Switzerland

24.2K

42% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Netherlands

3.4 per 100k

Switzerland

2.4 per 100k

42% higher

Land Border Length

Switzerland

Netherlands

1.1K km

Switzerland

1.8K km

41% lower

Loneliness

Netherlands

5.7% of adults 16+

Switzerland

4.0% of adults 16+

40% higher

Airports

Switzerland

Netherlands

Switzerland

40% lower

Time Dissatisfaction

Switzerland

Netherlands

6.0% of adults 16+

Switzerland

9.6% of adults 16+

38% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Switzerland

Netherlands

11.66 per 1k

Switzerland

18.76 per 1k

38% lower

Poor Health

Netherlands

6.0% reporting poor health

Switzerland

4.4% reporting poor health

36% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Netherlands

3.4K kg oil eq/person

Switzerland

2.5K kg oil eq/person

36% higher

Poverty Rate

Switzerland

Netherlands

7.0% of population

Switzerland

10.72% of population

35% lower

Housing Cost Burden

Switzerland

Netherlands

12.83% of households

Switzerland

19.68% of households

35% lower

Political Corruption Index

Netherlands

0.03

Switzerland

0.02

35% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Netherlands

21.48 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

16.03 kg/person/yr

34% higher

GNI Per Capita

Switzerland

Netherlands

$62,520

Switzerland

$95,220

34% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Switzerland

Netherlands

2.9 per 1k

Switzerland

4.4 per 1k

34% lower

Political Voice

Switzerland

Netherlands

39% who feel heard by government

Switzerland

58.17% who feel heard by government

33% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Switzerland

Netherlands

2.3% of GDP

Switzerland

3.3% of GDP

32% lower

Overcrowded Housing

Switzerland

Netherlands

3.5% of households

Switzerland

5.0% of households

30% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Netherlands

$1,214,927,698,572.66

Switzerland

$936,564,198,048.52

30% higher

Spirits Consumption

Switzerland

Netherlands

1.3 L/person/yr

Switzerland

1.8 L/person/yr

27% lower

Financial Hardship

Switzerland

Netherlands

7.3% of adults 16+

Switzerland

9.9% of adults 16+

26% lower

Railway Network

Switzerland

Netherlands

3.0K km

Switzerland

4.1K km

26% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Netherlands

1.9 per 1k

Switzerland

1.5 per 1k

25% higher

Inequality (Gini)

Switzerland

Netherlands

25.7

Switzerland

33.8

24% lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Netherlands

8.8% of GDP

Switzerland

7.1% of GDP

24% higher

Low Adult Numeracy

Switzerland

Netherlands

12.55% of adults

Switzerland

16.2% of adults

23% lower

Obesity Rate

Netherlands

16.91%

Switzerland

13.74%

23% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Netherlands

32.4% of adults

Switzerland

26.3% of adults

23% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Switzerland

Netherlands

15.53 per 1M people

Switzerland

20.17 per 1M people

23% lower

Food Waste per Person

Switzerland

Netherlands

129 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

167.45 kg/person/yr

23% lower

Homicide Rate

Netherlands

0.60 per 100k

Switzerland

0.50 per 100k

20% higher

Beer Consumption

Netherlands

3.5 L/person/yr

Switzerland

2.9 L/person/yr

20% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Netherlands

10.89 µg/m³

Switzerland

9.1 µg/m³

20% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Switzerland

Netherlands

23.47%

Switzerland

29.27%

20% lower

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

Netherlands

14.62 per 100k

Switzerland

12.29 per 100k

19% higher

Time Use Inequality

Switzerland

Netherlands

1.9 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

2.3 vs bottom 20%

19% lower

Suicide Rate

Switzerland

Netherlands

11.5 per 100k

Switzerland

14.02 per 100k

18% lower

University Enrollment Rate

Netherlands

86.59%

Switzerland

74.01%

17% higher

Women in Senior Management

Switzerland

Netherlands

28.5% of managers

Switzerland

34.52% of managers

17% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Switzerland

Netherlands

1.1%

Switzerland

1.3%

17% lower

Smoking Rate

Switzerland

Netherlands

21.3%

Switzerland

25.5%

16% lower

Homicide Rate

Netherlands

0.69 per 100k

Switzerland

0.60 per 100k

16% higher

Land Area

Switzerland

Netherlands

33.7K km²

Switzerland

39.5K km²

15% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Netherlands

71.4% of GDP

Switzerland

61.94% of GDP

15% higher

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

Switzerland

Netherlands

4.3 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

5.0 vs bottom 20%

14% lower

Average Earnings

Switzerland

Netherlands

$75,370.1

Switzerland

$87,468.24

14% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Switzerland

Netherlands

30.3 hrs/week

Switzerland

35.3 hrs/week

14% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Netherlands

82.43% of GDP

Switzerland

72.16% of GDP

14% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Switzerland

Netherlands

8.7 L/adult/yr

Switzerland

10.07 L/adult/yr

14% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Switzerland

Netherlands

10.1% of GDP

Switzerland

11.71% of GDP

14% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Switzerland

Netherlands

3.9 per 1k

Switzerland

4.5 per 1k

13% lower

Death Rate

Netherlands

9.7 per 1k

Switzerland

8.6 per 1k

13% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Switzerland

Netherlands

6.2K kWh/person

Switzerland

7.1K kWh/person

13% lower

Self-Rated Health

Switzerland

Netherlands

69.9% reporting good health

Switzerland

79.3% reporting good health

12% lower

Green Space Access

Netherlands

78.21% of urban pop.

