Netherlands vs United Kingdom

Netherlands (Europe) and United Kingdom (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 United Kingdom World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 1960 Netherlands: 1,156.39 United Kingdom: 1,397.59 World: 452.65 1961 Netherlands: 1,254.42 United Kingdom: 1,472.39 World: 471.93 1962 Netherlands: 1,342.37 United Kingdom: 1,525.78 World: 496.11 1963 Netherlands: 1,436.89 United Kingdom: 1,613.46 World: 525.19 1964 Netherlands: 1,668.33 United Kingdom: 1,748.29 World: 563.85 1965 Netherlands: 1,848.1 United Kingdom: 1,873.57 World: 601.89 1966 Netherlands: 1,986.27 United Kingdom: 1,986.75 World: 638.97 1967 Netherlands: 2,154.58 United Kingdom: 2,058.78 World: 664.4 1968 Netherlands: 2,364.36 United Kingdom: 1,951.76 World: 703.46 1969 Netherlands: 2,646.85 United Kingdom: 2,100.67 World: 761.11 1970 Netherlands: 2,931.38 United Kingdom: 2,347.54 World: 817.68 1971 Netherlands: 3,383.59 United Kingdom: 2,649.8 World: 884.88 1972 Netherlands: 4,110.49 United Kingdom: 3,030.43 World: 1,002 1973 Netherlands: 5,353.44 United Kingdom: 3,426.28 World: 1,201.53 1974 Netherlands: 6,450.46 United Kingdom: 3,665.86 World: 1,362.19 1975 Netherlands: 7,346.3 United Kingdom: 4,299.75 World: 1,488.94 1976 Netherlands: 7,937.35 United Kingdom: 4,138.17 World: 1,589.73 1977 Netherlands: 9,180.3 United Kingdom: 4,681.44 World: 1,766.28 1978 Netherlands: 11,195.84 United Kingdom: 5,976.94 World: 2,055.49 1979 Netherlands: 12,817.38 United Kingdom: 7,804.76 World: 2,335.19 1980 Netherlands: 13,812.16 United Kingdom: 10,032.06 World: 2,587.01 1981 Netherlands: 11,537.4 United Kingdom: 9,599.31 World: 2,628.62 1982 Netherlands: 11,088.95 United Kingdom: 9,146.08 World: 2,554.08 1983 Netherlands: 10,696.08 United Kingdom: 8,691.52 World: 2,561.17 1984 Netherlands: 9,991.84 United Kingdom: 8,179.19 World: 2,614.33 1985 Netherlands: 9,940.74 United Kingdom: 8,652.22 World: 2,690.59 1986 Netherlands: 13,804.14 United Kingdom: 10,611.11 World: 3,118.57 1987 Netherlands: 16,734.15 United Kingdom: 13,118.59 World: 3,487.88 1988 Netherlands: 17,770.62 United Kingdom: 15,987.17 World: 3,829.99 1989 Netherlands: 17,423.3 United Kingdom: 16,239.28 World: 3,930.51 1990 Netherlands: 21,322.19 United Kingdom: 19,095.47 World: 4,338.94 1991 Netherlands: 21,764.21 United Kingdom: 19,900.73 World: 4,453.9 1992 Netherlands: 23,939.22 United Kingdom: 20,487.17 World: 4,679.98 1993 Netherlands: 23,156.44 United Kingdom: 18,389.02 World: 4,685.3 1994 Netherlands: 24,682.59 United Kingdom: 19,709.24 World: 4,967.01 1995 Netherlands: 29,301.19 United Kingdom: 23,252.62 World: 5,463.2 1996 Netherlands: 29,063.62 United Kingdom: 24,503.38 World: 5,507.22 1997 Netherlands: 26,744.96 United Kingdom: 26,910.14 World: 5,408.57 1998 Netherlands: 27,924.28 United Kingdom: 28,396.35 World: 5,302.34 1999 Netherlands: 28,318.75 United Kingdom: 28,858.01 World: 5,401.23 2000 Netherlands: 26,225.17 United Kingdom: 28,383.88 World: 5,512.56 2001 Netherlands: 26,955.71 United Kingdom: 28,013.87 World: 5,404.2 2002 Netherlands: 29,446.53 United Kingdom: 30,158.7 World: 