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Netherlands vs New Zealand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Netherlands
nld
Leads on 61 of 121 metrics
New Zealand
nzl
Leads on 48 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Netherlands and New Zealand: New Zealand leads on Oil Consumption (149,700) against Netherlands (1.01); New Zealand leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (115,100) against Netherlands (1.28); New Zealand leads on Oil Imports (138,000) against Netherlands (2.58). Across 121 compared metrics, Netherlands wins on 61 and New Zealand wins on 48.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 13 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)97.01 %★93.52 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.01 %★96.16 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score88.64 points★81.37 points
Radios15.3★3.75
Televisions8.1★1.93
Waterways5,046★1,609

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country15.60B $17.05B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.34T $★284.58B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)19.67 %22.51 %★
Apple Import Volume190.61M tonnes★825,370 tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %1.75 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.33 %5.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10 % of GDP★9.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index94.3100★
Electricity Consumption108.8★39.5
Electricity Exports19.34★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels75★23
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants058★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables23★20
Electricity Imports24.26★0
Electricity Installed Capacity34.17★9.3
Electricity Production109.3★42.53
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)185.54 USD per capita★121.65 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.236.2★
Gross Fixed Investment16.619.5★
Gross National Saving31.2★21
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.5 %-1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.3 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.5 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption43.38★5.18
Natural Gas Exports51.25★0
Natural Gas Imports51★0
Natural Gas Production45.33★5.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves801.4★33.7
Number of AI Patents Filed45 patents★4 patents
Oil Consumption1.01149,700★
Oil Exports1.8747,200★
Oil Imports2.58138,000★
Oil Production59,49060,480★
Oil Proved Reserves310★112.5
Population Below Poverty Line13.6 peopleNA
Public Debt56.554★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1 USD★-0.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption954,500★169,100
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2.411,782★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports2.1556,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.28115,100★
Remittances0.4★0.3
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.5★
Robotics Research Funding2.27 USD★1.55 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues24.829.6★
Top Exporting Countries1.00T USD★64.54B USD
Unemployment Rate3.6 %★4.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.25 %★70.35 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-2.23M★919,618
Carbon Dioxide Emissions188.1933.51★
Population Distributionan 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 countryover three quarters of New Zealanders, including the Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areas
Protected Land Area for Adaptation23.02 sq km33.4 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country4.5 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources91327★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.23 %★0.92 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)55.13294.65★
Agricultural land17,883.7 sq. km91,806 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)451 km15,134 km★
Dam capacity per capita502.73 cubic meters per inhabitant3,118.67 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2,9697,000★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.54 %94.02 %★
Administrative Divisions1216★
Independence2626
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

13 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water99.96 %100 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)9.5★15.09
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)56.7★
Health Care Spending per Capita8,735.73 USD★6,579.86 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.3 % of GDP★10 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.9 people/sq km★2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★7 %
Mean Age at First Birth30.2★27.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.4 %★30.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS24,0003,600★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People17 per 100,000 people★9 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)41,000★10,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Currently married (Percent)53.17 %57.19 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.77
Life expectancy at birth84.31 years★84.03 years
Median age of population41.39 years★37.98 years
Population Change110,181.7 persons★50,085.3 persons
Population density550.26 per sq. km19.96 per sq. km★
Total population18.46M persons★5.29M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.760.85★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-C★B
Birth Rate (%)10.68 %12.4 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73 %79.9 %★
Death Rate (%)9.7 %6.93 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age4.03M persons★1.20M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate10.32★3.12
Learning-adjusted years of school11.56 years★11.2 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.17 people1.67 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)182.54★177.74
Military Manpower at Military Age2020
Military Service Age and Obligation1717
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.91 %★76.31 %
Physician Density3.88 people/sq km★3.61 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.3 %0.83 %★
Population living in slums0 %0 %
Total deaths166,908.2 persons40,098.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)68.26 %68.32 %★
Total fertility rate1.35 per woman1.65 per woman★
Total net-migration108,456.8 persons★31,423.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.41 per live births★4.26 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇿 New ZealandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.73.76★
Airports44206★
Civil Air Travel98about 40 major transport aircraft
Heliports194★62

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