Switzerland

69.53% of urban pop.

12% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

Netherlands

75.82 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

67.54 kg/person/yr

12% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Switzerland

Netherlands

43 per 100 people

Switzerland

49 per 100 people

12% lower

Unemployment Rate

Switzerland

Netherlands

3.6%

Switzerland

4.1%

12% lower

Urban Population (%)

Netherlands

95.64%

Switzerland

85.46%

12% higher

Reading Score Gap

Netherlands

2.0 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

1.8 vs bottom 10%

11% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Switzerland

Netherlands

20.5% of adults

Switzerland

23.1% of adults

11% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Switzerland

Netherlands

$84,221.98

Switzerland

$94,115.82

11% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Switzerland

Netherlands

635.05 per 1k people

Switzerland

714.23 per 1k people

11% lower

Science Score Gap

Netherlands

1.9 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

1.7 vs bottom 10%

10% higher

Earnings Inequality

Switzerland

Netherlands

2.5 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

2.8 vs bottom 10%

9% lower

Math Score Gap

Netherlands

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

1.7 vs bottom 10%

9% higher

Tourism Revenue

Netherlands

$10,926,200,195.31

Switzerland

$9,994,000,000

9% higher

Happiness Inequality

Switzerland

Netherlands

1.7 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

1.8 vs bottom 20%

8% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

Switzerland

Netherlands

0.77

Switzerland

0.84

8% lower

Relationship Satisfaction

Switzerland

Netherlands

8.0 pts

Switzerland

8.6 pts

7% lower

Chronic Pain

Switzerland

Netherlands

26% of adults 15+

Switzerland

28% of adults 15+

7% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

Netherlands

341.47 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

318.69 kg/person/yr

7% higher

Birth Rate

Netherlands

10.68 per 1k

Switzerland

10.01 per 1k

7% higher

Job Insecurity

Netherlands

2.5% of earnings at risk

Switzerland

2.4% of earnings at risk

6% higher

Safety at Night

Switzerland

Netherlands

82.5% feeling safe at night

Switzerland

87.5% feeling safe at night

6% lower

Relationship Inequality

Netherlands

1.6 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

1.5 vs bottom 20%

6% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Switzerland

Netherlands

0.83

Switzerland

0.88

6% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Switzerland

Netherlands

0.91

Switzerland

0.97

6% lower

Reading Skills

Switzerland

Netherlands

459.24 pts

Switzerland

483.33 pts

5% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Netherlands

5.2% of GDP

Switzerland

4.9% of GDP

5% higher

Researchers

Netherlands

6.3K per 1M

Switzerland

6.0K per 1M

5% higher

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

Switzerland

Netherlands

$47,171

Switzerland

$48,940

4% lower

Housing Affordability

Netherlands

81.76% of income

Switzerland

78.88% of income

4% higher

Math Skills

Switzerland

Netherlands

492.68 pts

Switzerland

507.99 pts

3% lower

Science Skills

Switzerland

Netherlands

488.32 pts

Switzerland

502.52 pts

3% lower

Life Satisfaction

Switzerland

Netherlands

7.6 pts

Switzerland

7.8 pts

3% lower

Child Mortality

Netherlands

4.0 per 1k births

Switzerland

3.9 per 1k births

3% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

Switzerland

Netherlands

0.90

Switzerland

0.93

3% lower

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Netherlands

99.96%

Switzerland

96.7%

3% higher

Life Expectancy

Switzerland

Netherlands

81.9 years

Switzerland

84.1 years

3% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Netherlands

7.2 pts

Switzerland

7.0 pts

3% higher

Job Satisfaction

Switzerland

Netherlands

7.7 pts

Switzerland

7.8 pts

2% lower

Time Satisfaction

Switzerland

Netherlands

7.3 pts

Switzerland

7.5 pts

2% lower

Human Development Index

Switzerland

Netherlands

0.95

Switzerland

0.97

2% lower

Lack of Support

Switzerland

Netherlands

8.5% of adults 15+

Switzerland

8.7% of adults 15+

2% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Switzerland

Netherlands

78 pts

Switzerland

80 pts

2% lower

Dependency Ratio

Netherlands

55.09% of working-age pop.