5,539.32 2003 Netherlands: 35,896.75 United Kingdom: 34,556.77 World: 6,129.87 2004 Netherlands: 40,611.34 United Kingdom: 40,504.41 World: 6,818 2005 Netherlands: 42,165.4 United Kingdom: 42,240.25 World: 7,290.57 2006 Netherlands: 45,123.54 United Kingdom: 44,695.16 World: 7,803.19 2007 Netherlands: 52,100.8 United Kingdom: 50,629.08 World: 8,685.33 2008 Netherlands: 58,246.7 United Kingdom: 47,652.4 World: 9,425.74 2009 Netherlands: 53,172.03 United Kingdom: 39,009.37 World: 8,827.04 2010 Netherlands: 51,305.73 United Kingdom: 39,778.32 World: 9,555.07 2011 Netherlands: 54,701.77 United Kingdom: 42,295.93 World: 10,496.93 2012 Netherlands: 50,473.94 United Kingdom: 42,688.33 World: 10,597.85 2013 Netherlands: 52,602.29 United Kingdom: 43,607.66 World: 10,759.35 2014 Netherlands: 53,457.22 United Kingdom: 47,746.98 World: 10,912.24 2015 Netherlands: 45,793.81 United Kingdom: 45,256.04 World: 10,191.98 2016 Netherlands: 46,808.53 United Kingdom: 41,258.54 World: 10,239.47 2017 Netherlands: 49,513.68 United Kingdom: 40,918.05 World: 10,784.4 2018 Netherlands: 53,955.08 United Kingdom: 43,704.32 World: 11,344.73 2019 Netherlands: 53,554.9 United Kingdom: 43,160.68 World: 11,417.6 2020 Netherlands: 53,467.93 United Kingdom: 40,815.13 World: 10,999.49 2021 Netherlands: 60,141.99 United Kingdom: 47,695.65 World: 12,472.91 2022 Netherlands: 59,123.32 United Kingdom: 47,034.78 World: 12,876.24 2023 Netherlands: 63,515.6 United Kingdom: 49,919.69 World: 13,313.86 2024 Netherlands: 67,465.32 United Kingdom: 53,341.31 World: 13,717.09 2025 Netherlands: 73,683.92 United Kingdom: 57,601.96 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Netherlands United Kingdom World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Netherlands: 73.39 United Kingdom: 71.13 World: 50.94 1961 Netherlands: 73.65 United Kingdom: 70.88 World: 52.8 1962 Netherlands: 73.32 United Kingdom: 70.93 World: 55.29 1963 Netherlands: 73.34 United Kingdom: 70.83 World: 55.65 1964 Netherlands: 73.7 United Kingdom: 71.62 World: 56.1 1965 Netherlands: 73.57 United Kingdom: 71.62 World: 55.93 1966 Netherlands: 73.51 United Kingdom: 71.57 World: 56.45 1967 Netherlands: 73.8 United Kingdom: 72.12 World: 56.9 1968 Netherlands: 73.61 United Kingdom: 71.72 World: 57.34 1969 Netherlands: 73.54 United Kingdom: 71.72 World: 57.68 1970 Netherlands: 73.59 United Kingdom: 71.97 World: 57.94 1971 Netherlands: 73.81 United Kingdom: 72.27 World: 58.02 1972 Netherlands: 73.73 United Kingdom: 72.12 World: 58.84 1973 Netherlands: 74.14 United Kingdom: 72.32 World: 59.3 1974 Netherlands: 74.54 United Kingdom: 72.52 World: 59.7 1975 Netherlands: 74.5 United Kingdom: 72.72 World: 60.13 1976 Netherlands: 74.65 United Kingdom: 72.78 World: 60.45 1977 Netherlands: 75.22 United Kingdom: 73.22 World: 61.04 1978 Netherlands: 75.15 United Kingdom: 73.18 World: 61.39 1979 Netherlands: 75.61 United Kingdom: 73.28 World: 61.84 1980 Netherlands: 75.74 United Kingdom: 73.68 World: 62.15 1981 Netherlands: 75.93 United Kingdom: 74.03 World: 62.52 1982 Netherlands: 75.99 United Kingdom: 74.18 World: 62.87 1983 Netherlands: 76.16 United Kingdom: 