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Netherlands vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Netherlands has a population of 18M (ranked 72/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). The Netherlands' land area is 13,000 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 134th vs. 194th).

By GDP, The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Netherlands Tuvalu
Population
18191638
9493
Population rank 72/197 196/197
GDP
$1.23T
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 19/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$68,219
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 13/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$84,218
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$531B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.3%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$29,494
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 25/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,699
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
13,000 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,384 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.43
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
42.4 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Netherlands and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Netherlands and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Netherlands

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Netherlands Tuvalu
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 $2,585,956
1971 $44,644,730,576 $2,716,990
1972 $54,787,070,173 $2,968,458
1973 $71,946,639,603 $3,411,915
1974 $87,371,810,804 $4,122,329
1975 $100,397,061,694 $4,014,748
1976 $109,329,386,564 $3,919,072
1977 $127,203,923,857 $3,669,420
1978 $156,089,077,205 $3,798,782
1979 $179,933,827,310 $4,065,659
1980 $195,439,301,707 $4,206,128
1981 $164,375,775,854 $4,773,018
1982 $158,712,765,536 $4,118,945
1983 $153,671,294,109 $4,152,550
1984 $144,124,462,912 $4,481,978
1985 $144,057,523,222 $3,862,852
1986 $201,157,708,221 $4,574,706
1987 $245,406,949,521 $5,020,513
1988 $262,295,966,105 $7,011,059
1989 $258,716,904,292 $8,454,523
1990 $318,799,003,994 $9,542,901
1991 $327,982,316,124 $10,127,314
1992 $363,497,050,125 $10,535,028
1993 $354,070,495,966 $10,414,400
1994 $379,688,232,232 $11,772,611
1995 $452,967,334,614 $11,922,614
1996 $451,372,549,020 $13,338,597
1997 $417,506,211,882 $13,734,210
1998 $438,612,530,549 $13,795,146
1999 $447,778,514,140 $14,800,503
2000 $417,649,282,154 $15,073,976
2001 $432,536,219,669 $13,964,732
2002 $475,529,972,123 $16,842,673
2003 $582,435,617,082 $19,456,338
2004 $661,224,886,143 $22,798,275
2005 $688,133,699,636 $22,909,980
2006 $737,593,995,289 $24,096,875
2007 $853,499,460,873 $28,450,169
2008 $957,901,566,041 $31,874,435
2009 $878,954,223,140 $28,076,984
2010 $852,464,982,433 $32,105,408
2011 $913,140,741,333 $39,196,957
2012 $845,689,017,066 $39,345,579
2013 $883,951,539,007 $38,615,891
2014 $901,556,501,756 $38,760,983
2015 $775,743,675,303 $36,811,936
2016 $797,163,949,290 $41,629,064
2017 $848,233,537,846 $45,276,595
2018 $929,733,599,797 $48,015,260
2019 $928,903,005,576 $54,123,199
2020 $932,560,861,701 $51,746,594
2021 $1,054,472,123,450 $60,196,406
2022 $1,046,540,797,549 $59,065,982
2023 $1,154,361,305,398 $62,280,312
2024 $1,227,543,925,316 -

Netherlands and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Netherlands

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Netherlands Tuvalu
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 $457
1971 $3,384 $478
1972 $4,110 $522
1973 $5,353 $601
1974 $6,450 $708
1975 $7,346 $656
1976 $7,937 $612
1977 $9,180 $549
1978 $11,196 $546
1979 $12,817 $566
1980 $13,812 $571
1981 $11,537 $634
1982 $11,089 $537
1983 $10,696 $533
1984 $9,992 $567
1985 $9,941 $480
1986 $13,804 $557
1987 $16,734 $600
1988 $17,771 $823
1989 $17,423 $976
1990 $21,322 $1,085
1991 $21,764 $1,134
1992 $23,939 $1,166
1993 $23,156 $1,141
1994 $24,683 $1,279
1995 $29,301 $1,285
1996 $29,064 $1,428
1997 $26,745 $1,461
1998 $27,924 $1,460
1999 $28,319 $1,559
2000 $26,225 $1,579
2001 $26,956 $1,457
2002 $29,447 $1,750
2003 $35,897 $2,007
2004 $40,611 $2,323
2005 $42,165 $2,305
2006 $45,124 $2,396
2007 $52,101 $2,794
2008 $58,247 $3,088
2009 $53,172 $2,684
2010 $51,306 $3,025
2011 $54,702 $3,636
2012 $50,474 $3,598
2013 $52,602 $3,510
2014 $53,457 $3,529
2015 $45,794 $3,358
2016 $46,809 $3,809
2017 $49,514 $4,166
2018 $53,955 $4,466
2019 $53,555 $5,115
2020 $53,468 $4,976
2021 $60,142 $5,905
2022 $59,123 $5,911
2023 $64,572 $6,345
2024 $68,219 -