Switzerland

53.77% of working-age pop.

2% higher

Median Age

Switzerland

Netherlands

41.4 years

Switzerland

42.3 years

2% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Switzerland

Netherlands

97.66%

Switzerland

99.9%

2% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Switzerland

Netherlands

8.8% of youth labor force

Switzerland

9.0% of youth labor force

2% lower

Fertility Rate

Netherlands

1.6 children/woman

Switzerland

1.6 children/woman

2% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Netherlands

20.5%

Switzerland

20.02%

2% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

Switzerland

Netherlands

87.64% of adults

Switzerland

89.68% of adults

2% lower

Youth Population (%)

Netherlands

15.03%

Switzerland

14.95%

1% higher

Digital Payments Used

Netherlands

98.79% of adults

Switzerland

98.22% of adults

1% higher

Employment Rate (%)

Switzerland

Netherlands

83.82% of adults 25-64

Switzerland

84.01% of adults 25-64

equal

Home Internet Access

Netherlands

98.56% of households

Switzerland

98.07% of households

equal

Social Support

Switzerland

Netherlands

90.98% of adults 15+

Switzerland

91.25% of adults 15+

equal

Air Pollution Exposure

Switzerland

Netherlands

99.41% of population

Switzerland

99.71% of population

equal

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Switzerland

Netherlands

0% of population

Switzerland

0% of population

ranked lower

Low Life Satisfaction

Netherlands

4.1% of adults 16+

Switzerland

4.1% of adults 16+

equal

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Switzerland

Netherlands

20 days/yr

Switzerland

20 days/yr

equal

Coastline Length

Netherlands

451 km

Switzerland

0 km

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Switzerland

Netherlands

100%

Switzerland

100%

equal

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Switzerland

Netherlands

129 per 100 people

Switzerland

129 per 100 people

equal

Internet Users (%)

Switzerland

Netherlands

97%

Switzerland

97%

equal

Women in Parliament (%)