74.38 World: 63.13 1984 Netherlands: 76.23 United Kingdom: 74.78 World: 63.44 1985 Netherlands: 76.28 United Kingdom: 74.63 World: 63.73 1986 Netherlands: 76.27 United Kingdom: 74.93 World: 64.12 1987 Netherlands: 76.71 United Kingdom: 75.28 World: 64.46 1988 Netherlands: 76.89 United Kingdom: 75.38 World: 64.67 1989 Netherlands: 76.73 United Kingdom: 75.58 World: 64.96 1990 Netherlands: 76.88 United Kingdom: 75.88 World: 65.11 1991 Netherlands: 77 United Kingdom: 76.08 World: 65.3 1992 Netherlands: 77.22 United Kingdom: 76.43 World: 65.55 1993 Netherlands: 76.92 United Kingdom: 76.39 World: 65.74 1994 Netherlands: 77.38 United Kingdom: 76.89 World: 65.96 1995 Netherlands: 77.4 United Kingdom: 76.84 World: 66.2 1996 Netherlands: 77.44 United Kingdom: 77.09 World: 66.52 1997 Netherlands: 77.79 United Kingdom: 77.21 World: 66.83 1998 Netherlands: 77.88 United Kingdom: 77.19 World: 67.07 1999 Netherlands: 77.84 United Kingdom: 77.39 World: 67.31 2000 Netherlands: 77.99 United Kingdom: 77.74 World: 67.65 2001 Netherlands: 78.19 United Kingdom: 77.99 World: 67.95 2002 Netherlands: 78.29 United Kingdom: 78.14 World: 68.23 2003 Netherlands: 78.49 United Kingdom: 78.45 World: 68.52 2004 Netherlands: 79.1 United Kingdom: 78.75 World: 68.77 2005 Netherlands: 79.35 United Kingdom: 79.05 World: 69.11 2006 Netherlands: 79.7 United Kingdom: 79.25 World: 69.47 2007 Netherlands: 80.1 United Kingdom: 79.45 World: 69.81 2008 Netherlands: 80.25 United Kingdom: 79.6 World: 70 2009 Netherlands: 80.55 United Kingdom: 80.05 World: 70.38 2010 Netherlands: 80.7 United Kingdom: 80.4 World: 70.68 2011 Netherlands: 81.2 United Kingdom: 80.95 World: 70.97 2012 Netherlands: 81.1 United Kingdom: 80.9 World: 71.26 2013 Netherlands: 81.3 United Kingdom: 81 World: 71.53 2014 Netherlands: 81.71 United Kingdom: 81.3 World: 71.78 2015 Netherlands: 81.51 United Kingdom: 80.96 World: 71.97 2016 Netherlands: 81.56 United Kingdom: 81.16 World: 72.19 2017 Netherlands: 81.76 United Kingdom: 81.26 World: 72.37 2018 Netherlands: 81.81 United Kingdom: 81.26 World: 72.64 2019 Netherlands: 82.11 United Kingdom: 81.37 World: 72.87 2020 Netherlands: 81.36 United Kingdom: 80.33 World: 72.18 2021 Netherlands: 81.31 United Kingdom: 80.65 World: 71.22 2022 Netherlands: 81.61 United Kingdom: 81.01 World: 72.97 2023 Netherlands: 81.86 United Kingdom: 81.24 World: 73.33 2024 Netherlands: 81.97 United Kingdom: 81.39 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Netherlands United Kingdom World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Netherlands: 3.12 United Kingdom: 2.69 World: 4.69 1961 Netherlands: 3.22 United Kingdom: 2.78 World: 4.56 1962 Netherlands: 3.18 United Kingdom: 2.86 World: 5.02 1963 Netherlands: 3.19 United Kingdom: 2.88 World: 5.31 1964 Netherlands: 3.17 United Kingdom: 2.93 World: 5.13 1965 Netherlands: 3.04 United Kingdom: 2.86 World: 5.08 1966 Netherlands: 2.9 United Kingdom: 2.78 World: 4.97 1967 Netherlands: 2.81 United Kingdom: 2.68 World: 4.87 1968 Netherlands: 2.72 United Kingdom: 2.6 World: 4.98 1969 Netherlands: 2.75 United Kingdom: 2.51 World: 4.88 1970 Netherlands: 2.57 