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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

world rank #37 / 217

Governance

440 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile86.5#9 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile85.4#12 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile73.2#78 Rule of Law0-100 percentile86.3#8

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Economy

1,539 indicators

GDPcurrent US$1.33T#18 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $71,378.5#12 GDP growth%1.8%#141 Inflation%3.3%#88

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Trade

97 indicators

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Health

1,511 indicators

Life expectancyyears82#37 Infant mortalityper 1k births3.4#17 Maternal mortalityper 100k4#4 Health spending% GDP10%#10

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Education

2,736 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross137.5%#3 Education spending% GDP5.2%#46 Primary enrollment% gross104.2%#45 Tertiary enrollment% gross86.6%#16

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

490 indicators

Populationpeople18.09M#71 Population growth%0.52%#135 Urban population%95.9%#4 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.4#162

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Climate

291 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%12.2%#121 Forest area% land11.1%#160 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita6,386.4#18

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Energy

312 indicators

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Environment

360 indicators

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Agriculture

311 indicators

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Technology

164 indicators

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Society

689 indicators

Gini indexindex25.7#3 Extreme poverty% pop0.1%#2 Internet users% pop97%#15 Homicide rateper 100k0.69#14

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Risk

340 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.5#14 Hazard & exposure0-103#25 Vulnerability0-102.8#17

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Other

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