Canada vs Netherlands: Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Canada
64.72 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Netherlands
69.09 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Canada rank
6th
Netherlands rank
5th
Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 69.09 international-$ in 2021 prices against 64.72 international-$ in 2021 prices in Canada, a difference of 4.37 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 118 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.44 international-$ in 2021 prices | 38.26 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.17 international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 1990s | 46.43 international-$ in 2021 prices | 46.14 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.2891 international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 2000s | 54.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | 54.95 international-$ in 2021 prices | 0.8559 international-$ in 2021 prices | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 60.02 international-$ in 2021 prices | 58.3 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.72 international-$ in 2021 prices | Canada |
| 2020s | 66.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 68.58 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.87 international-$ in 2021 prices | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita, Canada or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 69.09 international-$ in 2021 prices against 64.72 international-$ in 2021 prices in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Netherlands?
- 4.37 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for median income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 5th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Median income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.