Netherlands

38.67%

Switzerland

38.5%

equal

Infant Mortality

Switzerland

Netherlands

3.5 per 1k births

Switzerland

3.5 per 1k births

equal

Capital Elevation

Switzerland

Netherlands

-2 m

Switzerland

542 m

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Switzerland

Netherlands

0 per 1M people

Switzerland

2.1 per 1M people

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

Switzerland

Netherlands

-7 m

Switzerland

195 m

ranked lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Netherlands

-1.4% of GDP

Switzerland

-9.93% of GDP

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Switzerland

Netherlands

0 sites

Switzerland

13 sites

ranked lower

Comparison of Netherlands and Switzerland across 175 metrics
				Winner
Shipping Traffic	14.93M	114.1K	12987% higher	Netherlands
Wind Electricity Share	24.97%	0.22%	11250% higher	Netherlands
Merchant Fleet Size	1.2K	17	6882% higher	Netherlands
Water Stress (%)	74.86%	4.2%	1675% higher	Netherlands
Fuel Poverty	7.1% of adults 16+	0.50% of adults 16+	1320% higher	Netherlands
Electricity Carbon Intensity	253.56 gCO2/kWh	39.22 gCO2/kWh	547% higher	Netherlands
Irrigated Land	3.0K km²	494 km²	501% higher	Netherlands
Foreign Patents	1.4K	267	421% higher	Netherlands
Informal Employment Share	5.4% of employed people	1.1% of employed people	396% higher	Netherlands
Water Withdrawal	8.2 B m³	1.7 B m³	383% higher	Netherlands
Total CO2 Emissions	118.79 Mt CO2e	33.73 Mt CO2e	252% higher	Netherlands
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	200% higher	Netherlands
Inflation Rate	3.3%	1.1%	200% higher	Netherlands
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	113.92 per 100k people	39.54 per 100k people	188% higher	Netherlands
Government Debt (% GDP)	56.5% of GDP	19.9% of GDP	184% higher	Netherlands
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	25.25% of GDP	9.0% of GDP	180% higher	Netherlands
Military Spending	1.9% of GDP	0.72% of GDP	167% higher	Netherlands
Population Density	530.95 /km²	224.98 /km²	136% higher	Netherlands
Electric Generating Capacity	59.98M kW	26.50M kW	126% higher	Netherlands
Armed Forces Personnel	41.0K	20.0K	105% higher	Netherlands
Population	17.83M	8.93M	100% higher	Netherlands
Nuclear Electricity Share	3.2%	32.4%	90% lower	Switzerland
Relationship Dissatisfaction	2.2% of adults 16+	1.2% of adults 16+	86% higher	Netherlands
Protected Land (%)	22.9%	12.5%	83% higher	Netherlands
Highest Elevation	862 m	4.6K m	81% lower	Switzerland
CO2 Per Capita	6.3 t/person/yr	3.6 t/person/yr	75% higher	Netherlands
Official Languages Count	1.0	4.0	75% lower	Switzerland
Solar Electricity Share	21.12%	12.13%	74% higher	Netherlands
Forest Area	3.7K km²	12.8K km²	71% lower	Switzerland
Voter Turnout	77.74% of votes	46.64% of votes	67% higher	Netherlands
Forest Coverage (%)	11.06%	32.38%	66% lower	Switzerland
Low Reading Skills	20.2% of students	12.36% of students	63% higher	Netherlands
Low Math Skills	20.2% of students	12.36% of students	63% higher	Netherlands
Low Science Skills	20.2% of students	12.36% of students	63% higher	Netherlands
Long Work Hours	2.0% of employees	5.0% of employees	61% lower	Switzerland
Domestic Patents	2.1K	1.3K	61% higher	Netherlands
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	33.52 per 100k	85.4 per 100k	61% lower	Switzerland
Long-Term Unemployment	0.51% of workforce	1.3% of workforce	60% lower	Switzerland
Border Neighbors	2.0	5.0	60% lower	Switzerland
Youth NEET Rate	4.1% of youth 15-24	10.0% of youth 15-24	58% lower	Switzerland
Low-Wage Workers	5.2% of workers	12.1% of workers	57% lower	Switzerland
Renewable Energy (%)	12.2%	27.7%	56% lower	Switzerland
Renewable Energy (%)	18.12%	39.87%	55% lower	Switzerland
Electricity Generation	122.3 TWh	78.69 TWh	55% higher	Netherlands
Insufficient Physical Activity	9.8% of adults	21.05% of adults	54% lower	Switzerland
Gender Pay Gap (%)	6.1% of male wages	12.07% of male wages	50% lower	Switzerland
Air Passengers	41.44M	27.73M	49% higher	Netherlands
Health Spending Per Capita	$5,796.03	$10,963.43	47% lower	Switzerland
Credit Card Ownership	37.43% of adults	69.21% of adults	46% lower	Switzerland
Road Deaths	3.8 per 100k	2.7 per 100k	43% higher	Netherlands
Railway Length	3.1K km	5.3K km	42% lower	Switzerland
Agricultural Land (%)	53.55%	37.79%	42% higher	Netherlands
Scientific Publications	34.3K	24.2K	42% higher	Netherlands
Road Traffic Death Rate	3.4 per 100k	2.4 per 100k	42% higher	Netherlands
Land Border Length	1.1K km	1.8K km	41% lower	Switzerland
Loneliness	5.7% of adults 16+	4.0% of adults 16+	40% higher	Netherlands
Airports	41	68	40% lower	Switzerland
Time Dissatisfaction	6.0% of adults 16+	9.6% of adults 16+	38% lower	Switzerland
Nurses & Midwives	11.66 per 1k	18.76 per 1k	38% lower	Switzerland
Poor Health	6.0% reporting poor health	4.4% reporting poor health	36% higher	Netherlands
Energy Use (Per Capita)	3.4K kg oil eq/person	2.5K kg oil eq/person	36% higher	Netherlands
Poverty Rate	7.0% of population	10.72% of population	35% lower	Switzerland
Housing Cost Burden	12.83% of households	19.68% of households	35% lower	Switzerland
Political Corruption Index	0.03	0.02	35% higher	Netherlands
Seafood Consumption per Person	21.48 kg/person/yr	16.03 kg/person/yr	34% higher	Netherlands
GNI Per Capita	$62,520	$95,220	34% lower	Switzerland
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.9 per 1k	4.4 per 1k	34% lower	Switzerland
Political Voice	39% who feel heard by government	58.17% who feel heard by government	33% lower	Switzerland
R&D Spending (% GDP)	2.3% of GDP	3.3% of GDP	32% lower	Switzerland
Overcrowded Housing	3.5% of households	5.0% of households	30% lower	Switzerland
GDP (Nominal)	$1,214,927,698,572.66	$936,564,198,048.52	30% higher	Netherlands
Spirits Consumption	1.3 L/person/yr	1.8 L/person/yr	27% lower	Switzerland
Financial Hardship	7.3% of adults 16+	9.9% of adults 16+	26% lower	Switzerland
Railway Network	3.0K km	4.1K km	26% lower	Switzerland
Teen Birth Rate	1.9 per 1k	1.5 per 1k	25% higher	Netherlands
Inequality (Gini)	25.7	33.8	24% lower	Switzerland
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	8.8% of GDP	7.1% of GDP	24% higher	Netherlands
Low Adult Numeracy	12.55% of adults	16.2% of adults	23% lower	Switzerland
Obesity Rate	16.91%	13.74%	23% higher	Netherlands
Hypertension Prevalence	32.4% of adults	26.3% of adults	23% higher	Netherlands
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	15.53 per 1M people	20.17 per 1M people	23% lower	Switzerland
Food Waste per Person	129 kg/person/yr	167.45 kg/person/yr	23% lower	Switzerland
Homicide Rate	0.60 per 100k	0.50 per 100k	20% higher	Netherlands
Beer Consumption	3.5 L/person/yr	2.9 L/person/yr	20% higher	Netherlands
