Netherlands vs Switzerland

Netherlands (Europe) and Switzerland (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

Netherlands Switzerland World

0 25k 50k 75k 100k 125k 1960 Netherlands: 1,156.39 Switzerland: 1,983.76 World: 452.65 1961 Netherlands: 1,254.42 Switzerland: 2,187.93 World: 471.93 1962 Netherlands: 1,342.37 Switzerland: 2,365.59 World: 496.11 1963 Netherlands: 1,436.89 Switzerland: 2,546.27 World: 525.19 1964 Netherlands: 1,668.33 Switzerland: 2,776.14 World: 563.85 1965 Netherlands: 1,848.1 Switzerland: 2,908.42 World: 601.89 1966 Netherlands: 1,986.27 Switzerland: 3,090.73 World: 638.97 1967 Netherlands: 2,154.58 Switzerland: 3,286.05 World: 664.4 1968 Netherlands: 2,364.36 Switzerland: 3,464.93 World: 703.46 1969 Netherlands: 2,646.85 Switzerland: 3,712.32 World: 761.11 1970 Netherlands: 2,931.38 Switzerland: 4,105.36 World: 817.68 1971 Netherlands: 3,383.59 Switzerland: 4,907.59 World: 884.88 1972 Netherlands: 4,110.49 Switzerland: 5,973.45 World: 1,002 1973 Netherlands: 5,353.44 Switzerland: 7,974.3 World: 1,201.53 1974 Netherlands: 6,450.46 Switzerland: 9,140.48 World: 1,362.19 1975 Netherlands: 7,346.3 Switzerland: 10,483.74 World: 1,488.94 1976 Netherlands: 7,937.35 Switzerland: 11,028.69 World: 1,589.73 1977 Netherlands: 9,180.3 Switzerland: 11,819.1 World: 1,766.28 1978 Netherlands: 11,195.84 Switzerland: 16,527.54 World: 2,055.49 1979 Netherlands: 12,817.38 Switzerland: 18,540.79 World: 2,335.19 1980 Netherlands: 13,812.16 Switzerland: 19,686.12 World: 2,587.01 1981 Netherlands: 11,537.4 Switzerland: 17,931.2 World: 2,628.62 1982 Netherlands: 11,088.95 Switzerland: 18,271.2 World: 2,554.08 1983 Netherlands: 10,696.08 Switzerland: 18,128.34 World: 2,561.17 1984 Netherlands: 9,991.84 Switzerland: 17,247.28 World: 2,614.33 1985 Netherlands: 9,940.74 Switzerland: 17,410.55 World: 2,690.59 1986 Netherlands: 13,804.14 Switzerland: 24,828.43 World: 3,118.57 1987 Netherlands: 16,734.15 Switzerland: 30,899.2 World: 3,487.88 1988 Netherlands: 17,770.62 Switzerland: 33,183.03 World: 3,829.99 1989 Netherlands: 17,423.3 Switzerland: 31,780.43 World: 3,930.51 1990 Netherlands: 21,322.19 Switzerland: 40,170.87 World: 4,338.94 1991 Netherlands: 21,764.21 Switzerland: 40,140.37 World: 4,453.9 1992 Netherlands: 23,939.22 Switzerland: 41,327.18 World: 4,679.98 1993 Netherlands: 23,156.44 Switzerland: 39,828.36 World: 4,685.3 1994 Netherlands: 24,682.59 Switzerland: 43,741.11 World: 4,967.01 1995 Netherlands: 29,301.19 Switzerland: 50,868.97 World: 5,463.2 1996 Netherlands: 29,063.62 Switzerland: 48,837.81 World: 5,507.22 1997 Netherlands: 26,744.96 Switzerland: 42,160 World: 5,408.57 1998 Netherlands: 27,924.28 Switzerland: 43,165.64 World: 5,302.34 1999 Netherlands: 28,318.75 Switzerland: 42,260.87 World: 5,401.23 2000 Netherlands: 26,225.17 Switzerland: 39,298.1 World: 5,512.56 2001 Netherlands: 26,955.71 Switzerland: 40,133.61 World: 5,404.2 2002 Netherlands: 29,446.53 Switzerland: 43,094.25 World: 5,539.32 2003 Netherlands: 35,896.75 Switzerland: 49,947.39 World: 6,129.87 2004 Netherlands: 40,611.34 Switzerland: 55,349.62 World: 6,818 2005 Netherlands: 42,165.4 Switzerland: 57,080.07 World: 7,290.57 2006 Netherlands: 45,123.54 Switzerland: 59,910.29 World: 7,803.19 2007 Netherlands: 52,100.8 Switzerland: 66,082.12 World: 8,685.33 2008 Netherlands: 58,246.7 Switzerland: 75,147.54 World: 9,425.74 2009 Netherlands: 53,172.03 Switzerland: 72,788.21 World: 8,827.04 2010 Netherlands: 51,305.73 Switzerland: 77,956.13 World: 9,555.07 2011 Netherlands: 54,701.77 Switzerland: 91,910.4 World: 