Netherlands vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Netherlands

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Netherlands Tuvalu
1950 71.4 40
1951 71.5 40.8
1952 72.1 41.7
1953 71.7 42.5
1954 72.4 43.4
1955 72.5 44.2
1956 72.5 45
1957 73 45.8
1958 73.1 46.7
1959 73.2 47.5
1960 73.4 48.3
1961 73.6 49
1962 73.2 49.8
1963 73.4 50.6
1964 73.7 51.3
1965 73.6 52.1
1966 73.6 52.8
1967 73.8 53.5
1968 73.6 54.1
1969 73.6 54.7
1970 73.6 55.3
1971 73.9 56
1972 73.8 54.7
1973 74.2 57.2
1974 74.6 57.7
1975 74.6 58.3
1976 74.7 58.8
1977 75.3 59.2
1978 75.2 59.6
1979 75.6 59.9
1980 75.8 60.2
1981 76 60.5
1982 76.1 60.7
1983 76.3 60.9
1984 76.3 61.1
1985 76.4 61.1
1986 76.4 61.2
1987 76.8 61.3
1988 77 61.4
1989 76.8 61.5
1990 77 61.6
1991 77.2 61.8
1992 77.4 60.3
1993 77 62.1
1994 77.5 62.3
1995 77.6 62.5
1996 77.6 62.7
1997 77.9 62.9
1998 78 63.2
1999 78 63.3
2000 78.1 63.5
2001 78.3 63.7
2002 78.4 63.8
2003 78.7 63.9
2004 79.2 64
2005 79.5 64.1
2006 79.8 64.2
2007 80.3 64.4
2008 80.4 64.5
2009 80.7 64.7
2010 80.8 64.8
2011 81.1 65
2012 81.1 65.1
2013 81.3 65.2
2014 81.7 65.3
2015 81.5 65.4
2016 81.6 65.5
2017 81.7 65.7
2018 81.8 65.9
2019 82.1 66.1
2020 81.4 66.4
2021 81.4 65.8
2022 81.9 66.9
2023 82.2 67.1
2024 82.3 67.3
2025 82.4 67.4

Netherlands and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Netherlands

Tuvalu
Year Population
Netherlands Tuvalu
1960 11,486,631 5,598
1961 11,638,712 5,648
1962 11,805,689 5,699
1963 11,965,966 5,751
1964 12,127,120 5,752
1965 12,294,732 5,715
1966 12,456,251 5,686
1967 12,598,201 5,652
1968 12,729,721 5,624
1969 12,877,984 5,631
1970 13,038,526 5,663
1971 13,194,497 5,685
1972 13,328,593 5,692
1973 13,439,322 5,681
1974 13,545,056 5,822
1975 13,666,335 6,117
1976 13,774,037 6,404
1977 13,856,185 6,686
1978 13,941,700 6,957
1979 14,038,270 7,184
1980 14,149,800 7,366
1981 14,247,208 7,526
1982 14,312,690 7,664
1983 14,367,070 7,789
1984 14,424,211 7,902
1985 14,491,632 8,046
1986 14,572,278 8,217
1987 14,665,037 8,371
1988 14,760,094 8,518
1989 14,848,907 8,662
1990 14,951,510 8,798
1991 15,069,798 8,928
1992 15,184,166 9,038
1993 15,290,368 9,126
1994 15,382,838 9,207
1995 15,459,006 9,280
1996 15,530,498 9,342
1997 15,610,650 9,400
1998 15,707,209 9,451
1999 15,812,088 9,496
2000 15,925,513 9,544
2001 16,046,180 9,586
2002 16,148,929 9,623
2003 16,225,302 9,695
2004 16,281,779 9,816
2005 16,319,868 9,940
2006 16,346,101 10,056
2007 16,381,696 10,182
2008 16,445,593 10,321
2009 16,530,388 10,461
2010 16,615,394 10,614
2011 16,693,074 10,780
2012 16,754,962 10,934
2013 16,804,432 11,001
2014 16,865,008 10,984
2015 16,939,923 10,963
2016 17,030,314 10,930
2017 17,131,296 10,869
2018 17,231,624 10,751
2019 17,344,874 10,581
2020 17,441,500 10,399
2021 17,533,044 10,194
2022 17,700,982 9,992
2023 17,877,117 9,816
2024 17,994,237 9,646

