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Netherlands vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Netherlands has a population of 18M (ranked 72/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). The Netherlands' land area is 13,000 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 134th vs. 197th).

By GDP, The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Netherlands Vatican
Population
18191638
949
Population rank 72/197 197/197
GDP
$1.23T
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 19/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$68,219
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 13/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$84,218
2024
$39,191
2025
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
$17,307
2025
Land area
13,000 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,384 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.43
2023
n/a
Median age
42.4 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Netherlands and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Netherlands vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Netherlands

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Netherlands Vatican
1950 71.4 65.9
1951 71.5 65.3
1952 72.1 65.7
1953 71.7 66.3
1954 72.4 67.5
1955 72.5 67.8
1956 72.5 67.3
1957 73 67.5
1958 73.1 68.7
1959 73.2 69.2
1960 73.4 69.2
1961 73.6 69.8
1962 73.2 69.2
1963 73.4 69.3
1964 73.7 70.3
1965 73.6 70.1
1966 73.6 70.9
1967 73.8 70.9
1968 73.6 70.7
1969 73.6 70.7
1970 73.6 71.5
1971 73.9 71.7
1972 73.8 72
1973 74.2 71.9
1974 74.6 72.7
1975 74.6 72.6
1976 74.7 72.9
1977 75.3 73.3
1978 75.2 73.7
1979 75.6 74
1980 75.8 74.1
1981 76 74.3
1982 76.1 74.8
1983 76.3 74.7
1984 76.3 75.1
1985 76.4 75.5
1986 76.4 75.7
1987 76.8 76.2
1988 77 76.4
1989 76.8 76.8
1990 77 76.9
1991 77.2 76.9
1992 77.4 77.3
1993 77 77
1994 77.5 77.7
1995 77.6 77.8
1996 77.6 78.5
1997 77.9 78.2
1998 78 78.3
1999 78 78.7
2000 78.1 79.3
2001 78.3 79.9
2002 78.4 80
2003 78.7 79.8
2004 79.2 80.2
2005 79.5 80.6
2006 79.8 81.2
2007 80.3 81.3
2008 80.4 81.4
2009 80.7 81.3
2010 80.8 81.5
2011 81.1 81.7
2012 81.1 82
2013 81.3 82.5
2014 81.7 82.6
2015 81.5 82.5
2016 81.6 82.9
2017 81.7 82.7
2018 81.8 83.3
2019 82.1 83.6
2020 81.4 83
2021 81.4 82.9
2022 81.9 83.3
2023 82.2 83
2024 82.3 83.1
2025 82.4 83.3

Netherlands and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Netherlands

Vatican
Year Population
Netherlands Vatican
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 -
1991 15,069,798 -
1992 15,184,166 -
1993 15,290,368 -
1994 15,382,838 -
1995 15,459,006 -
1996 15,530,498 -
1997 15,610,650 -
1998 15,707,209 -
1999 15,812,088 -
2000 15,925,513 880
2001 16,046,180 890
2002 16,148,929 900
2003 16,225,302 911
2004 16,281,779 921
2005 16,319,868 921
2006 16,346,101 932
2007 16,381,696 821
2008 16,445,593 824
2009 16,530,388 826
2010 16,615,394 829
2011 16,693,074 832
2012 16,754,962 836
2013 16,804,432 839
2014 16,865,008 842
2015 16,939,923 1,000
2016 17,030,314 -
2017 17,131,296 1,000
2018 17,231,624 -
2019 17,344,874 1,000
2020 17,441,500 -
2021 17,533,044 -
2022 17,700,982 -
2023 17,877,117 -
2024 17,994,237 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Netherlands Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$1.13T
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.7%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.18%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.9%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.64%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
70.3%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
17.9%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
78.2
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.4%
2021
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
International tourist arrivals
7,265,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.44%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Netherlands Vatican
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
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
3.28%
2023
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Netherlands Vatican
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+121,628
2024
n/a
Urban population
93.5%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
6.03 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.59 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
92.1
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
78
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
95
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.69
2023
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
175
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2013
English speaking
90.9%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
97%
2023
n/a

Health

Netherlands Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,796
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$581
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.91
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
30.4 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
15%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
5%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
77
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.71 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Netherlands Vatican
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
722 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
6,961 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
1,437 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
88,123 mi
2022
5.59 mi
2003

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