Germany vs Netherlands

Germany (Europe) and Netherlands (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Germany Netherlands World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 1960 Germany: 1,162.12 Netherlands: 1,156.39 World: 452.65 1961 Germany: 1,315.91 Netherlands: 1,254.42 World: 471.93 1962 Germany: 1,430.52 Netherlands: 1,342.37 World: 496.11 1963 Germany: 1,502.15 Netherlands: 1,436.89 World: 525.19 1964 Germany: 1,637.46 Netherlands: 1,668.33 World: 563.85 1965 Germany: 1,774.2 Netherlands: 1,848.1 World: 601.89 1966 Germany: 1,870.81 Netherlands: 1,986.27 World: 638.97 1967 Germany: 1,885.62 Netherlands: 2,154.58 World: 664.4 1968 Germany: 2,025.08 Netherlands: 2,364.36 World: 703.46 1969 Germany: 2,281.28 Netherlands: 2,646.85 World: 761.11 1970 Germany: 2,771.28 Netherlands: 2,931.38 World: 817.68 1971 Germany: 3,203.83 Netherlands: 3,383.59 World: 884.88 1972 Germany: 3,823.94 Netherlands: 4,110.49 World: 1,002 1973 Germany: 5,065.25 Netherlands: 5,353.44 World: 1,201.53 1974 Germany: 5,659.74 Netherlands: 6,450.46 World: 1,362.19 1975 Germany: 6,259.21 Netherlands: 7,346.3 World: 1,488.94 1976 Germany: 6,659.17 Netherlands: 7,937.35 World: 1,589.73 1977 Germany: 7,711.1 Netherlands: 9,180.3 World: 1,766.28 1978 Germany: 9,516.78 Netherlands: 11,195.84 World: 2,055.49 1979 Germany: 11,322.35 Netherlands: 12,817.38 World: 2,335.19 1980 Germany: 12,182.78 Netherlands: 13,812.16 World: 2,587.01 1981 Germany: 10,246.48 Netherlands: 11,537.4 World: 2,628.62 1982 Germany: 9,950.06 Netherlands: 11,088.95 World: 2,554.08 1983 Germany: 9,900.49 Netherlands: 10,696.08 World: 2,561.17 1984 Germany: 9,347.29 Netherlands: 9,991.84 World: 2,614.33 1985 Germany: 9,464.12 Netherlands: 9,940.74 World: 2,690.59 1986 Germany: 13,511.15 Netherlands: 13,804.14 World: 3,118.57 1987 Germany: 16,738.61 Netherlands: 16,734.15 World: 3,487.88 1988 Germany: 17,996.98 Netherlands: 17,770.62 World: 3,829.99 1989 Germany: 17,829.46 Netherlands: 17,423.3 World: 3,930.51 1990 Germany: 22,385.68 Netherlands: 21,322.19 World: 4,338.94 1991 Germany: 23,443.34 Netherlands: 21,764.21 World: 4,453.9 1992 Germany: 26,559.85 Netherlands: 23,939.22 World: 4,679.98 1993 Germany: 25,616.65 Netherlands: 23,156.44 World: 4,685.3 1994 Germany: 27,201.96 Netherlands: 24,682.59 World: 4,967.01 1995 Germany: 31,747.24 Netherlands: 29,301.19 World: 5,463.2 1996 Germany: 30,599.79 Netherlands: 29,063.62 World: 5,507.22 1997 Germany: 27,046.96 Netherlands: 26,744.96 World: 5,408.57 1998 Germany: 27,395.94 Netherlands: 27,924.28 World: 5,302.34 1999 Germany: 26,965.49 Netherlands: 28,318.75 World: 5,401.23 2000 Germany: 23,925.86 Netherlands: 26,225.17 World: 5,512.56 2001 Germany: 23,878.36 Netherlands: 26,955.71 World: 5,404.2 2002 Germany: 