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Netherlands

Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Amsterdam281,335 observations
Population
18.09M
world rank #71 / 217
GDP
1.33T
world rank #18 / 186
GDP / capita
71,378.5
world rank #12 / 185
Life expectancy
82
world rank #37 / 217

Governance

571 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile86.5#9Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile85.4#12Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile73.2#78Rule of Law0-100 percentile86.3#8
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,700 indicators
GDPcurrent US$1.33T#18GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $71,378.5#12GDP growth%1.8%#141Inflation%3.3%#88
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

127 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$989.24B#4Merchandise importscurrent US$870.44B#5Exports of goods & services% GDP80.7%#11Imports of goods & services% GDP69.5%#22
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,527 indicators
Life expectancyyears82#37Infant mortalityper 1k births3.4#17Maternal mortalityper 100k4#4Health spending% GDP10%#10
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,698 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross137.5%#3Education spending% GDP5.2%#46Primary enrollment% gross104.2%#45Tertiary enrollment% gross86.6%#16
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

425 indicators
Populationpeople18.09M#71Population growth%0.52%#135Urban population%95.9%#4Fertility ratebirths/woman1.4#162
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

292 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%12.2%#121Forest area% land11.1%#160Electric power consumptionkWh per capita6,386.4#18
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

293 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.3,415.8#13Electricity from coal% of output8.2%#20
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

364 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area22.9%#58Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources74.9%#154Capture fisheries productiontonnes296,838.1#51
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

306 indicators
Agricultural land% land area53.5%#54Cereal yieldkg per hectare6,805.7#6Aquaculture productiontonnes33,376.2#52Food production index2014-16 = 100101#128
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

142 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people128.5#52Secure internet serversper 1M people198,682.4#6Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people21.8#38
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

479 indicators
Gini indexindex25.7#3Extreme poverty% pop0.1%#2Internet users% pop97%#15Homicide rateper 100k0.69#14
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

356 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102.5#14Hazard & exposure0-103#25Vulnerability0-102.8#17
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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