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	10.89 µg/m³	9.1 µg/m³	20% higher	Netherlands
High-Tech Exports (%)	23.47%	29.27%	20% lower	Switzerland
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	14.62 per 100k	12.29 per 100k	19% higher	Netherlands
Time Use Inequality	1.9 vs bottom 20%	2.3 vs bottom 20%	19% lower	Switzerland
Suicide Rate	11.5 per 100k	14.02 per 100k	18% lower	Switzerland
University Enrollment Rate	86.59%	74.01%	17% higher	Netherlands
Women in Senior Management	28.5% of managers	34.52% of managers	17% lower	Switzerland
GDP Growth Rate	1.1%	1.3%	17% lower	Switzerland
Smoking Rate	21.3%	25.5%	16% lower	Switzerland
Homicide Rate	0.69 per 100k	0.60 per 100k	16% higher	Netherlands
Land Area	33.7K km²	39.5K km²	15% lower	Switzerland
Imports (% GDP)	71.4% of GDP	61.94% of GDP	15% higher	Netherlands
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	4.3 vs bottom 20%	5.0 vs bottom 20%	14% lower	Switzerland
Average Earnings	$75,370.1	$87,468.24	14% lower	Switzerland
Average Weekly Work Hours	30.3 hrs/week	35.3 hrs/week	14% lower	Switzerland
Exports (% GDP)	82.43% of GDP	72.16% of GDP	14% higher	Netherlands
Alcohol Consumption	8.7 L/adult/yr	10.07 L/adult/yr	14% lower	Switzerland
Health Spending (% GDP)	10.1% of GDP	11.71% of GDP	14% lower	Switzerland
Doctors (per 1,000)	3.9 per 1k	4.5 per 1k	13% lower	Switzerland
Death Rate	9.7 per 1k	8.6 per 1k	13% higher	Netherlands
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	6.2K kWh/person	7.1K kWh/person	13% lower	Switzerland
Self-Rated Health	69.9% reporting good health	79.3% reporting good health	12% lower	Switzerland
Green Space Access	78.21% of urban pop.	69.53% of urban pop.	12% higher	Netherlands
Meat Consumption per Person	75.82 kg/person/yr	67.54 kg/person/yr	12% higher	Netherlands
Broadband Access (%)	43 per 100 people	49 per 100 people	12% lower	Switzerland
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.1%	12% lower	Switzerland
Urban Population (%)	95.64%	85.46%	12% higher	Netherlands
Reading Score Gap	2.0 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	11% higher	Netherlands
Tobacco Use Prevalence	20.5% of adults	23.1% of adults	11% lower	Switzerland
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$84,221.98	$94,115.82	11% lower	Switzerland
Vehicles per 1,000 People	635.05 per 1k people	714.23 per 1k people	11% lower	Switzerland
Science Score Gap	1.9 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	10% higher	Netherlands
Earnings Inequality	2.5 vs bottom 10%	2.8 vs bottom 10%	9% lower	Switzerland
Math Score Gap	1.8 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	9% higher	Netherlands
Tourism Revenue	$10,926,200,195.31	$9,994,000,000	9% higher	Netherlands
Happiness Inequality	1.7 vs bottom 20%	1.8 vs bottom 20%	8% lower	Switzerland
Liberal Democracy Index	0.77	0.84	8% lower	Switzerland
Relationship Satisfaction	8.0 pts	8.6 pts	7% lower	Switzerland
Chronic Pain	26% of adults 15+	28% of adults 15+	7% lower	Switzerland
Milk Consumption per Person	341.47 kg/person/yr	318.69 kg/person/yr	7% higher	Netherlands
Birth Rate	10.68 per 1k	10.01 per 1k	7% higher	Netherlands
Job Insecurity	2.5% of earnings at risk	2.4% of earnings at risk	6% higher	Netherlands
Safety at Night	82.5% feeling safe at night	87.5% feeling safe at night	6% lower	Switzerland
Relationship Inequality	1.6 vs bottom 20%	1.5 vs bottom 20%	6% higher	Netherlands
Electoral Democracy Index	0.83	0.88	6% lower	Switzerland
Freedom of Expression Index	0.91	0.97	6% lower	Switzerland
Reading Skills	459.24 pts	483.33 pts	5% lower	Switzerland
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.2% of GDP	4.9% of GDP	5% higher	Netherlands
Researchers	6.3K per 1M	6.0K per 1M	5% higher	Netherlands
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$47,171	$48,940	4% lower	Switzerland
Housing Affordability	81.76% of income	78.88% of income	4% higher	Netherlands
Math Skills	492.68 pts	507.99 pts	3% lower	Switzerland
Science Skills	488.32 pts	502.52 pts	3% lower	Switzerland
Life Satisfaction	7.6 pts	7.8 pts	3% lower	Switzerland
Child Mortality	4.0 per 1k births	3.9 per 1k births	3% higher	Netherlands
Women's Political Empowerment	0.90	0.93	3% lower	Switzerland
Safe Drinking Water (%)	99.96%	96.7%	3% higher	Netherlands
Life Expectancy	81.9 years	84.1 years	3% lower	Switzerland
Life Evaluation Score	7.2 pts	7.0 pts	3% higher	Netherlands
Job Satisfaction	7.7 pts	7.8 pts	2% lower	Switzerland
Time Satisfaction	7.3 pts	7.5 pts	2% lower	Switzerland
Human Development Index	0.95	0.97	2% lower	Switzerland
Lack of Support	8.5% of adults 15+	8.7% of adults 15+	2% lower	Switzerland
Corruption Perceptions Index	78 pts	80 pts	2% lower	Switzerland
Dependency Ratio	55.09% of working-age pop.	53.77% of working-age pop.	2% higher	Netherlands
Median Age	41.4 years	42.3 years	2% lower	Switzerland
Sanitation Access (%)	97.66%	99.9%	2% lower	Switzerland
Youth Unemployment Rate	8.8% of youth labor force	9.0% of youth labor force	2% lower	Switzerland
Fertility Rate	1.6 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	2% higher	Netherlands
Elderly Population (%)	20.5%	20.02%	2% higher	Netherlands
Can Raise Emergency Money	87.64% of adults	89.68% of adults	2% lower	Switzerland
Youth Population (%)	15.03%	14.95%	1% higher	Netherlands
Digital Payments Used	98.79% of adults	98.22% of adults	1% higher	Netherlands
Employment Rate (%)	83.82% of adults 25-64	84.01% of adults 25-64	equal	Switzerland
Home Internet Access	98.56% of households	98.07% of households	equal	Netherlands
Social Support	90.98% of adults 15+	91.25% of adults 15+	equal	Switzerland
Air Pollution Exposure	99.41% of population	99.71% of population	equal	Switzerland
Extreme Temperature Exposure	0% of population	0% of population	ranked lower	Switzerland
Low Life Satisfaction	4.1% of adults 16+	4.1% of adults 16+	equal	Netherlands
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	20 days/yr	equal	Switzerland
Coastline Length	451 km	0 km	ranked higher	Netherlands
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Switzerland
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	129 per 100 people	129 per 100 people	equal	Switzerland
Internet Users (%)	97%	97%	equal	Switzerland
Women in Parliament (%)	38.67%	38.5%	equal	Netherlands
Infant Mortality	3.5 per 1k births	3.5 per 1k births	equal	Switzerland
Capital Elevation	-2 m	542 m	ranked lower	Switzerland
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	2.1 per 1M people	ranked lower	Switzerland
Lowest Elevation	-7 m	195 m	ranked lower	Switzerland
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	-1.4% of GDP	-9.93% of GDP	ranked higher	Netherlands
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	0 sites	13 sites	ranked lower	Switzerland