25,486.59 Netherlands: 29,446.53 World: 5,539.32 2003 Germany: 30,711.1 Netherlands: 35,896.75 World: 6,129.87 2004 Germany: 34,566.74 Netherlands: 40,611.34 World: 6,818 2005 Germany: 35,084.44 Netherlands: 42,165.4 World: 7,290.57 2006 Germany: 36,980.34 Netherlands: 45,123.54 World: 7,803.19 2007 Germany: 42,350.92 Netherlands: 52,100.8 World: 8,685.33 2008 Germany: 46,379.16 Netherlands: 58,246.7 World: 9,425.74 2009 Germany: 42,471.89 Netherlands: 53,172.03 World: 8,827.04 2010 Germany: 42,396.97 Netherlands: 51,305.73 World: 9,555.07 2011 Germany: 47,630.98 Netherlands: 54,701.77 World: 10,496.93 2012 Germany: 44,718.02 Netherlands: 50,473.94 World: 10,597.85 2013 Germany: 47,206.84 Netherlands: 52,602.29 World: 10,759.35 2014 Germany: 48,959.6 Netherlands: 53,457.22 World: 10,912.24 2015 Germany: 41,929.75 Netherlands: 45,793.81 World: 10,191.98 2016 Germany: 42,948.94 Netherlands: 46,808.53 World: 10,239.47 2017 Germany: 45,553.93 Netherlands: 49,513.68 World: 10,784.4 2018 Germany: 48,916.17 Netherlands: 53,955.08 World: 11,344.73 2019 Germany: 47,656.2 Netherlands: 53,554.9 World: 11,417.6 2020 Germany: 47,394.87 Netherlands: 53,467.93 World: 10,999.49 2021 Germany: 52,349.25 Netherlands: 60,141.99 World: 12,472.91 2022 Germany: 50,506.52 Netherlands: 59,123.32 World: 12,876.24 2023 Germany: 54,776.77 Netherlands: 63,515.6 World: 13,313.86 2024 Germany: 56,103.73 Netherlands: 67,465.32 World: 13,717.09 2025 Germany: 60,496.44 Netherlands: 73,683.92 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Germany Netherlands World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Germany: 69.06 Netherlands: 73.39 World: 50.94 1961 Germany: 69.64 Netherlands: 73.65 World: 52.8 1962 Germany: 69.8 Netherlands: 73.32 World: 55.29 1963 Germany: 69.91 Netherlands: 73.34 World: 55.65 1964 Germany: 70.44 Netherlands: 73.7 World: 56.1 1965 Germany: 70.41 Netherlands: 73.57 World: 55.93 1966 Germany: 70.52 Netherlands: 73.51 World: 56.45 1967 Germany: 70.73 Netherlands: 73.8 World: 56.9 1968 Germany: 70.38 Netherlands: 73.61 World: 57.34 1969 Germany: 70.23 Netherlands: 73.54 World: 57.68 1970 Germany: 70.45 Netherlands: 73.59 World: 57.94 1971 Germany: 70.68 Netherlands: 73.81 World: 58.02 1972 Germany: 70.91 Netherlands: 73.73 World: 58.84 1973 Germany: 71.11 Netherlands: 74.14 World: 59.3 1974 Germany: 71.42 Netherlands: 74.54 World: 59.7 1975 Germany: 71.26 Netherlands: 74.5 World: 60.13 1976 Germany: 71.71 Netherlands: 74.65 World: 60.45 1977 Germany: 72.31 Netherlands: 75.22 World: 61.04 1978 Germany: 72.29 Netherlands: 75.15 World: 61.39 1979 Germany: 72.63 Netherlands: 75.61 World: 61.84 1980 Germany: 72.8 Netherlands: 75.74 World: 62.15 1981 Germany: 73.04 Netherlands: 75.93 World: 62.52 1982 Germany: 73.33 Netherlands: 