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Netherlands vs Palestine statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Netherlands has a population of 18M (ranked 72/197), compared with 5.29M in Palestine (ranked 123/197). The Netherlands' land area is 13,000 sq mi versus 2,326 sq mi for Palestine (ranked 134th vs. 164th).

By GDP, The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T) and Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B). By GDP per capita, The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219), while Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592).

Main facts and rankings

Netherlands Palestine
Population
18191638
5459557
Population rank 72/197 122/197
GDP
$1.23T
2024
$13.7B
2024
GDP rank 19/197 146/197
GDP per capita
$68,219
2024
$2,592
2024
GDP per capita rank 13/197 147/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$84,218
2024
$4,371
2024
Government debt
$531B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$29,494
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 25/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,699
2025
$7,705
2025
Land area
13,000 sq mi
2025
2,326 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,384 ppl/mi²
2024
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.43
2023
3.31
2023
Median age
42.4 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Netherlands and Palestine: Comparison Charts

Netherlands and Palestine economies compared

GDP
Netherlands

Palestine
Year GDP
Netherlands Palestine
1960 $13,282,979,015 -
1961 $14,599,836,396 -
1962 $15,847,582,341 -
1963 $17,193,744,109 -
1964 $20,232,048,553 -
1965 $22,721,869,808 -
1966 $24,741,480,717 -
1967 $27,143,828,099 -
1968 $30,097,635,751 -
1969 $34,086,038,090 -
1970 $38,220,884,519 -
1971 $44,644,730,576 -
1972 $54,787,070,173 -
1973 $71,946,639,603 -
1974 $87,371,810,804 -
1975 $100,397,061,694 -
1976 $109,329,386,564 -
1977 $127,203,923,857 -
1978 $156,089,077,205 -
1979 $179,933,827,310 -
1980 $195,439,301,707 -
1981 $164,375,775,854 -
1982 $158,712,765,536 -
1983 $153,671,294,109 -
1984 $144,124,462,912 -
1985 $144,057,523,222 -
1986 $201,157,708,221 -
1987 $245,406,949,521 -
1988 $262,295,966,105 -
1989 $258,716,904,292 -
1990 $318,799,003,994 -
1991 $327,982,316,124 -
1992 $363,497,050,125 -
1993 $354,070,495,966 -
1994 $379,688,232,232 $2,843,300,000
1995 $452,967,334,614 $3,282,800,000
1996 $451,372,549,020 $3,409,600,000
1997 $417,506,211,882 $3,759,800,000
1998 $438,612,530,549 $4,067,800,000
1999 $447,778,514,140 $4,271,200,000
2000 $417,649,282,154 $4,313,600,000
2001 $432,536,219,669 $4,003,700,000
2002 $475,529,972,123 $3,555,800,000
2003 $582,435,617,082 $3,968,000,000
2004 $661,224,886,143 $4,603,100,000
2005 $688,133,699,636 $5,125,700,000
2006 $737,593,995,289 $5,348,300,000
2007 $853,499,460,873 $5,815,700,000
2008 $957,901,566,041 $7,310,400,000
2009 $878,954,223,140 $8,085,700,000
2010 $852,464,982,433 $9,681,500,000
2011 $913,140,741,333 $11,186,100,000
2012 $845,689,017,066 $12,208,400,000
2013 $883,951,539,007 $13,515,500,000
2014 $901,556,501,756 $13,989,700,000
2015 $775,743,675,303 $13,972,400,000
2016 $797,163,949,290 $15,405,400,000
2017 $848,233,537,846 $16,128,000,000
2018 $929,733,599,797 $16,276,600,000
2019 $928,903,005,576 $17,133,500,000
2020 $932,560,861,701 $15,531,700,000
2021 $1,054,472,123,450 $18,109,000,000
2022 $1,046,540,797,549 $19,165,500,000
2023 $1,154,361,305,398 $17,847,900,000
2024 $1,227,543,925,316 $13,711,100,000

Netherlands and Palestine economies compared

GDP per capita
Netherlands

Palestine
Year GDP per capita
Netherlands Palestine
1960 $1,156 -
1961 $1,254 -
1962 $1,342 -
1963 $1,437 -
1964 $1,668 -
1965 $1,848 -
1966 $1,986 -
1967 $2,155 -
1968 $2,364 -
1969 $2,647 -
1970 $2,931 -
1971 $3,384 -
1972 $4,110 -
1973 $5,353 -
1974 $6,450 -
1975 $7,346 -
1976 $7,937 -
1977 $9,180 -
1978 $11,196 -
1979 $12,817 -
1980 $13,812 -
1981 $11,537 -
1982 $11,089 -
1983 $10,696 -
1984 $9,992 -
1985 $9,941 -
1986 $13,804 -
1987 $16,734 -
1988 $17,771 -
1989 $17,423 -
1990 $21,322 -
1991 $21,764 -
1992 $23,939 -
1993 $23,156 -
1994 $24,683 $1,202
1995 $29,301 $1,327
1996 $29,064 $1,317
1997 $26,745 $1,389
1998 $27,924 $1,465
1999 $28,319 $1,499
2000 $26,225 $1,476
2001 $26,956 $1,336
2002 $29,447 $1,156
2003 $35,897 $1,258
2004 $40,611 $1,422
2005 $42,165 $1,544
2006 $45,124 $1,570
2007 $52,101 $1,664
2008 $58,247 $2,035
2009 $53,172 $2,192
2010 $51,306 $2,557
2011 $54,702 $2,881
2012 $50,474 $3,067
2013 $52,602 $3,315
2014 $53,457 $3,352
2015 $45,794 $3,272
2016 $46,809 $3,528
2017 $49,514 $3,620
2018 $53,955 $3,562
2019 $53,555 $3,657
2020 $53,468 $3,234
2021 $60,142 $3,679
2022 $59,123 $3,800
2023 $64,572 $3,455
2024 $68,219 $2,592