United Kingdom: 2.44 World: 4.84 1971 Netherlands: 2.36 United Kingdom: 2.41 World: 4.69 1972 Netherlands: 2.15 United Kingdom: 2.2 World: 4.55 1973 Netherlands: 1.9 United Kingdom: 2.04 World: 4.42 1974 Netherlands: 1.77 United Kingdom: 1.92 World: 4.26 1975 Netherlands: 1.66 United Kingdom: 1.81 World: 4.07 1976 Netherlands: 1.63 United Kingdom: 1.74 World: 3.97 1977 Netherlands: 1.58 United Kingdom: 1.69 World: 3.84 1978 Netherlands: 1.58 United Kingdom: 1.75 World: 3.77 1979 Netherlands: 1.56 United Kingdom: 1.86 World: 3.76 1980 Netherlands: 1.6 United Kingdom: 1.9 World: 3.73 1981 Netherlands: 1.56 United Kingdom: 1.82 World: 3.71 1982 Netherlands: 1.5 United Kingdom: 1.78 World: 3.72 1983 Netherlands: 1.47 United Kingdom: 1.77 World: 3.59 1984 Netherlands: 1.49 United Kingdom: 1.77 World: 3.57 1985 Netherlands: 1.51 United Kingdom: 1.79 World: 3.53 1986 Netherlands: 1.55 United Kingdom: 1.78 World: 3.51 1987 Netherlands: 1.56 United Kingdom: 1.81 World: 3.48 1988 Netherlands: 1.55 United Kingdom: 1.82 World: 3.39 1989 Netherlands: 1.55 United Kingdom: 1.79 World: 3.35 1990 Netherlands: 1.62 United Kingdom: 1.83 World: 3.31 1991 Netherlands: 1.61 United Kingdom: 1.82 World: 3.13 1992 Netherlands: 1.59 United Kingdom: 1.79 World: 3.04 1993 Netherlands: 1.57 United Kingdom: 1.76 World: 2.97 1994 Netherlands: 1.57 United Kingdom: 1.74 World: 2.92 1995 Netherlands: 1.53 United Kingdom: 1.71 World: 2.87 1996 Netherlands: 1.53 United Kingdom: 1.73 World: 2.82 1997 Netherlands: 1.56 United Kingdom: 1.72 World: 2.78 1998 Netherlands: 1.63 United Kingdom: 1.71 World: 2.75 1999 Netherlands: 1.65 United Kingdom: 1.68 World: 2.72 2000 Netherlands: 1.72 United Kingdom: 1.64 World: 2.73 2001 Netherlands: 1.71 United Kingdom: 1.63 World: 2.69 2002 Netherlands: 1.73 United Kingdom: 1.63 World: 2.66 2003 Netherlands: 1.75 United Kingdom: 1.7 World: 2.64 2004 Netherlands: 1.72 United Kingdom: 1.75 World: 2.63 2005 Netherlands: 1.71 United Kingdom: 1.76 World: 2.61 2006 Netherlands: 1.72 United Kingdom: 1.82 World: 2.61 2007 Netherlands: 1.72 United Kingdom: 1.86 World: 2.6 2008 Netherlands: 1.77 United Kingdom: 1.91 World: 2.6 2009 Netherlands: 1.79 United Kingdom: 1.89 World: 2.59 2010 Netherlands: 1.79 United Kingdom: 1.92 World: 2.57 2011 Netherlands: 1.76 United Kingdom: 1.91 World: 2.55 2012 Netherlands: 1.72 United Kingdom: 1.92 World: 2.56 2013 Netherlands: 1.68 United Kingdom: 1.83 World: 2.53 2014 Netherlands: 1.71 United Kingdom: 1.81 World: 2.52 2015 Netherlands: 1.66 United Kingdom: 1.8 World: 2.49 2016 Netherlands: 1.66 United Kingdom: 1.79 World: 2.49 2017 Netherlands: 1.62 United Kingdom: 1.74 World: 2.46 2018 Netherlands: 1.59 United Kingdom: 1.68 World: 2.39 2019 Netherlands: 1.57 United Kingdom: 1.63 World: 2.35 2020 Netherlands: 1.54 United Kingdom: 1.57 World: 2.28 2021 Netherlands: 1.62 United Kingdom: 1.58 World: 2.25 2022 Netherlands: 1.49 United Kingdom: 1.56 World: 2.22 2023 Netherlands: 1.43 United Kingdom: 1.56 World: 2.2 2024 Netherlands: 1.43 United Kingdom: 1.55 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Netherlands United Kingdom World

