Canada
NetherlandsCompare countries · Canada vs Netherlands
Canada vs Netherlands
CanadaNorth America
NetherlandsWestern Europe
Canada is cheaper (cost of living 63.0 vs 73.4) and more peaceful (Global Peace Index 1.525 vs 1.566).The Netherlands has the higher income per person ($68,530 vs $56,420).About the same on human development (Canada 0.939, the Netherlands 0.955) and life expectancy (82.1, 82.0 years).
Safety
Canada is the more peaceful
- Global Peace Indexlower is more peaceful
- Canada1.525Very high safety#14 of 161IEP GPI · 2026
- Netherlands1.566Very high safety#17 of 161IEP GPI · 2026
- Homicidesper 100,000 people a year
- Canada2.0ModerateUNODC / World Bank · 2023
- Netherlands0.7Very lowUNODC / World Bank · 2023
- Safety indexNumbeo's safety index, higher is safer
- Canada54.4ModerateNumbeo · 2026
- Netherlands74.5HighNumbeo · 2026
- UK travel adviceFCDO, for British travellers
- CanadaNo advice against travelFCDO foreign travel advice, GOV.UK · read 2026-10-29
- NetherlandsNo advice against travelFCDO foreign travel advice, GOV.UK · read 2026-10-29
Money
Income per person is higher in the Netherlands
- GNI per personnational income per person, US dollars
- Canada$56,420Very highWorld Bank · 2025
- Netherlands$68,530Very highWorld Bank · 2025
- Cost of living indexexcluding rent, New York = 100
- Canada63.0ModerateNumbeo · 2026
- Netherlands73.4ExpensiveNumbeo · 2026
Health
Life expectancy: Canada 82.1, the Netherlands 82.0
- Life expectancyyears, at birth
- Canada82.1Very high#28 of 195World Bank · 2024
- Netherlands82.0Very high#30 of 195World Bank · 2024
Work and internet
Broadband is faster in Canada
- Home internetmedian download speed
- Canada278 MbpsVery fast#11 of 149Ookla Speedtest · 2025
- Netherlands239 MbpsVery fast#21 of 149Ookla Speedtest · 2025
- Youth unemploymentshare of 15 to 24 year olds in the labour force
- CanadaNo figure from Eurostat
- Netherlands8.8%Very lowEurostat · 2025
How it changed
Human development: Netherlands 0.955, Canada 0.939
CanadaNetherlands
UNDP Human Development Report, 1990–2023.
Year by year:CanadaNetherlands
Practical facts
- Capital
- Ottawa
- Amsterdam
- Population
- 41.7M (2025)
- 18.1M (2025)
- Languages
- English, French
- Dutch
- Currency
- Canadian dollar (CAD)
- euro (EUR)
- Area
- 8,788,700 km²
- 33,670 km²
- Plug type
- Type A/B
- Type C/F
- Drives on the
- right
- right
- Short visit
- Visa-free for UK, EU and US passports
- Visa-free for UK, EU and US passports
Short visits: passport-index-dataset, 2024, for UK, EU (German) and US passports. Population and area: World Bank. Languages, currency and driving side: restcountries.com. Plug types: worldstandards.eu.
Every figure
Canada and Netherlands, side by side
Canada leads on 19 Netherlands on 3911 level116 figures. 9 are held for only one country; the other shows a dash. Rows such as population, religion and tax levels have no better or worse end, so they show both values and no verdict. Level means under 2% apart.
