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Netherlands
Europe & Central Asia · High income · capital Amsterdam
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old82.0years
Ranks 37 of 217 in 2024
10% above world median · 3% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old3.9per 1,000 live births
Ranks 30 of 196 in 2024
74% below world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old4per 100,000 live births
Ranks 14 of 194 in 2023
91% below world median · 33% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2009 · 17 years old1.5% of under-5s
Ranks 1 of 33 in 2009
94% below world median · 87% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 33 countries reporting in 2009 — not a published figure
Health spending
2024 · 2 years old10.01% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
4% above world median
Medians computed across 22 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.43births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
25% below world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Primary enrolment
2023 · 3 years old104.2% gross
Ranks 45 of 166 in 2023
4% above world median · 3% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Education spending
2022 · 4 years old5.18% of GDP
Ranks 46 of 164 in 2022
28% above world median · 15% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 164 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old73,684current US$
Ranks 10 of 186 in 2025
8.3× above world median · 1.7× above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old87,320international $
Ranks 11 of 185 in 2025
3.3× above world median · 71% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2021 · 5 years old0.1% of population
Ranks 10 of 81 in 2021
89% below world median · 67% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2021 · 5 years old25.7index, 0–100
Ranks 3 of 81 in 2021
25% below world median · 19% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old3.9% of labour force
Ranks 67 of 182 in 2025
24% below world median · 30% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old3.3% per year
Not ranked — no better end
7% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old1.92% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
21% above world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 12 of 148 in 2024
24% above world median · 3% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old97.0% of population
Ranks 17 of 182 in 2024
18% above world median · 5% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old6.60t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
1.6× above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old18.1mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
1.8× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Netherlands has no figure in this dataset for Adult literacy. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.