75.99 World: 62.87 1983 Germany: 73.62 Netherlands: 76.16 World: 63.13 1984 Germany: 74.07 Netherlands: 76.23 World: 63.44 1985 Germany: 74.19 Netherlands: 76.28 World: 63.73 1986 Germany: 74.4 Netherlands: 76.27 World: 64.12 1987 Germany: 74.81 Netherlands: 76.71 World: 64.46 1988 Germany: 75 Netherlands: 76.89 World: 64.67 1989 Germany: 75.19 Netherlands: 76.73 World: 64.96 1990 Germany: 75.09 Netherlands: 76.88 World: 65.11 1991 Germany: 75.32 Netherlands: 77 World: 65.3 1992 Germany: 75.82 Netherlands: 77.22 World: 65.55 1993 Germany: 75.87 Netherlands: 76.92 World: 65.74 1994 Germany: 76.27 Netherlands: 77.38 World: 65.96 1995 Germany: 76.42 Netherlands: 77.4 World: 66.2 1996 Germany: 76.67 Netherlands: 77.44 World: 66.52 1997 Germany: 77.07 Netherlands: 77.79 World: 66.83 1998 Germany: 77.48 Netherlands: 77.88 World: 67.07 1999 Germany: 77.73 Netherlands: 77.84 World: 67.31 2000 Germany: 77.93 Netherlands: 77.99 World: 67.65 2001 Germany: 78.33 Netherlands: 78.19 World: 67.95 2002 Germany: 78.23 Netherlands: 78.29 World: 68.23 2003 Germany: 78.38 Netherlands: 78.49 World: 68.52 2004 Germany: 78.68 Netherlands: 79.1 World: 68.77 2005 Germany: 78.93 Netherlands: 79.35 World: 69.11 2006 Germany: 79.13 Netherlands: 79.7 World: 69.47 2007 Germany: 79.53 Netherlands: 80.1 World: 69.81 2008 Germany: 79.74 Netherlands: 80.25 World: 70 2009 Germany: 79.84 Netherlands: 80.55 World: 70.38 2010 Germany: 79.99 Netherlands: 80.7 World: 70.68 2011 Germany: 80.44 Netherlands: 81.2 World: 70.97 2012 Germany: 80.54 Netherlands: 81.1 World: 71.26 2013 Germany: 80.49 Netherlands: 81.3 World: 71.53 2014 Germany: 81.09 Netherlands: 81.71 World: 71.78 2015 Germany: 80.64 Netherlands: 81.51 World: 71.97 2016 Germany: 80.99 Netherlands: 81.56 World: 72.19 2017 Germany: 80.99 Netherlands: 81.76 World: 72.37 2018 Germany: 80.89 Netherlands: 81.81 World: 72.64 2019 Germany: 81.29 Netherlands: 82.11 World: 72.87 2020 Germany: 81.04 Netherlands: 81.36 World: 72.18 2021 Germany: 80.79 Netherlands: 81.31 World: 71.22 2022 Germany: 80.61 Netherlands: 81.61 World: 72.97 2023 Germany: 81.04 Netherlands: 81.86 World: 73.33 2024 Germany: 80.79 Netherlands: 81.97 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Germany Netherlands World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Germany: 2.37 Netherlands: 3.12 World: 4.69 1961 Germany: 2.45 Netherlands: 3.22 World: 4.56 1962 Germany: 2.44 Netherlands: 3.18 World: 5.02 1963 Germany: 2.51 Netherlands: 3.19 World: 5.31 1964 Germany: 2.54 Netherlands: 3.17 World: 5.13 1965 Germany: 2.5 Netherlands: 3.04 World: 5.08 1966 Germany: 2.53 Netherlands: 2.9 World: 4.97 1967 Germany: 2.48 Netherlands: 2.81 World: 4.87 1968 Germany: 2.38 Netherlands: 2.72 World: 4.98 1969 Germany: 2.21 Netherlands: 