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Netherlands Switzerland

Analysis

Switzerland leads in 93 of 175 shared metrics, while Netherlands leads in 82.

Netherlands's Shipping Traffic is 129.9x that of Switzerland (14.93M vs 114.1K).

Netherlands's Wind Electricity Share is 112.5x that of Switzerland (24.97% vs 0.22%).

Netherlands's Merchant Fleet Size is 68.8x that of Switzerland (1.2K vs 17).

Netherlands's Water Stress (%) is 16.8x that of Switzerland (74.86% vs 4.2%).

Netherlands's Fuel Poverty is 13.2x that of Switzerland (7.1% of adults 16+ vs 0.50% of adults 16+).

Key Comparisons

Shipping TrafficNetherlands leads

Netherlands

14.93M

Switzerland

114.1K

Wind Electricity ShareNetherlands leads

Netherlands

24.97%

Switzerland

0.22%

Merchant Fleet SizeNetherlands leads

Netherlands

1.2K

Switzerland

Water Stress (%)Netherlands leads

Netherlands

74.86%

Switzerland

4.2%

Fuel PovertyNetherlands leads

Netherlands

7.1% of adults 16+

Switzerland

0.50% of adults 16+

Electricity Carbon IntensityNetherlands leads

Netherlands

253.56 gCO2/kWh

Switzerland

39.22 gCO2/kWh

Shipping Traffic

14.93M

114.1K

Wind Electricity Share

24.97%

0.22%

Merchant Fleet Size

1.2K

Water Stress (%)