2 4 6 8 10 12 1991 Netherlands: 7.29 United Kingdom: 8.55 World: 5.12 1992 Netherlands: 5.56 United Kingdom: 9.77 World: 5.28 1993 Netherlands: 6.29 United Kingdom: 10.35 World: 5.54 1994 Netherlands: 7.16 United Kingdom: 9.65 World: 5.79 1995 Netherlands: 7.16 United Kingdom: 8.69 World: 5.92 1996 Netherlands: 6.42 United Kingdom: 8.19 World: 5.98 1997 Netherlands: 5.51 United Kingdom: 7.07 World: 6.01 1998 Netherlands: 4.39 United Kingdom: 6.2 World: 6.16 1999 Netherlands: 3.62 United Kingdom: 6.04 World: 6.28 2000 Netherlands: 2.73 United Kingdom: 5.56 World: 6.11 2001 Netherlands: 2.12 United Kingdom: 4.7 World: 6.19 2002 Netherlands: 2.55 United Kingdom: 5.04 World: 6.41 2003 Netherlands: 3.59 United Kingdom: 4.81 World: 6.48 2004 Netherlands: 4.65 United Kingdom: 4.59 World: 6.33 2005 Netherlands: 5.87 United Kingdom: 4.88 World: 6.22 2006 Netherlands: 5.01 United Kingdom: 5.47 World: 5.97 2007 Netherlands: 4.15 United Kingdom: 5.4 World: 5.77 2008 Netherlands: 3.66 United Kingdom: 5.75 World: 5.82 2009 Netherlands: 4.35 United Kingdom: 7.68 World: 6.41 2010 Netherlands: 4.99 United Kingdom: 7.97 World: 6.28 2011 Netherlands: 4.98 United Kingdom: 8.2 World: 6.15 2012 Netherlands: 5.82 United Kingdom: 8.28 World: 6.15 2013 Netherlands: 7.24 United Kingdom: 7.75 World: 6.1 2014 Netherlands: 7.42 United Kingdom: 6.4 World: 5.96 2015 Netherlands: 6.87 United Kingdom: 5.55 World: 6 2016 Netherlands: 6.01 United Kingdom: 4.91 World: 5.97 2017 Netherlands: 4.84 United Kingdom: 4.5 World: 5.9 2018 Netherlands: 3.83 United Kingdom: 4.15 World: 5.76 2019 Netherlands: 3.38 United Kingdom: 3.66 World: 5.59 2020 Netherlands: 3.82 United Kingdom: 4.47 World: 6.59 2021 Netherlands: 4.21 United Kingdom: 4.86 World: 6.05 2022 Netherlands: 3.53 United Kingdom: 3.77 World: 5.23 2023 Netherlands: 3.54 United Kingdom: 4.03 World: 4.85 2024 Netherlands: 3.7 United Kingdom: 4.36 World: 4.81 2025 Netherlands: 3.87 United Kingdom: 4.75 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Netherlands United Kingdom World