10,496.93 2012 Netherlands: 50,473.94 Switzerland: 87,269.56 World: 10,597.85 2013 Netherlands: 52,602.29 Switzerland: 88,851.24 World: 10,759.35 2014 Netherlands: 53,457.22 Switzerland: 90,511.65 World: 10,912.24 2015 Netherlands: 45,793.81 Switzerland: 85,265.06 World: 10,191.98 2016 Netherlands: 46,808.53 Switzerland: 83,432.41 World: 10,239.47 2017 Netherlands: 49,513.68 Switzerland: 83,610.25 World: 10,784.4 2018 Netherlands: 53,955.08 Switzerland: 87,002.34 World: 11,344.73 2019 Netherlands: 53,554.9 Switzerland: 85,872.97 World: 11,417.6 2020 Netherlands: 53,467.93 Switzerland: 87,529.7 World: 10,999.49 2021 Netherlands: 60,141.99 Switzerland: 96,582.87 World: 12,472.91 2022 Netherlands: 59,123.32 Switzerland: 97,809.1 World: 12,876.24 2023 Netherlands: 63,515.6 Switzerland: 104,449.75 World: 13,313.86 2024 Netherlands: 67,465.32 Switzerland: 107,702.07 World: 13,717.09 2025 Netherlands: 73,683.92 Switzerland: 114,769.01 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Netherlands Switzerland World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Netherlands: 73.39 Switzerland: 71.31 World: 50.94 1961 Netherlands: 73.65 Switzerland: 71.64 World: 52.8 1962 Netherlands: 73.32 Switzerland: 71.2 World: 55.29 1963 Netherlands: 73.34 Switzerland: 71.19 World: 55.65 1964 Netherlands: 73.7 Switzerland: 72.08 World: 56.1 1965 Netherlands: 73.57 Switzerland: 72.2 World: 55.93 1966 Netherlands: 73.51 Switzerland: 72.34 World: 56.45 1967 Netherlands: 73.8 Switzerland: 72.64 World: 56.9 1968 Netherlands: 73.61 Switzerland: 72.59 World: 57.34 1969 Netherlands: 73.54 Switzerland: 72.61 World: 57.68 1970 Netherlands: 73.59 Switzerland: 73.02 World: 57.94 1971 Netherlands: 73.81 Switzerland: 73.13 World: 58.02 1972 Netherlands: 73.73 Switzerland: 73.64 World: 58.84 1973 Netherlands: 74.14 Switzerland: 73.94 World: 59.3 1974 Netherlands: 74.54 Switzerland: 74.29 World: 59.7 1975 Netherlands: 74.5 Switzerland: 74.67 World: 60.13 1976 Netherlands: 74.65 Switzerland: 74.79 World: 60.45 1977 Netherlands: 75.22 Switzerland: 75.24 World: 61.04 1978 Netherlands: 75.15 Switzerland: 75.19 World: 61.39 1979 Netherlands: 75.61 Switzerland: 75.47 World: 61.84 1980 Netherlands: 75.74 Switzerland: 75.46 World: 62.15 1981 Netherlands: 75.93 Switzerland: 75.69 World: 62.52 1982 Netherlands: 75.99 Switzerland: 76.03 World: 62.87 1983 Netherlands: 76.16 Switzerland: 76.03 World: 63.13 1984 Netherlands: 76.23 Switzerland: 76.61 World: 63.44 1985 Netherlands: 76.28 Switzerland: 76.73 World: 63.73 1986 Netherlands: 76.27 Switzerland: 76.9 World: 64.12 1987 Netherlands: 76.71 Switzerland: 77.2 World: 64.46 1988 Netherlands: 76.89 Switzerland: 77.23 World: 64.67 1989 Netherlands: 76.73 Switzerland: 77.42 World: 64.96 1990 Netherlands: 76.88 Switzerland: 77.24 World: 65.11 1991 Netherlands: 77 Switzerland: 77.51 World: 65.3 1992 Netherlands: 77.22 Switzerland: 77.81 World: 65.55 1993 Netherlands: 76.92 Switzerland: 78.09 World: 65.74 1994 Netherlands: 77.38 Switzerland: 78.35 World: 65.96 1995 Netherlands: 77.4 Switzerland: 78.42 World: 66.2 1996 Netherlands: 77.44 Switzerland: 78.9 World: 66.52 1997 Netherlands: 77.79 Switzerland: 79.08 World: 66.83 1998 Netherlands: 77.88 Switzerland: 79.32 World: 67.07 1999 Netherlands: 77.84 Switzerland: 79.58 World: 67.31 2000 Netherlands: 77.99 Switzerland: 79.68 World: 67.65 2001 Netherlands: 78.19 Switzerland: 80.18 World: 67.95 2002 Netherlands: 78.29 Switzerland: 80.39 World: 68.23 2003 Netherlands: 78.49 Switzerland: 80.54 World: 68.52 2004 Netherlands: 79.1 Switzerland: 81.09 