74.86%

4.2%

Fuel Poverty

7.1% of adults 16+

0.50% of adults 16+

Electricity Carbon Intensity

253.56 gCO2/kWh

39.22 gCO2/kWh

Irrigated Land

3.0K km²

494 km²

Foreign Patents

1.4K

267

Informal Employment Share

5.4% of employed people

1.1% of employed people

Water Withdrawal

8.2 B m³

1.7 B m³

Total CO2 Emissions

118.79 Mt CO2e

33.73 Mt CO2e

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

1.0 time zones

Inflation Rate

3.3%

1.1%

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

113.92 per 100k people

39.54 per 100k people

Government Debt (% GDP)

56.5% of GDP

19.9% of GDP

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

25.25% of GDP

9.0% of GDP

Military Spending

1.9% of GDP

0.72% of GDP

Population Density

530.95 /km²

224.98 /km²

Electric Generating Capacity

59.98M kW

26.50M kW

Armed Forces Personnel

41.0K

20.0K

Population

17.83M

8.93M

Nuclear Electricity Share

3.2%

32.4%

Relationship Dissatisfaction

2.2% of adults 16+

1.2% of adults 16+

Protected Land (%)

22.9%

12.5%

Highest Elevation

862 m

4.6K m

CO2 Per Capita

6.3 t/person/yr

3.6 t/person/yr

Official Languages Count

1.0

4.0

Solar Electricity Share

21.12%

12.13%

Forest Area

3.7K km²

12.8K km²

Voter Turnout

77.74% of votes

46.64% of votes

Forest Coverage (%)

11.06%

32.38%

Low Reading Skills

20.2% of students

12.36% of students

Low Math Skills

20.2% of students

12.36% of students

Low Science Skills

20.2% of students

12.36% of students

Long Work Hours

2.0% of employees

5.0% of employees

Domestic Patents

2.1K

1.3K

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

33.52 per 100k

85.4 per 100k

Long-Term Unemployment

0.51% of workforce

1.3% of workforce

Border Neighbors

2.0

5.0

Youth NEET Rate

4.1% of youth 15-24

10.0% of youth 15-24

Low-Wage Workers

5.2% of workers

12.1% of workers

Renewable Energy (%)

12.2%

27.7%

Renewable Energy (%)

18.12%

39.87%

Electricity Generation

122.3 TWh

78.69 TWh

Insufficient Physical Activity

9.8% of adults

21.05% of adults

Gender Pay Gap (%)

6.1% of male wages

12.07% of male wages

Air Passengers

41.44M

27.73M

Health Spending Per Capita

$5,796.03

$10,963.43

Credit Card Ownership

37.43% of adults

69.21% of adults

Road Deaths

3.8 per 100k

2.7 per 100k

Railway Length

3.1K km

5.3K km

Agricultural Land (%)

53.55%

37.79%

Scientific Publications

34.3K

24.2K

Road Traffic Death Rate

3.4 per 100k

2.4 per 100k

Land Border Length

1.1K km

1.8K km

Loneliness

5.7% of adults 16+

4.0% of adults 16+

Airports

Time Dissatisfaction

6.0% of adults 16+

9.6% of adults 16+

Nurses & Midwives

11.66 per 1k

18.76 per 1k

Poor Health

6.0% reporting poor health

4.4% reporting poor health

Energy Use (Per Capita)

3.4K kg oil eq/person

2.5K kg oil eq/person

Poverty Rate

7.0% of population

10.72% of population

Housing Cost Burden

12.83% of households

19.68% of households

Political Corruption Index

0.03

0.02

Seafood Consumption per Person

21.48 kg/person/yr

16.03 kg/person/yr

GNI Per Capita

$62,520

$95,220

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

2.9 per 1k

4.4 per 1k

Political Voice

39% who feel heard by government

58.17% who feel heard by government

R&D Spending (% GDP)

2.3% of GDP

3.3% of GDP

Overcrowded Housing

3.5% of households

5.0% of households

GDP (Nominal)

$1,214,927,698,572.66

$936,564,198,048.52

Spirits Consumption

1.3 L/person/yr

1.8 L/person/yr

Financial Hardship

7.3% of adults 16+

9.9% of adults 16+

Railway Network

3.0K km

4.1K km

Teen Birth Rate

1.9 per 1k

1.5 per 1k

Inequality (Gini)

25.7

33.8

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

8.8% of GDP

7.1% of GDP

Low Adult Numeracy

12.55% of adults

16.2% of adults

Obesity Rate

16.91%

13.74%

Hypertension Prevalence

32.4% of adults

26.3% of adults

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

15.53 per 1M people

20.17 per 1M people

Food Waste per Person

129 kg/person/yr

167.45 kg/person/yr

Homicide Rate

0.60 per 100k

0.50 per 100k

Beer Consumption

3.5 L/person/yr

2.9 L/person/yr

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

10.89 µg/m³

9.1 µg/m³

High-Tech Exports (%)

