Italy vs Netherlands: Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits
Italy
1.4%
in 2021
Netherlands
1.6%
in 2021
Italy rank
34th
Netherlands rank
31st
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.
Italy ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 31st of 41 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment vs. public spending on family benefits, Italy or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.6% against 1.4% in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in female employment vs. public spending on family benefits between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for female employment vs. public spending on family benefits?
- Italy ranks 34th 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.