World: 68.77 2005 Netherlands: 79.35 Switzerland: 81.24 World: 69.11 2006 Netherlands: 79.7 Switzerland: 81.49 World: 69.47 2007 Netherlands: 80.1 Switzerland: 81.74 World: 69.81 2008 Netherlands: 80.25 Switzerland: 81.99 World: 70 2009 Netherlands: 80.55 Switzerland: 82.04 World: 70.38 2010 Netherlands: 80.7 Switzerland: 82.25 World: 70.68 2011 Netherlands: 81.2 Switzerland: 82.7 World: 70.97 2012 Netherlands: 81.1 Switzerland: 82.7 World: 71.26 2013 Netherlands: 81.3 Switzerland: 82.8 World: 71.53 2014 Netherlands: 81.71 Switzerland: 83.2 World: 71.78 2015 Netherlands: 81.51 Switzerland: 82.9 World: 71.97 2016 Netherlands: 81.56 Switzerland: 83.6 World: 72.19 2017 Netherlands: 81.76 Switzerland: 83.55 World: 72.37 2018 Netherlands: 81.81 Switzerland: 83.75 World: 72.64 2019 Netherlands: 82.11 Switzerland: 83.9 World: 72.87 2020 Netherlands: 81.36 Switzerland: 83 World: 72.18 2021 Netherlands: 81.31 Switzerland: 83.75 World: 71.22 2022 Netherlands: 81.61 Switzerland: 83.6 World: 72.97 2023 Netherlands: 81.86 Switzerland: 84.16 World: 73.33 2024 Netherlands: 81.97 Switzerland: 84.41 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Netherlands Switzerland World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Netherlands: 3.12 Switzerland: 2.44 World: 4.69 1961 Netherlands: 3.22 Switzerland: 2.52 World: 4.56 1962 Netherlands: 3.18 Switzerland: 2.58 World: 5.02 1963 Netherlands: 3.19 Switzerland: 2.65 World: 5.31 1964 Netherlands: 3.17 Switzerland: 2.66 World: 5.13 1965 Netherlands: 3.04 Switzerland: 2.59 World: 5.08 1966 Netherlands: 2.9 Switzerland: 2.5 World: 4.97 1967 Netherlands: 2.81 Switzerland: 2.39 World: 4.87 1968 Netherlands: 2.72 Switzerland: 2.29 World: 4.98 1969 Netherlands: 2.75 Switzerland: 2.19 World: 4.88 1970 Netherlands: 2.57 Switzerland: 2.1 World: 4.84 1971 Netherlands: 2.36 Switzerland: 2.04 World: 4.69 1972 Netherlands: 2.15 Switzerland: 1.91 World: 4.55 1973 Netherlands: 1.9 Switzerland: 1.81 World: 4.42 1974 Netherlands: 1.77 Switzerland: 1.73 World: 4.26 1975 Netherlands: 1.66 Switzerland: 1.61 World: 4.07 1976 Netherlands: 1.63 Switzerland: 1.55 World: 3.97 1977 Netherlands: 1.58 Switzerland: 1.53 World: 3.84 1978 Netherlands: 1.58 Switzerland: 1.51 World: 3.77 1979 Netherlands: 1.56 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.76 1980 Netherlands: 1.6 Switzerland: 1.55 World: 3.73 1981 Netherlands: 1.56 Switzerland: 1.55 World: 3.71 1982 Netherlands: 1.5 Switzerland: 1.56 World: 3.72 1983 Netherlands: 1.47 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.59 1984 Netherlands: 1.49 Switzerland: 1.53 World: 3.57 1985 Netherlands: 1.51 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.53 1986 Netherlands: 1.55 Switzerland: 1.53 World: 3.51 1987 Netherlands: 1.56 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.48 1988 Netherlands: 1.55 Switzerland: 1.57 World: 3.39 1989 Netherlands: 1.55 Switzerland: 1.56 World: 3.35 1990 Netherlands: 1.62 Switzerland: 1.58 World: 3.31 1991 Netherlands: 1.61 Switzerland: 1.58 World: 3.13 1992 Netherlands: 1.59 Switzerland: 1.58 World: 3.04 1993 Netherlands: 1.57 Switzerland: 1.51 World: 2.97 1994 Netherlands: 1.57 Switzerland: 1.49 World: 2.92 1995 Netherlands: 1.53 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.87 1996 Netherlands: 1.53 Switzerland: 1.5 World: 2.82 1997 Netherlands: 1.56 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.78 1998 Netherlands: 1.63 Switzerland: 1.47 World: 2.75 1999 Netherlands: 1.65 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.72 2000 Netherlands: 1.72 Switzerland: 