Australia vs Netherlands

Australia and Netherlands compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Australia has about 1.5 times as many people as Netherlands: 27.6 million against 18.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Netherlands ($73,684) is 13% higher than in Australia ($65,130) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Netherlands (1.8%) than in Australia (1.4%), a difference of 0.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Netherlands (3.2%) than in Australia (2.9%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Australia (4.1%) than in Netherlands (3.9%), a difference of 0.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Australia can expect to live 1.1 years longer than one born in Netherlands: 83.1 years against 82 years in 2024.
• The population of Netherlands is older: half of its people are over 41.4 years, against 37.8 years in Australia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Netherlands (97%) than in Australia (96.1%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Australia (14.1 tonnes) are about 2.1 times as high as in Netherlands (6.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Australia (17.4%) than in Netherlands (11%), a difference of 6.4 percentage points in 2024.