3 5 8 10 13 1970 Netherlands: 10.29 United Kingdom: 12.1 World: 4.14 1971 Netherlands: 10.21 United Kingdom: 11.97 World: 4.04 1972 Netherlands: 11.29 United Kingdom: 11.73 World: 4.16 1973 Netherlands: 11.66 United Kingdom: 12.28 World: 4.32 1974 Netherlands: 10.98 United Kingdom: 11.47 World: 4.23 1975 Netherlands: 10.24 United Kingdom: 11.1 World: 4.14 1976 Netherlands: 10.95 United Kingdom: 11.21 World: 4.31 1977 Netherlands: 10.72 United Kingdom: 11.36 World: 4.36 1978 Netherlands: 11 United Kingdom: 11.33 World: 4.42 1979 Netherlands: 11.59 United Kingdom: 11.96 World: 4.46 1980 Netherlands: 10.96 United Kingdom: 10.81 World: 4.33 1981 Netherlands: 10.82 United Kingdom: 10.46 World: 4.18 1982 Netherlands: 10.05 United Kingdom: 10.18 World: 4.05 1983 Netherlands: 9.7 United Kingdom: 10.06 World: 4.01 1984 Netherlands: 10.08 United Kingdom: 9.75 World: 4.07 1985 Netherlands: 10.33 United Kingdom: 10.2 World: 4.05 1986 Netherlands: 10.44 United Kingdom: 10.42 World: 4.04 1987 Netherlands: 10.66 United Kingdom: 10.48 World: 4.1 1988 Netherlands: 10.59 United Kingdom: 10.42 World: 4.16 1989 Netherlands: 10.75 United Kingdom: 10.15 World: 4.16 1990 Netherlands: 11.02 United Kingdom: 10.18 World: 4.15 1991 Netherlands: 11.34 United Kingdom: 10.3 World: 4.1 1992 Netherlands: 11.13 United Kingdom: 10.05 World: 4.01 1993 Netherlands: 11.27 United Kingdom: 9.74 World: 3.97 1994 Netherlands: 11.27 United Kingdom: 9.59 World: 3.94 1995 Netherlands: 11.49 United Kingdom: 9.45 World: 3.99 1996 Netherlands: 12.1 United Kingdom: 9.76 World: 4.01 1997 Netherlands: 11.54 United Kingdom: 9.38 World: 4.02 1998 Netherlands: 11.51 United Kingdom: 9.36 World: 3.98 1999 Netherlands: 11.14 United Kingdom: 9.27 World: 3.95 2000 Netherlands: 11.11 United Kingdom: 9.37 World: 4.01 2001 Netherlands: 11.31 United Kingdom: 9.53 World: 4.01 2002 Netherlands: 11.26 United Kingdom: 9.22 World: 4.02 2003 Netherlands: 11.36 United Kingdom: 9.4 World: 4.15 2004 Netherlands: 11.47 United Kingdom: 9.35 World: 4.28 2005 Netherlands: 11.16 United Kingdom: 9.26 World: 4.39 2006 Netherlands: 10.87 United Kingdom: 9.2 World: 4.48 2007 Netherlands: 10.92 United Kingdom: 8.98 World: 4.59 2008 Netherlands: 10.94 United Kingdom: 8.64 World: 4.56 2009 Netherlands: 10.57 United Kingdom: 7.76 World: 4.45 2010 Netherlands: 11.2 United Kingdom: 7.98 World: 4.67 2011 Netherlands: 10.43 United Kingdom: 7.26 World: 4.76 2012 Netherlands: 10.24 United Kingdom: 7.56 World: 4.77 2013 Netherlands: 10.08 United Kingdom: 7.33 World: 4.81 2014 Netherlands: 9.59 United Kingdom: 6.66 World: 4.78 2015 Netherlands: 10 United Kingdom: 6.39 World: 4.7 2016 Netherlands: 10.03 United Kingdom: 5.97 World: 4.65 2017 Netherlands: 9.82 United Kingdom: 5.77 World: 4.67 2018 Netherlands: 9.46 United Kingdom: 5.64 World: 4.73 2019 Netherlands: 9.11 United Kingdom: 5.39 World: 4.7 2020 Netherlands: 8.15 United Kingdom: 4.79 World: 4.47 2021 Netherlands: 8.32 United Kingdom: 5.05 World: 4.68 2022 Netherlands: 7.52 United Kingdom: 4.81 World: 4.67 2023 Netherlands: 6.88 United Kingdom: 4.45 World: 4.68 2024 Netherlands: 6.6 United Kingdom: 4.22 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Netherlands United Kingdom World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Netherlands: 81 United Kingdom: 70 World: 15.6 2006 Netherlands: 83.7 United Kingdom: 68.82 World: 17.2 2007 Netherlands: 85.82 United Kingdom: 75.09 World: 20.2 2008 Netherlands: 87.42 United Kingdom: 78.39 World: 22.8 2009 Netherlands: 89.63 United Kingdom: 83.56 World: 25.3 2010 Netherlands: 90.72 United Kingdom: 85 World: 28.4 2011 Netherlands: 91.42 United Kingdom: 85.38 World: 30.9 2012 Netherlands: 92.86 United Kingdom: 87.48 World: 33.3 2013 Netherlands: 93.96 United Kingdom: 89.84 World: 35.3 2014 Netherlands: 91.67 United Kingdom: 91.61 World: 37.4 2015 Netherlands: 91.72 United Kingdom: 92 World: 39.9 2016 Netherlands: 90.41 United Kingdom: 94.78 World: 43.6 2017 Netherlands: 93.2 United Kingdom: 90.42 World: 46.3 2018 Netherlands: 91.89 United Kingdom: 90.69 World: 49.4 2019 Netherlands: 93.29 United Kingdom: 92.52 World: 53.9 2020 Netherlands: 91.33 United Kingdom: 94.82 World: 60.1 2021 Netherlands: 92.05 United Kingdom: 96.2 World: 63.8 2022 Netherlands: 92.52 United Kingdom: 95.47 World: 67 2023 Netherlands: 97.01 United Kingdom: 95.45 World: 69.2 2024 Netherlands: 97.01 United Kingdom: 95.47 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Netherlands United Kingdom
Population 18.1 mn 2025
71st of 215		 69.5 mn 2025
22nd of 215
Population density 531.0 /km² 2023
21st of 214		 283.2 /km² 2023
42nd of 214
Population growth 0.52 % 2025
134th of 215		 0.30 % 2025
153rd of 215
Life expectancy 82.0 years 2024
36th of 215		 81.4 years 2024
41st of 215
Fertility rate 1.43 2024
169th of 215		 1.55 2024
141st of 215
Birth rate 9.2 ‰ 2024
169th of 215		 9.9 ‰ 2024
158th of 215
Infant mortality 3.4 ‰ 2024
34th of 196		 4.1 ‰ 2024
41st of 196
Urban population 95.9 % 2025
14th of 215		 83.3 % 2025
49th of 215
Aged 65+ 20.9 % 2025
30th of 215		 19.7 % 2025
38th of 215
Living in cities 47.7 % 2025
65th of 215		 58.0 % 2025
35th of 215
Living in towns 37.1 % 2025
76th of 215		 28.4 % 2025
123rd of 215
Living in rural areas 15.2 % 2025
168th of 215		 13.6 % 2025
176th of 215

