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Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Capital
Amsterdam
Languages
Dutch
Currency
Euro
People
18.1 million (2025)
Neighbours
2
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Netherlands

  • Tallest men 183.8 cm · #1 of 196 · 2019
  • 7th highest life satisfaction 7.22 · #7 of 163 · 2025
  • 8th lowest income inequality (Gini) 25.7 · #8 of 155 · 2021

Surprising facts about the Netherlands

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among the Netherlands’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

The Netherlands among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where the Netherlands sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like the Netherlands across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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Natural rivals

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About as many people