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Netherlands vs Turkey

Compare Netherlands and Turkey using 16 indicators with exactly comparable years.

Compare Netherlands and Turkey using 16 indicators with exactly comparable years.

Netherlands

NL

Turkey

TR

Shared indicators

16

Netherlands better

16

Turkey better

0

Tie

0

Netherlands(NL)

Indicators comparison

Turkey(TR)
3.9%

Unemployment rate

i

Measures unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74.

Interpretation: Lower values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

8.4%
7.8%

Jobless Households

i

Measures people aged 0 to 64 living in households where working-age members worked 20% or less of their combined potential working time during the previous year. Eurostat excludes specified groups such as certain students and retired people from the work-intensity calculation.

Interpretation: Lower values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

9.4%
3.5%

Housing & Utility Bill Arrears

i

Measures the share of people living in households with arrears on mortgage or rent payments, utility bills, or hire-purchase instalments.

Interpretation: Lower values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

22%
6.5%

Housing Affordability

i

Measures the share of people living in households where total housing costs exceed 40% of disposable household income.

Interpretation: Lower values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

10%
4.1%

Overcrowded Housing

i

Measures the share of people living in a dwelling with fewer rooms than required under the Eurostat overcrowding standard. The minimum number of rooms depends on household composition and the ages of its members.

Interpretation: Lower values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

37.8%
6.6%

Energy Poverty / Cold Homes

i

Measures the share of people living in households that cannot afford to keep their home adequately warm.

Interpretation: Lower values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

19.5%
133

GDP per Capita

i

Measures GDP per inhabitant after adjusting for differences in price levels between countries using purchasing power standards (PPS). The EU27 average is set to 100, so values above or below 100 indicate a level above or below the EU average for that year. The index is primarily intended for cross-country comparison and changes over time should not be interpreted as real GDP growth.

Interpretation: Higher values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

67
25.9 index

Income Inequality (Gini Index)

i

Measures inequality in the distribution of equivalised disposable income. A value of 0 represents complete equality and 100 represents maximum inequality.

Interpretation: Lower values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

43.9 index
3.76 ratio

Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap)

i

Measures the ratio between the total equivalised disposable income received by the highest-income 20% of the population and that received by the lowest-income 20%. A ratio of 5 means the top fifth receives five times as much income as the bottom fifth.

Interpretation: Lower values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

8.93 ratio
13.4%

Poverty Rate

i

Measures the share of people whose equivalised disposable income after social transfers is below 60% of the national median. It is a relative-income measure rather than a measure of absolute poverty.

Interpretation: Lower values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

23.4%
15.8%

Poverty & Social Exclusion Risk

i

Measures the share of people experiencing at least one of three conditions: risk of poverty after social transfers, severe material and social deprivation, or living in a household with very low work intensity. People meeting more than one condition are counted only once.

Interpretation: Lower values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

29.8%
15.3%

Financial Vulnerability

i

Measures the share of people living in households that cannot afford to meet an unexpected necessary financial expense from their available resources.

Interpretation: Lower values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

25.1%
81.9 years

Life Expectancy

i

Measures the average number of years a newborn would live if the age-specific mortality conditions observed in the reference period remained applicable throughout life.

Interpretation: Higher values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

79 years
5.9%

Material and Social Deprivation

i

Measures the share of people who, because they cannot afford them, lack at least 5 of 13 specified material or social items considered relevant to an adequate standard of living.

Interpretation: Lower values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

23.2%
2.1 rooms/person

Housing Space per Person

i

Measures the average number of rooms available in a household relative to the number of people living there, using Eurostat rules on which habitable spaces count as rooms.

Interpretation: Higher values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

1.1 rooms/person
2.6%

Severe Material Deprivation

i

Measures the share of people who, because they cannot afford them, lack at least 7 of the 13 material or social items used in the Eurostat material and social deprivation framework.

Interpretation: Lower values indicate a more favorable outcome.

Eurostat ↗

Better outcomeBetter: Netherlands

12%

Indicative result based on the count of shared indicators. Each indicator uses the latest exact year available for both countries, and no weighted composite score is applied.

View data table
Indicator Country A value Country B value Better outcome
Unemployment rate 3.9% 8.4% Netherlands
Persons living in households with very low work intensity (0 to 64 years) 7.8% 9.4% Netherlands
Arrears on housing or utility bills 3.5% 22% Netherlands
Housing cost overburden rate 6.5% 10% Netherlands
Overcrowding rate 4.1% 37.8% Netherlands
Inability to keep home adequately warm 6.6% 19.5% Netherlands
GDP per capita in PPS 133 67 Netherlands
Gini coefficient 25.9 index 43.9 index Netherlands
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 3.76 ratio 8.93 ratio Netherlands
At-risk-of-poverty rate 13.4% 23.4% Netherlands
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion 15.8% 29.8% Netherlands
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses 15.3% 25.1% Netherlands
Life expectancy at birth 81.9 years 79 years Netherlands
Material and social deprivation rate 5.9% 23.2% Netherlands
Average number of rooms per person 2.1 rooms/person 1.1 rooms/person Netherlands
Severe material and social deprivation rate 2.6% 12% Netherlands

Housing & Energy Costs: more favorable reading for Netherlands

Netherlands has the more favorable reading on Housing & Utility Bill Arrears compared with Turkey. Against the European benchmark, Netherlands is on the favorable side and Turkey on the adverse side for Housing & Utility Bill Arrears.

Topic: Housing & Energy Costs Primary indicator: Housing & Utility Bill Arrears Year: 2025 Difference: strong

Quality of Life in Europe: more favorable reading for Netherlands

Netherlands has the more favorable reading on Material and Social Deprivation compared with Turkey. Against the European benchmark, Netherlands is on the favorable side and Turkey on the adverse side for Material and Social Deprivation.

Topic: Quality of Life in Europe Primary indicator: Material and Social Deprivation Year: 2025 Difference: strong

Income & Purchasing Power: more favorable reading for Netherlands

Netherlands has the more favorable reading on GDP per Capita compared with Turkey. Against the European benchmark, Netherlands is on the favorable side and Turkey on the adverse side for GDP per Capita.

Topic: Income & Purchasing Power Primary indicator: GDP per Capita Year: 2025 Difference: strong

Poverty & Financial Hardship: more favorable reading for Netherlands

Netherlands has the more favorable reading on Poverty Rate compared with Turkey. Against the European benchmark, Netherlands is on the favorable side and Turkey on the adverse side for Poverty Rate.

Topic: Poverty & Financial Hardship Primary indicator: Poverty Rate Year: 2025 Difference: strong