1.5 World: 2.73 2001 Netherlands: 1.71 Switzerland: 1.38 World: 2.69 2002 Netherlands: 1.73 Switzerland: 1.39 World: 2.66 2003 Netherlands: 1.75 Switzerland: 1.39 World: 2.64 2004 Netherlands: 1.72 Switzerland: 1.42 World: 2.63 2005 Netherlands: 1.71 Switzerland: 1.42 World: 2.61 2006 Netherlands: 1.72 Switzerland: 1.44 World: 2.61 2007 Netherlands: 1.72 Switzerland: 1.46 World: 2.6 2008 Netherlands: 1.77 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.6 2009 Netherlands: 1.79 Switzerland: 1.5 World: 2.59 2010 Netherlands: 1.79 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.57 2011 Netherlands: 1.76 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.55 2012 Netherlands: 1.72 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.56 2013 Netherlands: 1.68 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.53 2014 Netherlands: 1.71 Switzerland: 1.54 World: 2.52 2015 Netherlands: 1.66 Switzerland: 1.54 World: 2.49 2016 Netherlands: 1.66 Switzerland: 1.54 World: 2.49 2017 Netherlands: 1.62 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.46 2018 Netherlands: 1.59 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.39 2019 Netherlands: 1.57 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.35 2020 Netherlands: 1.54 Switzerland: 1.46 World: 2.28 2021 Netherlands: 1.62 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.25 2022 Netherlands: 1.49 Switzerland: 1.39 World: 2.22 2023 Netherlands: 1.43 Switzerland: 1.33 World: 2.2 2024 Netherlands: 1.43 Switzerland: 1.29 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Netherlands Switzerland World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Netherlands: 7.29 Switzerland: 1.82 World: 5.12 1992 Netherlands: 5.56 Switzerland: 2.34 World: 5.28 1993 Netherlands: 6.29 Switzerland: 3.55 World: 5.54 1994 Netherlands: 7.16 Switzerland: 3.58 World: 5.79 1995 Netherlands: 7.16 Switzerland: 3.09 World: 5.92 1996 Netherlands: 6.42 Switzerland: 3.68 World: 5.98 1997 Netherlands: 5.51 Switzerland: 4.13 World: 6.01 1998 Netherlands: 4.39 Switzerland: 3.57 World: 6.16 1999 Netherlands: 3.62 Switzerland: 3.05 World: 6.28 2000 Netherlands: 2.73 Switzerland: 2.66 World: 6.11 2001 Netherlands: 2.12 Switzerland: 2.49 World: 6.19 2002 Netherlands: 2.55 Switzerland: 2.92 World: 6.41 2003 Netherlands: 3.59 Switzerland: 4.12 World: 6.48 2004 Netherlands: 4.65 Switzerland: 4.32 World: 6.33 2005 Netherlands: 5.87 Switzerland: 4.44 World: 6.22 2006 Netherlands: 5.01 Switzerland: 4 World: 5.97 2007 Netherlands: 4.15 Switzerland: 3.64 World: 5.77 2008 Netherlands: 3.66 Switzerland: 3.35 World: 5.82 2009 Netherlands: 4.35 Switzerland: 4.11 World: 6.41 2010 Netherlands: 4.99 Switzerland: 4.81 World: 6.28 2011 Netherlands: 4.98 Switzerland: 4.41 World: 6.15 2012 Netherlands: 5.82 Switzerland: 4.49 World: 6.15 2013 Netherlands: 7.24 Switzerland: 4.75 World: 6.1 2014 Netherlands: 7.42 Switzerland: 4.83 World: 5.96 2015 Netherlands: 6.87 Switzerland: 4.8 World: 6 2016 Netherlands: 6.01 Switzerland: 4.92 World: 5.97 2017 Netherlands: 4.84 Switzerland: 4.8 World: 5.9 2018 Netherlands: 3.83 Switzerland: 4.71 World: 5.76 2019 Netherlands: 3.38 Switzerland: 4.39 World: 5.59 2020 Netherlands: 3.82 Switzerland: 4.82 World: 6.59 2021 Netherlands: 4.21 Switzerland: 5.01 World: 6.05 2022 Netherlands: 3.53 Switzerland: 4.12 World: 5.23 2023 Netherlands: 3.54 Switzerland: 4.04 World: 4.85 2024 Netherlands: 3.7 Switzerland: 4.34 World: 4.81 2025 Netherlands: 3.87 Switzerland: 4.87 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Netherlands Switzerland World

