Australia vs Netherlands
POP 1.5x GDP 1.4x LE 1.1 yrs same-band HIC
Widest indicator spreads · Australia vs Netherlands
Demographics: Population Density (Netherlands, 99% spread)
| Indicator | Australia | Netherlands | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population Density | 3.5 | 531.0 | 2023 |
| Population | 27.2M | 18M | 2024 |
| Population Ages 0-14 | 17.8% | 15.0% | 2024 |
4 closer demographics rows sit on the Australia and Netherlands profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Australia, 132% spread)
| Indicator | Australia | Netherlands | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Direct Investment | $53.4B | $-17,058,018,836.868 | 2024 |
| Trade (% of GDP) | 47.1% | 154.0% | 2024 |
| GDP (Current USD) | $1.8T | $1.2T | 2024 |
| GDP Growth Rate | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2024 |
5 closer economy rows sit on the Australia and Netherlands profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Australia, 50% spread)
| Indicator | Australia | Netherlands | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal Mortality Ratio | 2 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stunting Prevalence (under 5) | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2007 |
5 closer health rows sit on the Australia and Netherlands profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Australia, 20% spread)
| Indicator | Australia | Netherlands | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Enrollment (Tertiary) | 108.4% | 86.6% | 2024 |
3 closer education rows sit on the Australia and Netherlands profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Netherlands, 97% spread)
| Indicator | Australia | Netherlands | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater Withdrawal | 2.4% | 74.9% | 2022 |
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 14.1 | 6.6 | 2024 |
| Forest Area | 17.4% | 11.1% | 2023 |
| Electric Power Consumption | 9,801 | 6,386 | 2024 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the Australia and Netherlands profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Netherlands, 12% spread)
| Indicator | Australia | Netherlands | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Subscriptions | 112.6 | 128.5 | 2024 |
| Access to Sanitation | 95.8% | 97.5% | 2024 |
3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Australia and Netherlands profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Poverty (< $2.15/day) (Netherlands, 90% spread)
| Indicator | Australia | Netherlands | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 1.0% | 0.1% | 2020 |
| GINI Index | 33.8 | 25.7 | 2020 |
| Intentional Homicides | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2023 |
3 closer social rows sit on the Australia and Netherlands profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this Australia vs Netherlands comparison
Australia vs Netherlands is a TIGHT pair on population/GDP scale (same-band HIC: HIC/HIC). Look past the near-parity headers to Foreign Direct Investment (~132% spread); 46 WDI/WHO/ILO figures across 8 topics. Shared income tier makes small rate gaps more informative than totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.
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Australia vs Netherlands figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · TIGHT scale band.