2.75 World: 4.88 1970 Germany: 2.03 Netherlands: 2.57 World: 4.84 1971 Germany: 1.92 Netherlands: 2.36 World: 4.69 1972 Germany: 1.71 Netherlands: 2.15 World: 4.55 1973 Germany: 1.54 Netherlands: 1.9 World: 4.42 1974 Germany: 1.51 Netherlands: 1.77 World: 4.26 1975 Germany: 1.45 Netherlands: 1.66 World: 4.07 1976 Germany: 1.45 Netherlands: 1.63 World: 3.97 1977 Germany: 1.4 Netherlands: 1.58 World: 3.84 1978 Germany: 1.38 Netherlands: 1.58 World: 3.77 1979 Germany: 1.38 Netherlands: 1.56 World: 3.76 1980 Germany: 1.44 Netherlands: 1.6 World: 3.73 1981 Germany: 1.43 Netherlands: 1.56 World: 3.71 1982 Germany: 1.41 Netherlands: 1.5 World: 3.72 1983 Germany: 1.33 Netherlands: 1.47 World: 3.59 1984 Germany: 1.29 Netherlands: 1.49 World: 3.57 1985 Germany: 1.37 Netherlands: 1.51 World: 3.53 1986 Germany: 1.43 Netherlands: 1.55 World: 3.51 1987 Germany: 1.43 Netherlands: 1.56 World: 3.48 1988 Germany: 1.46 Netherlands: 1.55 World: 3.39 1989 Germany: 1.42 Netherlands: 1.55 World: 3.35 1990 Germany: 1.45 Netherlands: 1.62 World: 3.31 1991 Germany: 1.33 Netherlands: 1.61 World: 3.13 1992 Germany: 1.29 Netherlands: 1.59 World: 3.04 1993 Germany: 1.28 Netherlands: 1.57 World: 2.97 1994 Germany: 1.24 Netherlands: 1.57 World: 2.92 1995 Germany: 1.25 Netherlands: 1.53 World: 2.87 1996 Germany: 1.3 Netherlands: 1.53 World: 2.82 1997 Germany: 1.35 Netherlands: 1.56 World: 2.78 1998 Germany: 1.36 Netherlands: 1.63 World: 2.75 1999 Germany: 1.36 Netherlands: 1.65 World: 2.72 2000 Germany: 1.38 Netherlands: 1.72 World: 2.73 2001 Germany: 1.35 Netherlands: 1.71 World: 2.69 2002 Germany: 1.34 Netherlands: 1.73 World: 2.66 2003 Germany: 1.34 Netherlands: 1.75 World: 2.64 2004 Germany: 1.36 Netherlands: 1.72 World: 2.63 2005 Germany: 1.34 Netherlands: 1.71 World: 2.61 2006 Germany: 1.33 Netherlands: 1.72 World: 2.61 2007 Germany: 1.37 Netherlands: 1.72 World: 2.6 2008 Germany: 1.38 Netherlands: 1.77 World: 2.6 2009 Germany: 1.36 Netherlands: 1.79 World: 2.59 2010 Germany: 1.39 Netherlands: 1.79 World: 2.57 2011 Germany: 1.39 Netherlands: 1.76 World: 2.55 2012 Germany: 1.41 Netherlands: 1.72 World: 2.56 2013 Germany: 1.42 Netherlands: 1.68 World: 2.53 2014 Germany: 1.47 Netherlands: 1.71 World: 2.52 2015 Germany: 1.5 Netherlands: 1.66 World: 2.49 2016 Germany: 1.6 Netherlands: 1.66 World: 2.49 2017 Germany: 1.57 Netherlands: 1.62 World: 2.46 2018 Germany: 1.57 Netherlands: 1.59 World: 2.39 2019 Germany: 1.54 Netherlands: 1.57 World: 2.35 2020 Germany: 1.53 Netherlands: 1.54 World: 2.28 2021 Germany: 1.58 Netherlands: 1.62 World: 2.25 2022 Germany: 1.46 Netherlands: 1.49 World: 2.22 2023 Germany: 1.39 Netherlands: 1.43 World: 2.2 2024 Germany: 1.36 Netherlands: 1.43 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Germany Netherlands World