Human development

Indicator Netherlands United Kingdom
Human Development Index 0.955 2023
9th of 193		 0.946 2023
13th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.892 2023
5th of 169		 0.869 2023
13th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.740 2023
37th of 156		 0.827 2023
1st of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.013 2023
5th of 172		 0.083 2023
31st of 172

Economy

Indicator Netherlands United Kingdom
GDP 1.3 tn US$ 2025
18th of 186		 4 tn US$ 2025
5th of 186
GDP per capita 73,684 US$ 2025
10th of 186		 57,602 US$ 2025
18th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 87,320 int. $ 2025
11th of 185		 64,606 int. $ 2025
26th of 185
GNI per capita 68,530 US$ 2025
10th of 182		 54,550 US$ 2025
20th of 182
GDP growth 1.8 % 2025
141st of 186		 1.4 % 2025
148th of 186
Inflation 3.3 % 2025
78th of 165		 3.9 % 2025
55th of 165
Trade 150.1 % 2025
16th of 138		 62.5 % 2025
89th of 138
Exports 80.7 % 2025
11th of 138		 30.6 % 2025
84th of 138
FDI inflows -1.4 % 2024
181st of 192		 1.9 % 2025
175th of 192
Manufacturing 10.1 % 2025
75th of 132		 7.7 % 2025
98th of 132
Agriculture 1.7 % 2025
130th of 158		 0.6 % 2025
151st of 158
Tax revenue 25.3 % 2024
14th of 89		 26.9 % 2024
9th of 89
Military spending 1.9 % 2024
63rd of 147		 2.3 % 2024
42nd of 147
Government debt - 130.7 % 2024
56th of 56

Labour

Indicator Netherlands United Kingdom
Unemployment 3.9 % 2025
67th of 181		 4.7 % 2025
80th of 181
Youth unemployment 8.8 % 2025
58th of 181		 14.6 % 2025
106th of 181
Women in the labour force 62.7 % 2025
30th of 181		 57.3 % 2025
62nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.7 % 2025
159th of 181		 0.9 % 2025
175th of 181
Weekly hours worked 26.6 h 2025
180th of 181		 31.2 h 2025
160th of 181
Youth NEET rate 3.6 % 2025
3rd of 181		 14.3 % 2025
66th of 181
Labour income share 60.6 % 2024
7th of 114		 55.9 % 2023
Output per hour 92.3 $ 2025
6th of 181		 67.3 $ 2025
24th of 181

Health

Indicator Netherlands United Kingdom
Health spending 10.0 % 2024
29th of 192		 11.1 % 2024
16th of 192
Health spending per person 6,845 US$ 2024
12th of 191		 5,860 US$ 2024
18th of 191
Physicians 3.88 /1,000 2022
27th of 125		 3.30 /1,000 2023
47th of 125
Under-5 mortality 3.9 ‰ 2024
32nd of 196		 4.7 ‰ 2024
36th of 196
Maternal mortality 4 /100k 2023
19th of 194		 8 /100k 2023
39th of 194
Tobacco use 20.5 % 2024
90th of 166		 12.8 % 2024
56th of 166
Safe drinking water 100.0 % 2024
11th of 147		 99.8 % 2024
16th of 147

