Canada vs Netherlands: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Netherlands: Netherlands leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (954,500) against Canada (2.44); Canada leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (405,700) against Netherlands (2.15); Netherlands leads on Oil Production (59,490) against Canada (3.48). Across 112 compared metrics, Canada wins on 58 and Netherlands wins on 44.

  • 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: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %97.01 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points88.64 points
Radios32.315.3
Televisions21.58.1
Waterways6366,237

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $15.60B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $1.34T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %0 %
Coal Revenue0.080
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %1.33 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP10 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.694.3
Electricity Consumption522.2108.8
Electricity Exports73.3519.34
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2375
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants560
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels91
Electricity from Other Renewables1223
Electricity Imports2.6824.26
Electricity Installed Capacity143.534.17
Electricity Production649.6109.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita185.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.925.7
Gross Fixed Investment23.716.6
Gross National Saving20.831.2
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %-1.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.443.38
Natural Gas Exports83.9651.25
Natural Gas Imports26.3651
Natural Gas Production159.145.33
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06801.4
Oil Consumption2.211.01
Oil Exports1.931.87
Oil Imports1.092.58
Oil Production3.4859,490
Oil Proved Reserves175.2310
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people13.6 people
Public Debt61.356.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.45954,500
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.122.41
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,7002.15
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.011.28
Remittances00.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.250.1
Taxes and Other Revenues13.824.8
Unemployment Rate6.5 %3.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M-2.23M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85188.19
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiaan 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 Country370 Cubic meters per year4.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.991

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %21.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.4355.13
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km17,883.7 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km451 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant502.73 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,0452,969

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %92.54 %
Administrative Divisions1012
Independence126
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.479.89
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.75
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %4 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.430.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %20.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA24,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,00041,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %53.17 %
Human Capital Index0.820.79
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years84.31 years
Median age of population40.75 years41.39 years
Population Change437,571 persons110,181.7 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km550.26 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons18.46M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.76
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CB-C
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %10.68 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %9.7 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons4.03M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.8710.32
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years11.56 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people1.17 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09182.54
Military Manpower at Military Age1620
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %84.91 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km3.88 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %0.3 %
Population living in slums1.2 %0 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons166,908.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %68.26 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman1.35 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons108,456.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births3.41 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.961.7
Airports1,45944
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel63698
Heliports506194

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