International rankings of the Netherlands

Last updated September 03, 2025

These are the international rankings of the Netherlands.

Culture

Economy

International Monetary Fund: Income per capita in purchasing power parity ranked 9 out of 181 (2011)
United Nations Development Programme: Human Development Index ranked 3 out of 169 (2011)
Gallup World Poll: happiness ranked 4 out of 155 (2009)
World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report ranked 5 out of 144 (2012–2013).^[1]
World Economic Forum: Human Capital Report 2015 ranked 8 out of 124 (2015).^[2]
European Innovation Scoreboard ranked 5th out of 36 (2017)
World Intellectual Property Organization: Global Innovation Index 2024, ranked 8 out of 133 countries^[3]

Military

Institute for Economics and Peace: Global Peace Index ^[4] ranked 25 out of 152 (2011)

Politics

RSF World Press Freedom Index ranked 6 out of 180 (2021)
Fraser Institute: World Freedom Index ranked 2 out of 123 (2013)
Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index ranked 9 out of 176 (2012)^[5]
Reporters Without Borders: Press Freedom Index ranked 3 out of 178 (2011-2012)
The Economist: Democracy Index ranked 10 out of 167 (2011)
Fund For Peace: Failed States Index ranked 167 out of 177 (2012)^[6]
United Nations: e-Government Readiness Index ranked 2 out of 190 (2012)^[7]

Society

Main (reference) article: Society of the Netherlands ^[8]

OECD: Society at a Glance 2019. OECD Social Indicators ranked 5 out of 36 (2019)^[9]

References

↑ Klaus Schwab (2012). Xavier Sala-i-Martín (ed.). The Global Competitiveness Report: 2012–2013 (PDF) (Report). Geneva: World Economic Forum. table 4, p. 14. ISBN 978-92-95044-35-7.
↑ Klaus Schwab (2015). Michael Fisher (ed.). The Human Capital Report: 2015 (Report). Geneva: World Economic Forum. table 3, p. 10. ISBN 978-92-95044-49-4.
↑ World Intellectual Property Organization (2024). "Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship". www.wipo.int. p. 18. doi:10.34667/tind.50062. ISBN 978-92-805-3681-2 . Retrieved 2024-10-06.
↑ "Vision of Humanity". Vision of Humanity. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
↑ Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 (Brochure). Transparency International. 2012. Full table and rankings. Archived from the original on 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
↑ The Failed States Index 2012 Interactive Grid (Report). Fund for Peace. 2012.
↑ "1: World e-government rankings". E-Government Survey 2012: E-Government for the People (PDF) (Report). New York: United Nations. 2012. table 1.1, p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
↑ Social State of the Netherlands (Summary) (PDF) (Report). The Hague: Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP). 2019.
↑ "8 SOCIAL COHESION INDICATORS Life satisfaction". Society at a Glance 2019. OECD Social Indicators (PDF) (Report). Paris: OECD. 2019. Figure 8.1. Levels and trends of life satisfaction vary considerably across countries, p123.

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[1] Klaus Schwab (2012). Xavier Sala-i-Martín (ed.). The Global Competitiveness Report: 2012–2013 (PDF) (Report). Geneva: World Economic Forum. table 4, p. 14. ISBN 978-92-95044-35-7.

[2] Klaus Schwab (2015). Michael Fisher (ed.). The Human Capital Report: 2015 (Report). Geneva: World Economic Forum. table 3, p. 10. ISBN 978-92-95044-49-4.

[3] World Intellectual Property Organization (2024). "Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship". www.wipo.int. p. 18. doi:10.34667/tind.50062. ISBN 978-92-805-3681-2 . Retrieved 2024-10-06.

[4] "Vision of Humanity". Vision of Humanity. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2010-02-04.

[5] Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 (Brochure). Transparency International. 2012. Full table and rankings. Archived from the original on 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2013-01-22.

[6] The Failed States Index 2012 Interactive Grid (Report). Fund for Peace. 2012.

[7] "1: World e-government rankings". E-Government Survey 2012: E-Government for the People (PDF) (Report). New York: United Nations. 2012. table 1.1, p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2013-01-22.

[8] Social State of the Netherlands (Summary) (PDF) (Report). The Hague: Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP). 2019.

[9] "8 SOCIAL COHESION INDICATORS Life satisfaction". Society at a Glance 2019. OECD Social Indicators (PDF) (Report). Paris: OECD. 2019. Figure 8.1. Levels and trends of life satisfaction vary considerably across countries, p123.

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