2 4 6 8 10 12 1991 Germany: 5.32 Netherlands: 7.29 World: 5.12 1992 Germany: 6.32 Netherlands: 5.56 World: 5.28 1993 Germany: 7.68 Netherlands: 6.29 World: 5.54 1994 Germany: 8.73 Netherlands: 7.16 World: 5.79 1995 Germany: 8.16 Netherlands: 7.16 World: 5.92 1996 Germany: 8.82 Netherlands: 6.42 World: 5.98 1997 Germany: 9.86 Netherlands: 5.51 World: 6.01 1998 Germany: 9.79 Netherlands: 4.39 World: 6.16 1999 Germany: 8.85 Netherlands: 3.62 World: 6.28 2000 Germany: 7.92 Netherlands: 2.73 World: 6.11 2001 Germany: 7.77 Netherlands: 2.12 World: 6.19 2002 Germany: 8.48 Netherlands: 2.55 World: 6.41 2003 Germany: 9.78 Netherlands: 3.59 World: 6.48 2004 Germany: 10.73 Netherlands: 4.65 World: 6.33 2005 Germany: 11.19 Netherlands: 5.87 World: 6.22 2006 Germany: 10.28 Netherlands: 5.01 World: 5.97 2007 Germany: 8.73 Netherlands: 4.15 World: 5.77 2008 Germany: 7.51 Netherlands: 3.66 World: 5.82 2009 Germany: 7.88 Netherlands: 4.35 World: 6.41 2010 Germany: 7.04 Netherlands: 4.99 World: 6.28 2011 Germany: 5.97 Netherlands: 4.98 World: 6.15 2012 Germany: 5.37 Netherlands: 5.82 World: 6.15 2013 Germany: 5.32 Netherlands: 7.24 World: 6.1 2014 Germany: 4.98 Netherlands: 7.42 World: 5.96 2015 Germany: 4.61 Netherlands: 6.87 World: 6 2016 Germany: 4.1 Netherlands: 6.01 World: 5.97 2017 Germany: 3.78 Netherlands: 4.84 World: 5.9 2018 Germany: 3.38 Netherlands: 3.83 World: 5.76 2019 Germany: 3.16 Netherlands: 3.38 World: 5.59 2020 Germany: 3.88 Netherlands: 3.82 World: 6.59 2021 Germany: 3.59 Netherlands: 4.21 World: 6.05 2022 Germany: 3.14 Netherlands: 3.53 World: 5.23 2023 Germany: 3.07 Netherlands: 3.54 World: 4.85 2024 Germany: 3.4 Netherlands: 3.7 World: 4.81 2025 Germany: 3.71 Netherlands: 3.87 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Germany Netherlands World

