The Netherlands is a country in Western Europe with a population of about 17M, with Amsterdam as its capital. GDP per capita (PPP) is $86,174 and life expectancy is 82.0 years. STATLAS gives The Netherlands a quality-of-life score of 93/100, a modeled cost-of-living index of 183 (world median = 100), a safety score of 99/100. Below you'll find 242 cities and dozens of indicators covering economy, health, education, environment and infrastructure.
45 indicators from 4 open data sources. Click any metric for detail, trends and rankings.
| Cost of living index index | 183.1 | Modeled |
| PPP conversion factor LCU / int'l $ · 2025 | 0.74 | Measured |
| Price level vs USA index | 79.5 | Modeled |
| Female labor participation % · 2025 | 62.7% | Measured |
| GDP (total) US$ · 2024 | $1.2T | Measured |
| GDP growth % / yr · 2024 | 1.1% | Measured |
| GDP per capita US$ · 2024 | $67,520 | Measured |
| GDP per capita (PPP) int'l $ · 2024 | $86,174 | Measured |
| GNI per capita (PPP) int'l $ · 2024 | $84,970 | Measured |
| Government debt % GDP · 1994 | 54.2% | Measured |
| Gini index index · 2021 | 25.7 | Measured |
| Inflation rate % · 2024 | 3.3% | Measured |
| International tourist arrivals visitors / yr · 2020 | 7.3M | Measured |
| Top income tax rate % | 50% | Estimated |
| Unemployment rate % · 2025 | 3.9% | Measured |
| Digital nomad score index | 51.4 | Modeled |
| Quality of life index index | 92.5 | Modeled |
| Homicide rate / 100k · 2023 | 0.7 | Measured |
| Safety index index | 98.8 | Modeled |
| Health expenditure % GDP · 2024 | 10.0% | Measured |
| Hospital beds / 1,000 · 2022 | 2.4 | Measured |
| Infant mortality / 1,000 births · 2024 | 3.4 | Measured |
| Life expectancy years · 2024 | 82.0 | Measured |
| Physicians / 1,000 · 2022 | 3.88 | Measured |
| Under-5 mortality / 1,000 · 2024 | 3.9 | Measured |
| Fertility rate births / woman · 2024 | 1.43 | Measured |
| Land area km² | 41,526 | Measured |
| Net migration people · 2025 | 104,681 | Measured |
| Population people · 2024 | 17M | Measured |
| Population density / km² · 2023 | 531.0 | Measured |
| Population growth % / yr · 2024 | 0.6% | Measured |
| Urban population % · 2024 | 95.6% | Measured |
| Education spending % GDP · 2022 | 5.2% | Measured |
| Secondary enrollment % · 2023 | 137.5% | Measured |
| Tertiary enrollment % · 2023 | 86.6% | Measured |
| Fixed broadband / 100 · 2024 | 43.0 | Measured |
| Internet users % · 2024 | 97.0% | Measured |
| Mobile subscriptions / 100 · 2024 | 128.5 | Measured |
| Drinking water access % · 2024 | 100.0% | Measured |
| Electricity access % · 2023 | 100.0% | Measured |
| Sanitation access % · 2024 | 97.7% | Measured |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ · 2020 | 10.9 | Measured |
| CO₂ emissions per capita t / person · 2024 | 6.60 | Measured |
| Forest area % · 2023 | 11.1% | Measured |
| Renewable energy % · 2021 | 12.2% | Measured |
The Netherlands has a modeled cost-of-living index of 183, where the world median is 100. That makes it more expensive than the global median.
STATLAS rates the quality of life in The Netherlands at 93 out of 100, combining income, health, safety, environment and connectivity.
STATLAS has data for 242 cities in The Netherlands.
Sources: World Bank Open Data, GeoNames, STATLAS Reference, STATLAS Modeled Index. Indices labeled “modeled” are STATLAS estimates — see our methodology.