Netherlands vs. Palestine life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Netherlands

Palestine
Year Life expectancy, years
Netherlands Palestine
1950 71.4 45.7
1951 71.5 46
1952 72.1 46.3
1953 71.7 46.6
1954 72.4 46.9
1955 72.5 47.2
1956 72.5 47.6
1957 73 48
1958 73.1 48.4
1959 73.2 48.8
1960 73.4 49.3
1961 73.6 49.8
1962 73.2 50.4
1963 73.4 51
1964 73.7 51.6
1965 73.6 52.2
1966 73.6 52.8
1967 73.8 50.9
1968 73.6 54.1
1969 73.6 54.7
1970 73.6 55.4
1971 73.9 56
1972 73.8 56.7
1973 74.2 57.6
1974 74.6 58
1975 74.6 58.7
1976 74.7 59.4
1977 75.3 60.1
1978 75.2 60.8
1979 75.6 61.5
1980 75.8 62.2
1981 76 62.8
1982 76.1 63.5
1983 76.3 64.1
1984 76.3 64.7
1985 76.4 65.3
1986 76.4 65.7
1987 76.8 66.3
1988 77 66.7
1989 76.8 67.1
1990 77 67.8
1991 77.2 68.2
1992 77.4 68.5
1993 77 68.8
1994 77.5 69.3
1995 77.6 69.6
1996 77.6 70
1997 77.9 70.3
1998 78 70.6
1999 78 70.8
2000 78.1 70.3
2001 78.3 69.8
2002 78.4 70.9
2003 78.7 71
2004 79.2 71.1
2005 79.5 72
2006 79.8 71.8
2007 80.3 72.1
2008 80.4 72.2
2009 80.7 72.3
2010 80.8 73.3
2011 81.1 73.6
2012 81.1 73.7
2013 81.3 74.1
2014 81.7 72.8
2015 81.5 74.6
2016 81.6 74.9
2017 81.7 75.2
2018 81.8 75.4
2019 82.1 75.8
2020 81.4 75
2021 81.4 73.9
2022 81.9 76.7
2023 82.2 65.2
2024 82.3 69.2
2025 82.4 73.1

Netherlands and Palestine population clocks and comparison

Population
Netherlands

Palestine
Year Population
Netherlands Palestine
1960 11,486,631 -
1961 11,638,712 -
1962 11,805,689 -
1963 11,965,966 -
1964 12,127,120 -
1965 12,294,732 -
1966 12,456,251 -
1967 12,598,201 -
1968 12,729,721 -
1969 12,877,984 -
1970 13,038,526 -
1971 13,194,497 -
1972 13,328,593 -
1973 13,439,322 -
1974 13,545,056 -
1975 13,666,335 -
1976 13,774,037 -
1977 13,856,185 -
1978 13,941,700 -
1979 14,038,270 -
1980 14,149,800 -
1981 14,247,208 -
1982 14,312,690 -
1983 14,367,070 -
1984 14,424,211 -
1985 14,491,632 -
1986 14,572,278 -
1987 14,665,037 -
1988 14,760,094 -
1989 14,848,907 -
1990 14,951,510 1,978,248
1991 15,069,798 2,068,845
1992 15,184,166 2,163,591
1993 15,290,368 2,262,676
1994 15,382,838 2,366,298
1995 15,459,006 2,474,666
1996 15,530,498 2,587,997
1997 15,610,650 2,706,518
1998 15,707,209 2,776,568
1999 15,812,088 2,848,431
2000 15,925,513 2,922,153
2001 16,046,180 2,997,784
2002 16,148,929 3,075,373
2003 16,225,302 3,154,969
2004 16,281,779 3,236,626
2005 16,319,868 3,320,396
2006 16,346,101 3,406,334
2007 16,381,696 3,494,496
2008 16,445,593 3,591,977
2009 16,530,388 3,689,099
2010 16,615,394 3,786,161
2011 16,693,074 3,882,986
2012 16,754,962 3,979,998
2013 16,804,432 4,076,708
2014 16,865,008 4,173,398
2015 16,939,923 4,270,092
2016 17,030,314 4,367,088
2017 17,131,296 4,454,805
2018 17,231,624 4,569,087
2019 17,344,874 4,685,306
2020 17,441,500 4,803,269
2021 17,533,044 4,922,749
2022 17,700,982 5,043,612
2023 17,877,117 5,165,775
2024 17,994,237 5,289,152

