Canada vs Netherlands: Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits
Canada
1.6%
in 2022
Netherlands
1.6%
in 2021
Canada rank
32nd
Netherlands rank
31st
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.
Canada ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 31st of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 2.0% | 1.3% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment vs. public spending on family benefits, Canada or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in female employment vs. public spending on family benefits between Canada and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for female employment vs. public spending on family benefits?
- Canada ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 31st of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in family programs.