International rankings of the Netherlands

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)
• World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report ranked 5 out of 144 (2012–2013).
• World Economic Forum: Human Capital Report 2015 ranked 8 out of 124 (2015).
• European Innovation Scoreboard ranked 5th out of 36 (2017)
• World Intellectual Property Organization: Global Innovation Index 2024, ranked 8 out of 133 countries

Military

• Institute for Economics and Peace: Global Peace Index ranked 14 out of 152 (2025)

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)
• 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)
• United Nations: e-Government Readiness Index ranked 2 out of 190 (2012)

Society

Main (reference) article: Society of the Netherlands

• OECD: Society at a Glance 2019. OECD Social Indicators ranked 5 out of 36 (2019)

See also

• Communications in the Netherlands
• Education in the Netherlands
• Geography of the Netherlands
• Geology of the Netherlands
• Demographics of the Netherlands
• Government of the Netherlands
• Foreign relations of the Netherlands
• Law of the Netherlands
• Military of the Netherlands

References