Food

Indicator Netherlands United Kingdom
Calories per person 3,467 kcal 2023
24th of 155		 3,435 kcal 2023
27th of 155
Protein supply 114.6 g 2022
29th of 174		 109.1 g 2022
44th of 174
Animal protein supply 78.1 g 2022
14th of 174		 64.8 g 2022
42nd of 174
Fat supply 142.0 g 2022
23rd of 174		 140.7 g 2022
26th of 174
Food insecurity 8.9 % 2024
33rd of 134		 7.4 % 2024
26th of 134
Severe food insecurity 3.3 % 2024
49th of 124		 4.0 % 2024
54th of 124
Cereal import dependency 90.3 % 2022
34th of 160		 23.8 % 2022
107th of 160

Education

Indicator Netherlands United Kingdom
Secondary enrolment 137.5 % 2023 112.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 86.6 % 2023
16th of 128		 80.4 % 2023
24th of 128
Education spending 5.2 % 2022 5.9 % 2021
Expected schooling 18.6 yrs 2023
14th of 195		 17.8 yrs 2023
18th of 195
Mean schooling 12.7 yrs 2023
29th of 193		 13.5 yrs 2023
9th of 193

Society

Indicator Netherlands United Kingdom
Income inequality 25.7 2021
14th of 93		 32.4 2021
37th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.1 % 2021
15th of 93		 0.4 % 2021
30th of 93
Internet use 97.0 % 2024
17th of 182		 95.5 % 2024
26th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 128.5 /100 2024
52nd of 151		 121.6 /100 2024
72nd of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
80th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
38th of 213
Women in parliament 43.3 % 2025
20th of 184		 40.5 % 2025
28th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Netherlands United Kingdom
Refugees hosted 283,935 2025
29th of 177		 581,072 2025
14th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 15.5 ‰ 2025
32nd of 177		 8.4 ‰ 2025
48th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 49,662 2025
25th of 177		 144,747 2025
11th of 177
Refugees from the country 159 2025
142nd of 199		 517 2025
118th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
173rd of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
174th of 199

Governance

Indicator Netherlands United Kingdom
Control of corruption 86.5 /100 2024
9th of 207		 78.4 /100 2024
20th of 207
Government effectiveness 85.4 /100 2024
12th of 205		 74.4 /100 2024
30th of 205
Rule of law 86.3 /100 2024
8th of 207		 78.8 /100 2024
24th of 207
Regulatory quality 82.0 /100 2024
10th of 205		 78.7 /100 2024
14th of 205
Voice and accountability 85.8 /100 2024
7th of 205		 79.6 /100 2024
19th of 205
Political stability 73.2 /100 2024
81st of 207		 70.3 /100 2024
92nd of 207

Environment

Indicator Netherlands United Kingdom
CO₂ per capita 6.60 t 2024
167th of 202		 4.22 t 2024
139th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 114.8 Mt 2024
39th of 204		 312.9 Mt 2024
18th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.30 % 2024
39th of 204		 0.81 % 2024
18th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 12.3 Gt 2024
26th of 204		 80.1 Gt 2024
5th of 204
GHG per capita 8.06 t 2024
157th of 202		 5.58 t 2024
132nd of 202
Renewable energy 12.2 % 2021
134th of 211		 12.2 % 2021
133rd of 211
Forest area 11.1 % 2023
160th of 212		 13.3 % 2023
148th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 8.6 µg/m³ 2023
36th of 200		 9.5 µg/m³ 2023
43rd of 200
Water stress 16.7 % 2022
105th of 176		 14.4 % 2022
102nd of 176
Land area 33,670 km² 2023
134th of 214		 241,930 km² 2023
79th of 214

Energy

Indicator Netherlands United Kingdom
Renewable electricity 51.2 % 2025
64th of 190		 51.8 % 2025
65th of 190
Wind and solar 46.1 % 2025
5th of 190		 36.0 % 2025
15th of 190
Nuclear power 3.0 % 2025
27th of 180		 12.4 % 2025
20th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 54.2 % 2025
74th of 190		 64.2 % 2025
58th of 190
Fossil electricity 45.8 % 2025
74th of 190		 35.8 % 2025
58th of 190
Coal power 7.1 % 2025
135th of 188		 0.1 % 2025
113th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 254 g/kWh 2025
56th of 190		 218 g/kWh 2025
50th of 190
Electricity per capita 6.59 MWh 2025
39th of 191		 4.48 MWh 2025
66th 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.