0 5 10 15 20 1970 Germany: 13.87 Netherlands: 10.29 World: 4.14 1971 Germany: 13.75 Netherlands: 10.21 World: 4.04 1972 Germany: 14.04 Netherlands: 11.29 World: 4.16 1973 Germany: 14.66 Netherlands: 11.66 World: 4.32 1974 Germany: 14.21 Netherlands: 10.98 World: 4.23 1975 Germany: 13.48 Netherlands: 10.24 World: 4.14 1976 Germany: 14.33 Netherlands: 10.95 World: 4.31 1977 Germany: 14.09 Netherlands: 10.72 World: 4.36 1978 Germany: 14.58 Netherlands: 11 World: 4.42 1979 Germany: 15.22 Netherlands: 11.59 World: 4.46 1980 Germany: 14.5 Netherlands: 10.96 World: 4.33 1981 Germany: 14.02 Netherlands: 10.82 World: 4.18 1982 Germany: 13.45 Netherlands: 10.05 World: 4.05 1983 Germany: 13.69 Netherlands: 9.7 World: 4.01 1984 Germany: 13.94 Netherlands: 10.08 World: 4.07 1985 Germany: 13.98 Netherlands: 10.33 World: 4.05 1986 Germany: 13.89 Netherlands: 10.44 World: 4.04 1987 Germany: 13.77 Netherlands: 10.66 World: 4.1 1988 Germany: 13.64 Netherlands: 10.59 World: 4.16 1989 Germany: 13.34 Netherlands: 10.75 World: 4.16 1990 Germany: 12.75 Netherlands: 11.02 World: 4.15 1991 Germany: 12.39 Netherlands: 11.34 World: 4.1 1992 Germany: 11.63 Netherlands: 11.13 World: 4.01 1993 Germany: 11.45 Netherlands: 11.27 World: 3.97 1994 Germany: 11.24 Netherlands: 11.27 World: 3.94 1995 Germany: 11.15 Netherlands: 11.49 World: 3.99 1996 Germany: 11.47 Netherlands: 12.1 World: 4.01 1997 Germany: 11.06 Netherlands: 11.54 World: 4.02 1998 Germany: 11.05 Netherlands: 11.51 World: 3.98 1999 Germany: 10.6 Netherlands: 11.14 World: 3.95 2000 Germany: 10.6 Netherlands: 11.11 World: 4.01 2001 Germany: 10.75 Netherlands: 11.31 World: 4.01 2002 Germany: 10.55 Netherlands: 11.26 World: 4.02 2003 Germany: 10.64 Netherlands: 11.36 World: 4.15 2004 Germany: 10.46 Netherlands: 11.47 World: 4.28 2005 Germany: 10.21 Netherlands: 11.16 World: 4.39 2006 Germany: 10.38 Netherlands: 10.87 World: 4.48 2007 Germany: 10.05 Netherlands: 10.92 World: 4.59 2008 Germany: 10.11 Netherlands: 10.94 World: 4.56 2009 Germany: 9.38 Netherlands: 10.57 World: 4.45 2010 Germany: 9.97 Netherlands: 11.2 World: 4.67 2011 Germany: 9.82 Netherlands: 10.43 World: 4.76 2012 Germany: 9.95 Netherlands: 10.24 World: 4.77 2013 Germany: 10.14 Netherlands: 10.08 World: 4.81 2014 Germany: 9.62 Netherlands: 9.59 World: 4.78 2015 Germany: 9.61 Netherlands: 10 World: 4.7 2016 Germany: 9.58 Netherlands: 10.03 World: 4.65 2017 Germany: 9.37 Netherlands: 9.82 World: 4.67 2018 Germany: 9.01 Netherlands: 9.46 World: 4.73 2019 Germany: 8.38 Netherlands: 9.11 World: 4.7 2020 Germany: 7.72 Netherlands: 8.15 World: 4.47 2021 Germany: 8.06 Netherlands: 8.32 World: 4.68 2022 Germany: 7.91 Netherlands: 7.52 World: 4.67 2023 Germany: 7.08 Netherlands: 6.88 World: 4.68 2024 Germany: 6.94 Netherlands: 6.6 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Germany Netherlands World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Germany: 68.71 Netherlands: 81 World: 15.6 2006 Germany: 72.16 Netherlands: 83.7 World: 17.2 2007 Germany: 75.16 Netherlands: 85.82 World: 20.2 2008 Germany: 78 Netherlands: 87.42 World: 22.8 2009 Germany: 79 Netherlands: 89.63 World: 25.3 2010 Germany: 82 Netherlands: 90.72 World: 28.4 2011 Germany: 81.27 Netherlands: 91.42 World: 30.9 2012 Germany: 82.35 Netherlands: 92.86 World: 33.3 2013 Germany: 84.17 Netherlands: 93.96 World: 35.3 2014 Germany: 86.19 Netherlands: 91.67 World: 37.4 2015 Germany: 87.59 Netherlands: 91.72 World: 39.9 2016 Germany: 84.17 Netherlands: 90.41 World: 43.6 2017 Germany: 84.39 Netherlands: 93.2 World: 46.3 2018 Germany: 87.04 Netherlands: 91.89 World: 49.4 2019 Germany: 88.13 Netherlands: 93.29 World: 53.9 2020 Germany: 89.81 Netherlands: 91.33 World: 60.1 2021 Germany: 91.43 Netherlands: 92.05 World: 63.8 2022 Germany: 91.63 Netherlands: 92.52 World: 67 2023 Germany: 92.48 Netherlands: 97.01 World: 69.2 2024 Germany: 93.5 Netherlands: 97.01 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Germany Netherlands
Population 83.5 mn 2025
19th of 215		 18.1 mn 2025
71st of 215
Population density 238.4 /km² 2023
55th of 214		 531.0 /km² 2023
21st of 214
Population growth -0.03 % 2025
168th of 215		 0.52 % 2025
134th of 215
Life expectancy 80.8 years 2024
46th of 215		 82.0 years 2024
36th of 215
Fertility rate 1.36 2024
184th of 215		 1.43 2024
169th of 215
Birth rate 8.1 ‰ 2024
187th of 215		 9.2 ‰ 2024
169th of 215
Infant mortality 3.1 ‰ 2024
28th of 196		 3.4 ‰ 2024
34th of 196
Urban population 82.1 % 2025
51st of 215		 95.9 % 2025
14th of 215
Aged 65+ 23.7 % 2025
8th of 215		 20.9 % 2025
30th of 215
Living in cities 34.5 % 2025
120th of 215		 47.7 % 2025
65th of 215
Living in towns 38.9 % 2025
70th of 215		 37.1 % 2025
76th of 215
Living in rural areas 26.6 % 2025
95th of 215		 15.2 % 2025
168th of 215