3 5 8 10 13 1970 Netherlands: 10.29 Switzerland: 6.69 World: 4.14 1971 Netherlands: 10.21 Switzerland: 6.97 World: 4.04 1972 Netherlands: 11.29 Switzerland: 7.03 World: 4.16 1973 Netherlands: 11.66 Switzerland: 7.55 World: 4.32 1974 Netherlands: 10.98 Switzerland: 6.77 World: 4.23 1975 Netherlands: 10.24 Switzerland: 6.4 World: 4.14 1976 Netherlands: 10.95 Switzerland: 6.7 World: 4.31 1977 Netherlands: 10.72 Switzerland: 6.79 World: 4.36 1978 Netherlands: 11 Switzerland: 6.98 World: 4.42 1979 Netherlands: 11.59 Switzerland: 6.76 World: 4.46 1980 Netherlands: 10.96 Switzerland: 6.85 World: 4.33 1981 Netherlands: 10.82 Switzerland: 6.44 World: 4.18 1982 Netherlands: 10.05 Switzerland: 6.06 World: 4.05 1983 Netherlands: 9.7 Switzerland: 6.67 World: 4.01 1984 Netherlands: 10.08 Switzerland: 6.57 World: 4.07 1985 Netherlands: 10.33 Switzerland: 7.03 World: 4.05 1986 Netherlands: 10.44 Switzerland: 6.98 World: 4.04 1987 Netherlands: 10.66 Switzerland: 6.7 World: 4.1 1988 Netherlands: 10.59 Switzerland: 6.64 World: 4.16 1989 Netherlands: 10.75 Switzerland: 6.56 World: 4.16 1990 Netherlands: 11.02 Switzerland: 6.66 World: 4.15 1991 Netherlands: 11.34 Switzerland: 6.92 World: 4.1 1992 Netherlands: 11.13 Switzerland: 6.84 World: 4.01 1993 Netherlands: 11.27 Switzerland: 6.45 World: 3.97 1994 Netherlands: 11.27 Switzerland: 6.26 World: 3.94 1995 Netherlands: 11.49 Switzerland: 6.33 World: 3.99 1996 Netherlands: 12.1 Switzerland: 6.38 World: 4.01 1997 Netherlands: 11.54 Switzerland: 6.18 World: 4.02 1998 Netherlands: 11.51 Switzerland: 6.37 World: 3.98 1999 Netherlands: 11.14 Switzerland: 6.38 World: 3.95 2000 Netherlands: 11.11 Switzerland: 6.23 World: 4.01 2001 Netherlands: 11.31 Switzerland: 6.39 World: 4.01 2002 Netherlands: 11.26 Switzerland: 6.12 World: 4.02 2003 Netherlands: 11.36 Switzerland: 6.25 World: 4.15 2004 Netherlands: 11.47 Switzerland: 6.28 World: 4.28 2005 Netherlands: 11.16 Switzerland: 6.32 World: 4.39 2006 Netherlands: 10.87 Switzerland: 6.23 World: 4.48 2007 Netherlands: 10.92 Switzerland: 5.91 World: 4.59 2008 Netherlands: 10.94 Switzerland: 6.01 World: 4.56 2009 Netherlands: 10.57 Switzerland: 5.76 World: 4.45 2010 Netherlands: 11.2 Switzerland: 5.92 World: 4.67 2011 Netherlands: 10.43 Switzerland: 5.34 World: 4.76 2012 Netherlands: 10.24 Switzerland: 5.45 World: 4.77 2013 Netherlands: 10.08 Switzerland: 5.51 World: 4.81 2014 Netherlands: 9.59 Switzerland: 4.99 World: 4.78 2015 Netherlands: 10 Switzerland: 4.86 World: 4.7 2016 Netherlands: 10.03 Switzerland: 