Fertility rates in Netherlands and Palestine

Fertility rate
Netherlands

Palestine
Year Fertility rate
Netherlands Palestine
1960 3.12 -
1961 3.22 -
1962 3.18 -
1963 3.19 -
1964 3.17 -
1965 3.04 -
1966 2.9 -
1967 2.81 -
1968 2.72 -
1969 2.75 -
1970 2.57 -
1971 2.36 -
1972 2.15 -
1973 1.9 -
1974 1.77 -
1975 1.66 -
1976 1.63 -
1977 1.58 -
1978 1.58 -
1979 1.56 -
1980 1.6 -
1981 1.56 -
1982 1.5 -
1983 1.47 -
1984 1.49 -
1985 1.51 -
1986 1.55 -
1987 1.56 -
1988 1.55 -
1989 1.55 -
1990 1.62 6.81
1991 1.61 6.75
1992 1.59 6.65
1993 1.57 6.5
1994 1.57 6.33
1995 1.53 6.16
1996 1.53 5.99
1997 1.56 5.82
1998 1.63 5.69
1999 1.65 5.58
2000 1.72 5.46
2001 1.71 5.34
2002 1.73 5.22
2003 1.75 5.06
2004 1.72 4.97
2005 1.71 4.87
2006 1.72 4.74
2007 1.72 4.63
2008 1.77 4.51
2009 1.79 4.44
2010 1.79 4.43
2011 1.76 4.31
2012 1.72 4.15
2013 1.68 4.05
2014 1.71 4
2015 1.66 3.98
2016 1.66 3.89
2017 1.62 3.77
2018 1.59 3.67
2019 1.57 3.59
2020 1.54 3.51
2021 1.62 3.44
2022 1.49 3.38
2023 1.43 3.31

Netherlands and Palestine demographics compared

Median age
Netherlands

Palestine
Year Median age, years
Netherlands Palestine
1960 28.8 -
1961 28.8 -
1962 28.7 -
1963 28.7 -
1964 28.6 -
1965 28.6 -
1966 28.6 -
1967 28.5 -
1968 28.6 -
1969 28.6 -
1970 28.6 -
1971 28.7 -
1972 28.9 -
1973 29 -
1974 29.3 -
1975 29.4 -
1976 29.8 -
1977 30.3 -
1978 30.7 -
1979 31 -
1980 31.3 -
1981 31.6 -
1982 31.9 -
1983 32.3 -
1984 32.6 -
1985 32.9 -
1986 33.2 -
1987 33.5 -
1988 33.8 -
1989 34.1 -
1990 34.3 15.4
1991 34.6 15.4
1992 34.8 15.4
1993 35.1 15.5
1994 35.4 15.5
1995 35.7 15.6
1996 36.1 15.7
1997 36.4 15.8
1998 36.7 15.9
1999 37 16
2000 37.3 16.2
2001 37.5 16.3
2002 37.8 16.5
2003 38.1 16.7
2004 38.5 16.9
2005 38.9 17.1
2006 39.3 17.4
2007 39.7 17.6
2008 40 17.9
2009 40.3 18.1
2010 40.7 18.4
2011 41 18.6
2012 41.3 18.9
2013 41.6 19.1
2014 41.8 19.4
2015 42 19.6
2016 42.2 19.8
2017 42.3 19.9
2018 42.4 20
2019 42.5 20.2
2020 42.5 20.3
2021 42.6 20.4
2022 42.5 20.6
2023 42.4 20.8
2024 42.4 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Netherlands Palestine
GNI, Atlas method
$1.13T
2024
$16.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.7%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.18%
2022
5.43%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.9%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.64%
2024
31.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70.3%
2024
58.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.9%
2024
17.4%
2022
Economic freedom index
78.2
2025
30
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.4%
2021
27.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2021
2.5%
2023
Number of millionaires
1,231,625
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
8.62%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
13
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
103
2018
48
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.1T
2017
$4.08B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$79.1B
2024
$1.33B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.72B
2024
$736M
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,265,000
2020
93,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.44%
2020
9.43%
2018
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
39.6%
2024

Energy

Netherlands Palestine
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,418 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$22.9
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
122.9 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
6.87 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.5%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2021
15.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.01%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
87%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,189 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
33.1%
2021
24.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
3.28%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Netherlands Palestine
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
+121,628
2024
-23,145
2024
Urban population
93.5%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6.03 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.59 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.1
2025
36.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
78
2024
18
2025
Higher education index
95
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.69
2023
1.41
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4
2019
5.3
2016
Visa free countries
175
2025
49
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
97.9%
2024
English speaking
90.9%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
97%
2023
86.6%
2023

Health

Netherlands Palestine
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,796
2022
$351
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$581
2022
$117.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
13.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.91
2021
2.17
2018
Age at first childbirth
30.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4
2023
26.3
2023
Obesity rate
15%
2022
38.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5%
2024
15.5%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.71 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Netherlands Palestine
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
722 sq mi
2024
440 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,961 sq mi
2025
1,510 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,437 sq mi
2025
39.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
88,123 mi
2022
n/a

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