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Australia vs Netherlands: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 62 of 111 metrics
Netherlands
nld
Leads on 41 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Netherlands: Australia leads on Oil Consumption (960,800) against Netherlands (1.01); Netherlands leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (954,500) against Australia (1.18); Australia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (462,500) against Netherlands (1.28). Across 111 compared metrics, Australia wins on 62 and Netherlands wins on 41.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★97.01 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points88.64 points★
Radios25.5★15.3
Televisions10.15★8.1
Waterways2,0006,237★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★15.60B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★1.34T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★0 %
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %★1.33 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index7994.3★
Electricity Consumption229.4★108.8
Electricity Exports019.34★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7275★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels01★
Electricity from Other Renewables1723★
Electricity Imports024.26★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★34.17
Electricity Production243★109.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★185.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★25.7
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★16.6
Gross National Saving2131.2★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %★-1.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★43.38
Natural Gas Exports67.96★51.25
Natural Gas Imports5.7851★
Natural Gas Production105.2★45.33
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99801.4★
Oil Consumption960,800★1.01
Oil Exports312,600★1.87
Oil Imports731,400★2.58
Oil Production549,200★59,490
Oil Proved Reserves3.32310★
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★14.5 people
Public Debt5856.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD★1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18954,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★2.41
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★2.15
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★1.28
Remittances0.10.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.990.04★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.624.8★
Unemployment Rate4.1 %3.6 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M-2.23M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65188.19★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, byan area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, but sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★4.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★91

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %21.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★55.13
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★17,883.7 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★451 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★502.73 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★2,969

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %92.54 %★
Administrative Divisions612★
Independence126★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.079.32★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★2.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★4 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.730.2★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %20.4 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,00024,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★41,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★53.17 %
Human Capital Index0.790.79★
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★84.31 years
Median age of population38.51 years41.39 years★
Population Change266,623.9 persons★110,181.7 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★550.26 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★18.46M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.76
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsBB-C★
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %★10.68 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★9.7 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★4.03M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★10.32
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★11.56 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★1.17 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2182.54★
Military Manpower at Military Age1720★
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %84.91 %★
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★3.88 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.3 %
Population living in slums0.03 %★0 %
Total deaths184,381.4 persons166,908.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %68.26 %★
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman★1.35 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★108,456.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★3.41 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★1.7
Airports2,257★44
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft98
Heliports392★194

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