4.87 World: 4.65 2017 Netherlands: 9.82 Switzerland: 4.71 World: 4.67 2018 Netherlands: 9.46 Switzerland: 4.52 World: 4.73 2019 Netherlands: 9.11 Switzerland: 4.48 World: 4.7 2020 Netherlands: 8.15 Switzerland: 4.16 World: 4.47 2021 Netherlands: 8.32 Switzerland: 4.32 World: 4.68 2022 Netherlands: 7.52 Switzerland: 3.93 World: 4.67 2023 Netherlands: 6.88 Switzerland: 3.79 World: 4.68 2024 Netherlands: 6.6 Switzerland: 3.75 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Netherlands Switzerland World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Netherlands: 81 Switzerland: 70.1 World: 15.6 2006 Netherlands: 83.7 Switzerland: 75.7 World: 17.2 2007 Netherlands: 85.82 Switzerland: 77.2 World: 20.2 2008 Netherlands: 87.42 Switzerland: 79.2 World: 22.8 2009 Netherlands: 89.63 Switzerland: 81.3 World: 25.3 2010 Netherlands: 90.72 Switzerland: 83.9 World: 28.4 2011 Netherlands: 91.42 Switzerland: 85.19 World: 30.9 2012 Netherlands: 92.86 Switzerland: 85.2 World: 33.3 2013 Netherlands: 93.96 Switzerland: 86.34 World: 35.3 2014 Netherlands: 91.67 Switzerland: 83.62 World: 37.4 2015 Netherlands: 91.72 Switzerland: 87.48 World: 39.9 2016 Netherlands: 90.41 Switzerland: 89.13 World: 43.6 2017 Netherlands: 93.2 Switzerland: 89.69 World: 46.3 2018 Netherlands: 91.89 Switzerland: 91.8 World: 49.4 2019 Netherlands: 93.29 Switzerland: 93.15 World: 53.9 2020 Netherlands: 91.33 Switzerland: 94.35 World: 60.1 2021 Netherlands: 92.05 Switzerland: 95.57 World: 63.8 2022 Netherlands: 92.52 Switzerland: 96.45 World: 67 2023 Netherlands: 97.01 Switzerland: 97.34 World: 69.2 2024 Netherlands: 97.01 Switzerland: 97.34 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Netherlands Switzerland
Population 18.1 mn 2025
71st of 215		 9.1 mn 2025
98th of 215
Population density 531.0 /km² 2023
21st of 214		 225.0 /km² 2023
59th of 214
Population growth 0.52 % 2025
134th of 215		 0.96 % 2025
102nd of 215
Life expectancy 82.0 years 2024
36th of 215		 84.4 years 2024
5th of 215
Fertility rate 1.43 2024
169th of 215		 1.29 2024
189th of 215
Birth rate 9.2 ‰ 2024
169th of 215		 8.7 ‰ 2024
175th of 215
Infant mortality 3.4 ‰ 2024
34th of 196		 3.4 ‰ 2024
31st of 196
Urban population 95.9 % 2025
14th of 215		 85.7 % 2025
44th of 215
Aged 65+ 20.9 % 2025
30th of 215		 20.4 % 2025
34th of 215
Living in cities 47.7 % 2025
65th of 215		 32.5 % 2025
130th of 215
Living in towns 37.1 % 2025
76th of 215		 44.6 % 2025
48th of 215
Living in rural areas 15.2 % 2025
168th of 215		 22.9 % 2025
125th of 215

