Netherlands vs United States of America: Perceived health status by socio-economic status

Netherlands
56.3 Percentage of population in the same age
in 2025
United States of America
73.4 Percentage of population in the same age
in 2024
Netherlands rank
1st
United States of America rank
2nd

Perceived health status by socio-economic status over time

  • Netherlands
  • United States of America
020406080200020122025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 73.4 Percentage of population in the same age against 56.3 Percentage of population in the same age in Netherlands, a difference of 17.1 Percentage of population in the same age.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 7 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 64.8 Percentage of population in the same age 74 Percentage of population in the same age 9.2 Percentage of population in the same age United States of America
2010s 64.41 Percentage of population in the same age 74.04 Percentage of population in the same age 9.63 Percentage of population in the same age United States of America
2020s 60.12 Percentage of population in the same age 72.84 Percentage of population in the same age 12.72 Percentage of population in the same age United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher perceived health status by socio-economic status, Netherlands or United States of America?
United States of America, at 73.4 Percentage of population in the same age against 56.3 Percentage of population in the same age in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in perceived health status by socio-economic status between Netherlands and United States of America?
17.1 Percentage of population in the same age, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and United States of America rank globally for perceived health status by socio-economic status?
Netherlands ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 7 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Perceived health status by socio-economic status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Perceived health status by socio-economic status
Unit
Percentage of population in the same age
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
36 places, 728 data points, 1992–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents data on perceived health status by income quintile (the proportion of persons aged 15 years old and over within the highest and lowest income quintiles who report their health to be ‘good/very good’). Quintile 1 (Lowest 20% of income group) and Quintile 5 (Highest 20% of income group) are taken into account. This dataset also includes data on perceived health status by education level (proportion of persons aged 15 years old and over by level of education who report their health to be “good” or “better”.) The following education levels are taken into account: Low education (ISCED 0 to 2), Medium education (ISCED 3 and 4), and High education (ISCED 5 to 8). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.