Money and cost27
- Median IncomeEurostat · 2025
- —
- €34,466Very high
- PPP / Cap aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- $66,746High
- $87,320High
- GDP / Cap aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- $55,698Very high
- $73,684Very high
- GNI / Cap aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- $56,420Very high
- $68,530Very high
- Local purchasing power aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 119.4Very high
- 131.9Very high
- Cost of Living aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 63.0Moderate
- 73.4Expensive
- Cost of living with rent aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 48.9Very high
- 57.9Very high
- Rent index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 31.5Very expensive
- 38.7Very expensive
- Groceries index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 69.6Very high
- 66.9Very high
- Restaurant prices index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 64.1Very high
- 81.6Very high
- Property Price-to-IncomeLevelNumbeo Property Investment · 2026
- 7.5Very affordable
- 7.5Very affordable
- Price level ratio aheadWorld Bank ICP
- 1.534Very high
- 1.475Very high
- Housing OverburdenEurostat · 2025
- —
- 6.5%Moderate
- Electricity PriceEurostat · 2025
- —
- €0.256Moderate
- Energy PovertyEurostat · 2025
- —
- 6.6%Moderate
- Inflation aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- 2.1%Low
- 3.3%Moderate
- Pension Replacement aheadOECD Pensions at a Glance · 2024
- 37.1%Very low
- 74.7%Very high
- Bank AccountLevelWorld Bank Global Findex · 2024
- 98.4%Very high
- 99.2%Very high
- Send RemittanceLevelWorld Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide · 2023
- 3%Moderate
- 3%Moderate
- Tax WedgeOECD Taxing Wages · 2025
- 32.1%
- 35.9%
- Top Income TaxWikipedia · 2024
- 54.8%
- 49.5%
- Corporate TaxWikipedia · 2024
- 31%
- 25.8%
- VAT / GSTWikipedia · 2024
- 5%
- 21%
- Tax RevenueWorld Bank · 2024
- 13.7%
- 25.3%
- GDP (total)World Bank · 2025
- $2,320 bn
- $1,333 bn
- FDI InflowsWorld Bank · 2024–2025
- 3%
- -1.4%
- Innovation aheadWIPO Global Innovation Index · 2025
- 51.1Very high
- 57Very high
Work4
- UnemploymentWorld Bank · 2025
- 6.9%
- 3.9%
- Youth UnemploymentEurostat · 2025
- —
- 8.8%Very low
- Long Work Hours aheadOECD Better Life Index · 2020
- 3.3%Low
- 0.3%Very low
- Public Holidaysdate.nager.at · 2025
- 13
- 9
Equality7
- Income Inequality aheadWorld Bank · 2021–2022
- 31.5Low
- 25.7Very low
- Income Share Bot. 20% aheadWorld Bank · 2021–2022
- 7.7High
- 9.4Very high
- Income Share Top 10% aheadWorld Bank · 2021–2022
- 24.6Low
- 21.4Very low
- Poverty Rate aheadWorld Bank · 2021–2022
- 0.6%Very low
- 0.3%Very low
- Poverty RiskEurostat · 2025
- —
- 13.4%Low
- Gender Inequality aheadUNDP Human Development Report · 2023
- 0.052Very low
- 0.013Very low
- Inequality-Adj. HDI aheadUNDP HDR
- 0.867Very high
- 0.892Very high
Safety10
- Peace Index aheadIEP Global Peace Index · 2026
- 1.525Very high safety
- 1.566Very high safety
- Safety aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 54.4Moderate
- 74.5High
- Homicides / 100k aheadUNODC / World Bank · 2023
- 2.0Moderate
- 0.7Very low
- Crime PerceptionEurostat · 2023
- —
- 16.7%Very high
- Assault Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2023
- 226.9Very high
- 25.3Moderate
- Robbery Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2024
- 60.4High
- 34.7High
- Sexual Violence Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2023
- 106.1Very high
- 27.5Moderate
- Kidnapping Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2023
- 10.1Very high
- 2.5High
- Road Deaths / 100k aheadWHO GHO · 2021
- 4.7Very low
- 3.4Very low
- Disaster Risk aheadWorld Risk Index · 2022
- 19Very high
- 4Moderate
Health16
- Life ExpectancyLevelWorld Bank · 2024
- 82.1Very high
- 82.0Very high
- Infant Mortality aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 4.7Low
- 3.4Very low
- Healthcare Quality aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 68.6Good
- 81.5Excellent
- UHC Service Coverage aheadWHO GHO · 2023
- 92Very high
- 85Very high
- Physicians / 1k aheadWorld Bank · 2022–2023
- 2.8High
- 3.9Very high
- Hospital Beds aheadWorld Bank · 2022
- 2.5Moderate
- 2.4Moderate
- Out-of-Pocket Health % aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 15.3%Low
- 11.8%Very low
- Healthcare SpendWorld Bank · 2024
- $6,378
- $6,845
- Clean WaterLevelWorld Bank · 2024
- 98.3%High
- 100%Very high
- PM2.5 concentration aheadWHO GHO · 2023
- 8.8Low
- 9.0Low
- Air-pollution Deaths / 100k aheadWHO GHO · 2021
- 8.5Very low
- 10.6Very low
- Obesity aheadWHO GHO · 2024
- 26%High
- 14.7%Low
- Tobacco Use aheadWHO GHO · 2023
- 11%Low
- 19.7%Moderate
- Raised Blood Glucose aheadWHO GHO · 2014
- 5.5%Very low
- 4.3%Very low
- Suicide Rate / 100k aheadWHO GHO · 2021
- 9.4High
- 11.5High
- Alcohol L / capitaWHO GHO · 2024
- 9.2
- 8.6
Education and getting online9