Human development

Indicator Netherlands Switzerland
Human Development Index 0.955 2023
9th of 193		 0.970 2023
2nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.892 2023
5th of 169		 0.894 2023
4th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.740 2023
37th of 156		 0.732 2023
43rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.013 2023
5th of 172		 0.010 2023
4th of 172

Economy

Indicator Netherlands Switzerland
GDP 1.3 tn US$ 2025
18th of 186		 1 tn US$ 2025
20th of 186
GDP per capita 73,684 US$ 2025
10th of 186		 114,769 US$ 2025
3rd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 87,320 int. $ 2025
11th of 185		 102,513 int. $ 2025
7th of 185
GNI per capita 68,530 US$ 2025
10th of 182		 110,330 US$ 2025
1st of 182
GDP growth 1.8 % 2025
141st of 186		 1.3 % 2025
150th of 186
Inflation 3.3 % 2025
78th of 165		 0.2 % 2025
150th of 165
Trade 150.1 % 2025
16th of 138		 147.2 % 2025
17th of 138
Exports 80.7 % 2025
11th of 138		 78.1 % 2025
15th of 138
FDI inflows -1.4 % 2024
181st of 192		 -1.2 % 2025
190th of 192
Manufacturing 10.1 % 2025
75th of 132		 18.9 % 2025
22nd of 132
Agriculture 1.7 % 2025
130th of 158		 0.6 % 2025
150th of 158
Tax revenue 25.3 % 2024
14th of 89		 9.5 % 2024
81st of 89
Military spending 1.9 % 2024
63rd of 147		 0.7 % 2024
126th of 147
Government debt - 22.3 % 2024
5th of 56

Labour

Indicator Netherlands Switzerland
Unemployment 3.9 % 2025
67th of 181		 4.9 % 2025
83rd of 181
Youth unemployment 8.8 % 2025
58th of 181		 9.0 % 2025
60th of 181
Women in the labour force 62.7 % 2025
30th of 181		 62.2 % 2025
34th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.7 % 2025
159th of 181		 2.2 % 2025
151st of 181
Weekly hours worked 26.6 h 2025
180th of 181		 34.6 h 2025
138th of 181
Youth NEET rate 3.6 % 2025
3rd of 181		 7.8 % 2025
21st of 181
Labour income share 60.6 % 2024
7th of 114		 70.2 % 2023
Output per hour 92.3 $ 2025
6th of 181		 85.8 $ 2025
10th of 181

Health

Indicator Netherlands Switzerland
Health spending 10.0 % 2024
29th of 192		 11.7 % 2023
10th of 192
Health spending per person 6,845 US$ 2024
12th of 191		 11,784 US$ 2023
2nd of 191
Physicians 3.88 /1,000 2022
27th of 125		 4.48 /1,000 2022
15th of 125
Under-5 mortality 3.9 ‰ 2024
32nd of 196		 3.9 ‰ 2024
30th of 196
Maternal mortality 4 /100k 2023
19th of 194		 5 /100k 2023
23rd of 194
Tobacco use 20.5 % 2024
90th of 166		 23.1 % 2024
107th of 166
Safe drinking water 100.0 % 2024
11th of 147		 96.7 % 2024
44th of 147