Human development

Indicator Germany Netherlands
Human Development Index 0.959 2023
5th of 193		 0.955 2023
9th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.890 2023
8th of 169		 0.892 2023
5th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.785 2023
14th of 156		 0.740 2023
37th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.057 2023
21st of 172		 0.013 2023
5th of 172

Economy

Indicator Germany Netherlands
GDP 5.1 tn US$ 2025
3rd of 186		 1.3 tn US$ 2025
18th of 186
GDP per capita 60,496 US$ 2025
16th of 186		 73,684 US$ 2025
10th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 75,407 int. $ 2025
17th of 185		 87,320 int. $ 2025
11th of 185
GNI per capita 60,200 US$ 2025
15th of 182		 68,530 US$ 2025
10th of 182
GDP growth 0.2 % 2025
174th of 186		 1.8 % 2025
141st of 186
Inflation 2.2 % 2025
105th of 165		 3.3 % 2025
78th of 165
Trade 78.5 % 2025
72nd of 138		 150.1 % 2025
16th of 138
Exports 40.4 % 2025
60th of 138		 80.7 % 2025
11th of 138
FDI inflows 1.9 % 2025
134th of 192		 -1.4 % 2024
181st of 192
Manufacturing 17.6 % 2025
25th of 132		 10.1 % 2025
75th of 132
Agriculture 0.9 % 2025
147th of 158		 1.7 % 2025
130th of 158
Tax revenue 10.9 % 2024
76th of 89		 25.3 % 2024
14th of 89
Military spending 1.9 % 2024
64th of 147		 1.9 % 2024
63rd of 147

Labour

Indicator Germany Netherlands
Unemployment 3.7 % 2025
63rd of 181		 3.9 % 2025
67th of 181
Youth unemployment 6.9 % 2025
42nd of 181		 8.8 % 2025
58th of 181
Women in the labour force 55.3 % 2025
77th of 181		 62.7 % 2025
30th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.1 % 2025
171st of 181		 1.7 % 2025
159th of 181
Weekly hours worked 29.7 h 2025
171st of 181		 26.6 h 2025
180th of 181
Youth NEET rate 7.5 % 2025
17th of 181		 3.6 % 2025
3rd of 181
Labour income share 62.0 % 2024
4th of 114		 60.6 % 2024
7th of 114
Output per hour 80.5 $ 2025
14th of 181		 92.3 $ 2025
6th of 181

Health

Indicator Germany Netherlands
Health spending 12.3 % 2024
9th of 192		 10.0 % 2024
29th of 192
Health spending per person 6,849 US$ 2024
11th of 191		 6,845 US$ 2024
12th of 191
Physicians 4.53 /1,000 2022
13th of 125		 3.88 /1,000 2022
27th of 125
Under-5 mortality 3.7 ‰ 2024
27th of 196		 3.9 ‰ 2024
32nd of 196
Maternal mortality 4 /100k 2023
15th of 194		 4 /100k 2023
19th of 194
Tobacco use 22.0 % 2024
99th of 166		 20.5 % 2024
90th of 166
Safe drinking water 99.9 % 2024
13th of 147		 100.0 % 2024
11th of 147