Fertility rates in Netherlands and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Netherlands

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Netherlands Tuvalu
1960 3.12 5.15
1961 3.22 5.09
1962 3.18 5
1963 3.19 4.91
1964 3.17 4.83
1965 3.04 4.73
1966 2.9 4.64
1967 2.81 4.49
1968 2.72 4.36
1969 2.75 4.23
1970 2.57 4.08
1971 2.36 3.94
1972 2.15 3.81
1973 1.9 3.71
1974 1.77 3.63
1975 1.66 3.58
1976 1.63 3.55
1977 1.58 3.56
1978 1.58 3.59
1979 1.56 3.65
1980 1.6 3.73
1981 1.56 3.8
1982 1.5 3.88
1983 1.47 3.91
1984 1.49 3.95
1985 1.51 3.97
1986 1.55 3.97
1987 1.56 3.94
1988 1.55 3.88
1989 1.55 3.8
1990 1.62 3.75
1991 1.61 3.79
1992 1.59 3.86
1993 1.57 3.92
1994 1.57 3.92
1995 1.53 3.96
1996 1.53 3.95
1997 1.56 3.95
1998 1.63 3.95
1999 1.65 3.92
2000 1.72 3.84
2001 1.71 3.75
2002 1.73 3.64
2003 1.75 3.58
2004 1.72 3.55
2005 1.71 3.55
2006 1.72 3.53
2007 1.72 3.45
2008 1.77 3.42
2009 1.79 3.43
2010 1.79 3.44
2011 1.76 3.46
2012 1.72 3.47
2013 1.68 3.39
2014 1.71 3.33
2015 1.66 3.31
2016 1.66 3.3
2017 1.62 3.3
2018 1.59 3.33
2019 1.57 3.33
2020 1.54 3.31
2021 1.62 3.28
2022 1.49 3.24
2023 1.43 3.21

Netherlands and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Netherlands

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Netherlands Tuvalu
1960 28.8 23.1
1961 28.8 23.1
1962 28.7 23
1963 28.7 22.6
1964 28.6 21
1965 28.6 19.3
1966 28.6 18.5
1967 28.5 18.1
1968 28.6 17.9
1969 28.6 18
1970 28.6 18.2
1971 28.7 18.6
1972 28.9 19
1973 29 19.4
1974 29.3 19.7
1975 29.4 19.8
1976 29.8 19.9
1977 30.3 20.2
1978 30.7 20.5
1979 31 20.9
1980 31.3 21
1981 31.6 21.4
1982 31.9 21.9
1983 32.3 22.5
1984 32.6 23.2
1985 32.9 23.6
1986 33.2 23.8
1987 33.5 24
1988 33.8 24.2
1989 34.1 24.5
1990 34.3 24.7
1991 34.6 24.9
1992 34.8 25
1993 35.1 25
1994 35.4 25.1
1995 35.7 25
1996 36.1 24.9
1997 36.4 24.6
1998 36.7 24.4
1999 37 24.1
2000 37.3 23.9
2001 37.5 23.7
2002 37.8 23.5
2003 38.1 23.5
2004 38.5 23.5
2005 38.9 23.6
2006 39.3 23.6
2007 39.7 23.7
2008 40 23.8
2009 40.3 23.9
2010 40.7 24
2011 41 24.1
2012 41.3 24.2
2013 41.6 24.3
2014 41.8 24.5
2015 42 24.7
2016 42.2 24.9
2017 42.3 25.2
2018 42.4 25.3
2019 42.5 25.3
2020 42.5 25.3
2021 42.6 25.3
2022 42.5 25.3
2023 42.4 25.3
2024 42.4 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Netherlands Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$1.13T
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.7%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.18%
2022
12.8%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.9%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.64%
2024
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
70.3%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
17.9%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
78.2
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.4%
2021
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2021
2.7%
2010
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
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.1T
2017
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$79.1B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$4.72B
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,265,000
2020
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.44%
2020
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Netherlands Tuvalu
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
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.87 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.5%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2021
5.2%
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
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
3.28%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Netherlands Tuvalu
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+121,628
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
93.5%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6.03 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.59 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.1
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
78
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
95
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.69
2023
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
175
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2022
English speaking
90.9%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
97%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Netherlands Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,796
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$581
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.91
2021
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
30.4 years
2023
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
15%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.3%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.71 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Netherlands Tuvalu
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
722 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,961 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,437 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
88,123 mi
2022
4.97 mi
2011

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