Food

Indicator Netherlands Switzerland
Calories per person 3,467 kcal 2023
24th of 155		 3,402 kcal 2023
31st of 155
Protein supply 114.6 g 2022
29th of 174		 103.0 g 2022
63rd of 174
Animal protein supply 78.1 g 2022
14th of 174		 65.2 g 2022
41st of 174
Fat supply 142.0 g 2022
23rd of 174		 163.6 g 2022
5th of 174
Food insecurity 8.9 % 2024
33rd of 134		 2.6 % 2024
5th of 134
Severe food insecurity 3.3 % 2024
49th of 124		 1.5 % 2024
20th of 124
Cereal import dependency 90.3 % 2022
34th of 160		 64.6 % 2022
58th of 160

Education

Indicator Netherlands Switzerland
Secondary enrolment 137.5 % 2023 101.4 % 2024
32nd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 86.6 % 2023
16th of 128		 73.5 % 2024
39th of 128
Education spending 5.2 % 2022 4.9 % 2022
Expected schooling 18.6 yrs 2023
14th of 195		 16.7 yrs 2023
32nd of 195
Mean schooling 12.7 yrs 2023
29th of 193		 13.9 yrs 2023
2nd of 193

Society

Indicator Netherlands Switzerland
Income inequality 25.7 2021
14th of 93		 33.8 2022
35th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.1 % 2021
15th of 93		 0.2 % 2022
3rd of 93
Internet use 97.0 % 2024
17th of 182		 97.3 % 2025
15th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 128.5 /100 2024
52nd of 151		 129.5 /100 2024
49th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
80th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
21st of 213
Women in parliament 43.3 % 2025
20th of 184		 39.0 % 2025
35th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Netherlands Switzerland
Refugees hosted 283,935 2025
29th of 177		 208,287 2025
33rd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 15.5 ‰ 2025
32nd of 177		 23.2 ‰ 2025
20th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 49,662 2025
25th of 177		 17,039 2025
45th of 177
Refugees from the country 159 2025
142nd of 199		 6 2025
186th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
173rd of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
190th of 199

Governance

Indicator Netherlands Switzerland
Control of corruption 86.5 /100 2024
9th of 207		 88.5 /100 2024
4th of 207
Government effectiveness 85.4 /100 2024
12th of 205		 87.1 /100 2024
7th of 205
Rule of law 86.3 /100 2024
8th of 207		 87.3 /100 2024
4th of 207
Regulatory quality 82.0 /100 2024
10th of 205		 82.8 /100 2024
7th of 205
Voice and accountability 85.8 /100 2024
7th of 205		 85.6 /100 2024
8th of 205
Political stability 73.2 /100 2024
81st of 207		 82.6 /100 2024
38th of 207

Environment

Indicator Netherlands Switzerland
CO₂ per capita 6.60 t 2024
167th of 202		 3.75 t 2024
127th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 114.8 Mt 2024
39th of 204		 32.1 Mt 2024
72nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.30 % 2024
39th of 204		 0.08 % 2024
72nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 12.3 Gt 2024
26th of 204		 3.2 Gt 2024
54th of 204
GHG per capita 8.06 t 2024
157th of 202		 4.77 t 2024
111th of 202
Renewable energy 12.2 % 2021
134th of 211		 27.7 % 2021
85th of 211
Forest area 11.1 % 2023
160th of 212		 32.4 % 2023
105th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 8.6 µg/m³ 2023
36th of 200		 8.3 µg/m³ 2023
33rd of 200
Water stress 16.7 % 2022
105th of 176		 6.5 % 2022
69th of 176
Land area 33,670 km² 2023
134th of 214		 39,510 km² 2023
132nd of 214

Energy

Indicator Netherlands Switzerland
Renewable electricity 51.2 % 2025
64th of 190		 67.8 % 2025
47th of 190
Wind and solar 46.1 % 2025
5th of 190		 12.4 % 2025
88th of 190
Nuclear power 3.0 % 2025
27th of 180		 29.9 % 2025
10th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 54.2 % 2025
74th of 190		 97.7 % 2025
12th of 190
Fossil electricity 45.8 % 2025
74th of 190		 2.3 % 2025
12th of 190
Coal power 7.1 % 2025
135th of 188		 -
Carbon intensity of power 254 g/kWh 2025
56th of 190		 39 g/kWh 2025
10th of 190
Electricity per capita 6.59 MWh 2025
39th of 191		 7.26 MWh 2025
31st 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.