Development Ledger · Europe
Netherlands
HDI rank 8 of 193High incomeGDI group 2
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.955
+0.100 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.892
6.6% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
82.2 yrs
Expected schooling 18.6 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$68,344
Mean schooling 12.7 yrs
HDI over Time
Netherlands against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.957
Education0.923
Income0.986
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.79. A child born today will be 79% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Netherlands against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.