23.47%

29.27%

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

14.62 per 100k

12.29 per 100k

Time Use Inequality

1.9 vs bottom 20%

2.3 vs bottom 20%

Suicide Rate

11.5 per 100k

14.02 per 100k

University Enrollment Rate

86.59%

74.01%

Women in Senior Management

28.5% of managers

34.52% of managers

GDP Growth Rate

1.1%

1.3%

Smoking Rate

21.3%

25.5%

Homicide Rate

0.69 per 100k

0.60 per 100k

Land Area

33.7K km²

39.5K km²

Imports (% GDP)

71.4% of GDP

61.94% of GDP

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

4.3 vs bottom 20%

5.0 vs bottom 20%

Average Earnings

$75,370.1

$87,468.24

Average Weekly Work Hours

30.3 hrs/week

35.3 hrs/week

Exports (% GDP)

82.43% of GDP

72.16% of GDP

Alcohol Consumption

8.7 L/adult/yr

10.07 L/adult/yr

Health Spending (% GDP)

10.1% of GDP

11.71% of GDP

Doctors (per 1,000)

3.9 per 1k

4.5 per 1k

Death Rate

9.7 per 1k

8.6 per 1k

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

6.2K kWh/person

7.1K kWh/person

Self-Rated Health

69.9% reporting good health

79.3% reporting good health

Green Space Access

78.21% of urban pop.

69.53% of urban pop.

Meat Consumption per Person

75.82 kg/person/yr

67.54 kg/person/yr

Broadband Access (%)

43 per 100 people

49 per 100 people

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

4.1%

Urban Population (%)

95.64%

85.46%

Reading Score Gap

2.0 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Tobacco Use Prevalence

20.5% of adults

23.1% of adults

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$84,221.98

$94,115.82

Vehicles per 1,000 People

635.05 per 1k people

714.23 per 1k people

Science Score Gap

1.9 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Earnings Inequality

2.5 vs bottom 10%

2.8 vs bottom 10%

Math Score Gap

1.8 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Tourism Revenue

$10,926,200,195.31

$9,994,000,000

Happiness Inequality

1.7 vs bottom 20%

1.8 vs bottom 20%

Liberal Democracy Index

0.77

0.84

Relationship Satisfaction

8.0 pts

8.6 pts

Chronic Pain

26% of adults 15+

28% of adults 15+

Milk Consumption per Person

341.47 kg/person/yr

318.69 kg/person/yr

Birth Rate

10.68 per 1k

10.01 per 1k

Job Insecurity

2.5% of earnings at risk

2.4% of earnings at risk

Safety at Night

82.5% feeling safe at night

87.5% feeling safe at night

Relationship Inequality

1.6 vs bottom 20%

1.5 vs bottom 20%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.83

0.88

Freedom of Expression Index

0.91

0.97

Reading Skills

459.24 pts

483.33 pts

Education Spending (% GDP)

5.2% of GDP

4.9% of GDP

Researchers

6.3K per 1M

6.0K per 1M

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$47,171

$48,940

Housing Affordability

81.76% of income

78.88% of income

Math Skills

492.68 pts

507.99 pts

Science Skills

488.32 pts

502.52 pts

Life Satisfaction

7.6 pts

7.8 pts

Child Mortality

4.0 per 1k births

3.9 per 1k births

Women's Political Empowerment

0.90

0.93

Safe Drinking Water (%)

99.96%

96.7%

Life Expectancy

81.9 years

84.1 years

Life Evaluation Score

7.2 pts

7.0 pts

Job Satisfaction

7.7 pts

7.8 pts

Time Satisfaction

7.3 pts

7.5 pts

Human Development Index

0.95

0.97

Lack of Support

8.5% of adults 15+

8.7% of adults 15+

Corruption Perceptions Index

78 pts

80 pts

Dependency Ratio

55.09% of working-age pop.

53.77% of working-age pop.

Median Age

41.4 years

42.3 years

Sanitation Access (%)

97.66%

99.9%

Youth Unemployment Rate

8.8% of youth labor force

9.0% of youth labor force

Fertility Rate

1.6 children/woman

Elderly Population (%)

20.5%

20.02%

Can Raise Emergency Money

87.64% of adults

89.68% of adults

Youth Population (%)

15.03%

14.95%

Digital Payments Used

98.79% of adults

98.22% of adults

Employment Rate (%)

83.82% of adults 25-64

84.01% of adults 25-64

Home Internet Access

98.56% of households

98.07% of households

Social Support

90.98% of adults 15+

91.25% of adults 15+

Air Pollution Exposure

99.41% of population

99.71% of population

Extreme Temperature Exposure

0% of population

Low Life Satisfaction

4.1% of adults 16+

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

20 days/yr

Coastline Length

451 km

0 km

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

129 per 100 people

Internet Users (%)

97%

Women in Parliament (%)

38.67%

38.5%

Infant Mortality

3.5 per 1k births

Capital Elevation

-2 m

542 m

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

2.1 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

-7 m

195 m

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

-1.4% of GDP

-9.93% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

0 sites

13 sites