Netherlands vs Sweden: Self-perceived health by sex, age and income quintile
Netherlands
24.9%
in 2025
Sweden
29.9%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
41st
Sweden rank
40th
Self-perceived health by sex, age and income quintile over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 29.9% against 24.9% in Netherlands, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sweden ahead.
Netherlands ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 40th of 45 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 53.5% | 17.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 44.8% | 5.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 30.8% | 2.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-perceived health by sex, age and income quintile, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 29.9% against 24.9% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-perceived health by sex, age and income quintile between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 5.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for self-perceived health by sex, age and income quintile?
- Netherlands ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 40th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Self-perceived health by sex, age and income quintile. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.