- Tertiary EducationEurostat · 2025
- —
- 46.1%High
- PISA MathLevelOECD PISA Results · 2022
- 497Very high
- 493Very high
- PISA Reading aheadOECD PISA Results · 2022
- 507Very high
- 459Moderate
- PISA Science aheadOECD PISA Results · 2022
- 515Very high
- 488High
- Education SpendWorld Bank · 2022
- 4.8%
- 5.2%
- English Proficiency aheadEF English Proficiency Index · 2025
- 700Native
- 624Very high
- Internet aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 94.4%Very high
- 97%Very high
- Home internet speed aheadOokla Speedtest Global Index · 2025
- 278 MbpsVery fast
- 239 MbpsVery fast
- Mobile internet speed aheadOokla Speedtest Global Index · 2025
- 113 MbpsModerate
- 177 MbpsVery high
Governance and freedom8
- Rule of Law aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.48Very high
- 1.67Very high
- Corruption aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.59Very high
- 1.87Very high
- Political Stability aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 0.81High
- 0.53High
- Government EffectivenessLevelWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.76Very high
- 1.74Very high
- Regulatory QualityLevelWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.44Very high
- 1.44Very high
- DemocracyLevelEIU Democracy Index · 2025
- 9.1Very high
- 8.9Very high
- Freedom HouseLevelFreedom House · 2025
- 97Very high
- 97Very high
- Press Freedom aheadRSF World Press Freedom Index · 2026
- 78.8Good
- 88.9Good
Quality of life10
- Human DevelopmentLevelUNDP Human Development Report · 2023
- 0.939Very high
- 0.955Very high
- Happiness aheadWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 6.74Moderate
- 7.22High
- Quality of life index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 172High
- 213.6Very high
- Climate index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 54.9Fair
- 86.9Excellent
- WHR: GDPWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 1.917
- 1.983
- WHR: Social SupportWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 1.525
- 1.539
- WHR: Healthy Life Exp.World Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.955
- 0.922
- WHR: FreedomWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.948
- 1
- WHR: GenerosityWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.153
- 0.175
- WHR: Corruption TrustWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.321
- 0.349
People and planet23
- PopulationWorld Bank · 2025
- 41,651,653
- 18,087,633
- AreaWorld Bank
- 8,788,700 km²
- 33,670 km²
- Median AgeWorld Bank age-group shares
- 42
- 42.3
- Population GrowthWorld Bank · 2025
- 0.94%
- 0.52%
- Urban PopulationWorld Bank · 2025
- 82.9%
- 95.9%
- Net MigrationWorld Bank · 2025
- 326,204
- 104,681
- Foreign-Born %UN DESA International Migrant Stock · 2024
- 22.2%
- 16.2%
- Fertility RateWorld Bank · 2024
- 1.25
- 1.43
- Avg Household SizeOECD Family Database · 2024
- 2.4
- 2
- Single-Person HouseholdsOECD Family Database · 2021
- 29.3%
- 38.5%
- Lone-Parent HouseholdsOECD Family Database · 2021
- 8.7%
- 6.1%
- ChristianPew Research · 2020
- 53.3%
- 35.1%
- MuslimPew Research · 2020
- 4.9%
- 5.5%
- HinduPew Research · 2020
- 1.5%
- 0.6%
- BuddhistPew Research · 2020
- 1.7%
- 0.3%
- JewishPew Research · 2020
- 0.9%
- 0.2%
- UnaffiliatedPew Research · 2020
- 34.6%
- 54.1%
- Other religionsPew Research · 2020
- 3%
- 4.2%
- CO₂ / Capita aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 14Very high
- 6.6Very high
- Renewables aheadWorld Bank · 2021
- 23.8%Moderate
- 12.2%Low
- Forest CoverWorld Bank · 2023
- 39.5%
- 11.1%
- Climate Vulnerability aheadND-GAIN Country Index · 2023
- 0.282Very low
- 0.354Very low
- Climate Readiness aheadND-GAIN Country Index · 2023
- 0.645Very high
- 0.671Very high
Other2
- Unmet Medical NeedEurostat · 2025
- —
- 0.5%
- Leisure TimeOECD Better Life Index · 2020
- 14.6
- 15.5
Quick answers
Is Canada cheaper than Netherlands?
Numbeo's 2026 cost-of-living index (NYC = 100) puts Canada at 63.0 and Netherlands at 73.4. Canada is about 14% cheaper overall.
Is Canada or Netherlands safer?
On the Global Peace Index (lower = more peaceful), Canada scores 1.52 and Netherlands scores 1.57. Canada ranks as the more peaceful of the two.
Which has the higher quality of life, Canada or Netherlands?
On the UN Human Development Index, Canada scores 0.939 and Netherlands scores 0.955. The two are effectively tied. Single indexes hide trade-offs; the full comparison above shows where each country wins.
What is life like in Canada compared to Netherlands?
GNI per capita runs $56,420 in Canada against $68,530 in Netherlands; people live 82.1 years on average against 82.0; Numbeo users rate healthcare 69 against 82. Those are national averages and they hide the thing you actually feel: capital-city costs run well ahead of the national figure in most countries, and rural provision of healthcare and internet often lags the number shown here. The table below splits it indicator by indicator.