Compare Netherlands & its neighbours

(Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom)

NetherlandsBelgiumGermanyUnited Kingdom
Misc
Country CodeNLBEDEGB
Geography
Area (sq km)41,54330,528357,022243,610
Coastline (km)451672,38912,429
Highest Point (m)862 (Mount Scenery (on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, now considered an integral part of the Netherlands following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles))694 (Botrange)2,963 (Zugspitze)1,345 (Ben Nevis)
Average Elevation (m)30181263162
People
Population17,151,22811,570,76280,457,73765,105,246
Median Age42.7041.5047.4040.50
Growth Rate0.38 %0.67 %-0.17 %0.51 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)10.9011.308.6012.00
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)9.009.7011.809.40
Urban Population91.50 %98.00 %77.30 %83.40 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth29.6028.6029.4028.50
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)7.007.006.009.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)3.503.403.404.20
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)10.90 %10.60 %11.30 %9.10 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)3.513.324.212.81
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)4.706.208.302.80
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)20.40 %22.10 %22.30 %27.80 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.40 %6.60 %4.80 %5.50 %
School life (years)18201719
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)8.90 %19.30 %6.80 %12.10 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)924.400 billion529.200 billion4.199 trillion2.925 trillion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.90 %1.70 %2.50 %1.70 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)53,90046,60050,80044,300
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)31.20 %24.50 %28.00 %13.60 %