Freedom in Netherlands
Where Netherlands sits on every statistic this site carries, each against the countries the same source covers. Netherlands has a figure for 53 of 60 indicators.
Personal
What a person may say, believe, publish, join and where they may go.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom of expression | 0.910 | 2025 | 26 of 163 |
| Freedom of association | 0.868 | 2025 | 41 of 163 |
| Civil liberties | 0.912 | 2025 | 27 of 163 |
| Freedom from political violence | 0.977 | 2025 | 12 of 163 |
| Equal protection of rights | 0.919 | 2025 | 15 of 163 |
| Academic freedom | 0.763 | 2025 | 56 of 163 |
| Media censorship effort | 1.253 | 2025 | 50 of 163 |
| Harassment of journalists | 2.033 | 2025 | 16 of 163 |
| Media self-censorship | 1.370 | 2025 | 30 of 163 |
| Universal right to vote | 1.000 | 2025 | 93 of 167 |
| Legal rights for women | 100.0 | 2023 | 12 of 164 |
| Women can get a passport as men do | 1.000 | 2023 | 97 of 164 |
| Access to justice for women | 1.000 | 2025 | 31 of 163 |
| Access to justice for men | 1.000 | 2025 | 37 of 163 |
| Civil liberties score | 58.0 | 2025 | 9 of 167 |
| Political rights score | 39.0 | 2025 | 14 of 167 |
Economic
What a person may own, trade, earn and keep.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade openness | 150.1% | 2025 | 11 of 125 |
| Tax revenue as a share of GDP | 25.3% | 2024 | 71 of 83 |
| Government spending as a share of GDP | 40.0% | 2023 | 70 of 79 |
| Regulatory quality | 82.0 | 2024 | 8 of 169 |
| GDP per capita | $71.4K | 2025 | 10 of 157 |
| GDP growth | 1.8% | 2025 | — |
| Inflation | 3.3% | 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 3.9% | 2025 | 60 of 163 |
Digital
What a person may read, send and encrypt online, and who is watching.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet use | 97.0% | 2024 | 13 of 154 |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 43.0 | 2024 | 12 of 134 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 128.5 | 2024 | 43 of 134 |
Government
How power is held, checked and abused.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral democracy | 0.832 | 2025 | 20 of 163 |
| Liberal democracy | 0.774 | 2025 | 18 of 163 |
| Rule of law | 0.969 | 2025 | 14 of 163 |
| Judicial checks on government | 0.951 | 2025 | 14 of 163 |
| Legislative checks on government | 0.956 | 2025 | 9 of 157 |
| Political corruption | 0.027 | 2025 | 11 of 163 |
| Civil society participation | 0.826 | 2025 | 41 of 163 |
| Women’s political empowerment | 0.903 | 2025 | 25 of 163 |
| Voice and accountability | 85.8 | 2024 | 7 of 170 |
| Control of corruption | 86.5 | 2024 | 8 of 170 |
| Government effectiveness | 85.4 | 2024 | 11 of 169 |
| Political stability | 73.2 | 2024 | 47 of 170 |
Society
Health, schooling, safety and who takes part.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development Index | 0.955 | 2023 | 8 of 165 |
| Life expectancy | 82.0 | 2024 | 25 of 170 |
| Health spending | 9.8% | 2023 | — |
| Health costs paid out of pocket | 12.0% | 2023 | 27 of 164 |
| Maternal mortality | 4.0 | 2023 | 19 of 167 |
| Women in parliament | 43.3% | 2025 | 17 of 156 |
| Women in the workforce | 62.7% | 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.43 | 2024 | — |
| Urban population | 95.9% | 2025 | — |
| Refugees who left | 0.7 | 2024 | 24 of 168 |
| Population | 18.1M | 2025 | — |
Environment
Energy, emissions and access to power.
| Statistic | Value | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ emissions per person | 6.60 | 2024 | 134 of 165 |
| Renewable energy use | 12.2% | 2021 | 126 of 169 |
| Access to electricity | 100.0% | 2024 | 57 of 169 |
What is missing
7 of the 60 statistics here have no figure for Netherlands in the year they were last ranked. Coverage differs by source: an indicator missing here is one its producer does not publish for Netherlands, not a zero. Who publishes what