Food

Indicator Germany Netherlands
Calories per person 3,535 kcal 2023
18th of 155		 3,467 kcal 2023
24th of 155
Protein supply 109.5 g 2022
40th of 174		 114.6 g 2022
29th of 174
Animal protein supply 73.1 g 2022
24th of 174		 78.1 g 2022
14th of 174
Fat supply 163.7 g 2022
4th of 174		 142.0 g 2022
23rd of 174
Food insecurity 4.1 % 2024
9th of 134		 8.9 % 2024
33rd of 134
Severe food insecurity 1.1 % 2024
11th of 124		 3.3 % 2024
49th of 124
Cereal import dependency 0.4 % 2022
126th of 160		 90.3 % 2022
34th of 160

Education

Indicator Germany Netherlands
Secondary enrolment 100.2 % 2024
37th of 108		 137.5 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 76.7 % 2024
28th of 128		 86.6 % 2023
16th of 128
Education spending 5.2 % 2022 5.2 % 2022
Expected schooling 17.3 yrs 2023
23rd of 195		 18.6 yrs 2023
14th of 195
Mean schooling 14.3 yrs 2023
1st of 193		 12.7 yrs 2023
29th of 193

Society

Indicator Germany Netherlands
Income inequality 33.7 2022
26th of 93		 25.7 2021
14th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.7 % 2022
11th of 93		 0.1 % 2021
15th of 93
Internet use 93.5 % 2024
40th of 182		 97.0 % 2024
17th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 129.2 /100 2024
50th of 151		 128.5 /100 2024
52nd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
28th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
80th of 213
Women in parliament 32.4 % 2025
59th of 184		 43.3 % 2025
20th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Germany Netherlands
Refugees hosted 2.7 mn 2025
1st of 177		 283,935 2025
29th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 31.6 ‰ 2025
12th of 177		 15.5 ‰ 2025
32nd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 297,503 2025
5th of 177		 49,662 2025
25th of 177
Refugees from the country 327 2025
127th of 199		 159 2025
142nd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
180th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
173rd of 199

Governance

Indicator Germany Netherlands
Control of corruption 83.8 /100 2024
13th of 207		 86.5 /100 2024
9th of 207
Government effectiveness 81.4 /100 2024
18th of 205		 85.4 /100 2024
12th of 205
Rule of law 84.9 /100 2024
12th of 207		 86.3 /100 2024
8th of 207
Regulatory quality 78.5 /100 2024
16th of 205		 82.0 /100 2024
10th of 205
Voice and accountability 84.8 /100 2024
10th of 205		 85.8 /100 2024
7th of 205
Political stability 68.0 /100 2024
99th of 207		 73.2 /100 2024
81st of 207

Environment

Indicator Germany Netherlands
CO₂ per capita 6.94 t 2024
169th of 202		 6.60 t 2024
167th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 572.3 Mt 2024
10th of 204		 114.8 Mt 2024
39th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 1.48 % 2024
10th of 204		 0.30 % 2024
39th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 95.1 Gt 2024
4th of 204		 12.3 Gt 2024
26th of 204
GHG per capita 8.07 t 2024
158th of 202		 8.06 t 2024
157th of 202
Renewable energy 17.6 % 2021
115th of 211		 12.2 % 2021
134th of 211
Forest area 32.7 % 2023
101st of 212		 11.1 % 2023
160th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 8.8 µg/m³ 2023
38th of 200		 8.6 µg/m³ 2023
36th of 200
Water stress 35.4 % 2022
131st of 176		 16.7 % 2022
105th of 176
Land area 349,430 km² 2023
64th of 214		 33,670 km² 2023
134th of 214

Energy

Indicator Germany Netherlands
Renewable electricity 58.5 % 2025
55th of 190		 51.2 % 2025
64th of 190
Wind and solar 44.7 % 2025
6th of 190		 46.1 % 2025
5th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
64th of 180		 3.0 % 2025
27th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 58.5 % 2025
66th of 190		 54.2 % 2025
74th of 190
Fossil electricity 41.5 % 2025
66th of 190		 45.8 % 2025
74th of 190
Coal power 21.0 % 2025
156th of 188		 7.1 % 2025
135th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 334 g/kWh 2025
73rd of 190		 254 g/kWh 2025
56th of 190
Electricity per capita 6.14 MWh 2025
43rd of 191		 6.59 MWh 2025
39th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.