How is the
Netherlands doing?
74 official indicators, some reaching back to 1948 — compared with 10, 20, 30 and 40 years ago, and with our neighbours. Every number carries its source, its definition and its flaws. No composite score, no red, no green.
CBS · Eurostat · OECD · RIVM — updated nightly · series breaks and gaps shown, never smoothed
add your birth year — every indicator then shows its change over your lifetime
Comparepick a window — every card then leads with its change
Part I — The engine
Is the country maintaining the foundations of future prosperity?
A1Industry share of value added
15.0%
2025CBS
A6Labour productivity growth
-0.1% y/y
2024CBS
A8Fixed investment
20.1% of GDP
2025CBS
A9Business R&D
1.67% of GDP
2024CBS
B1Agricultural holdings
49.1k
2025CBS
E1Government expenditure
45.3% of GDP
Q1 2026CBS
D1Tax wedge on labour
35.9% of labour cost
2025OECD
F1Product market regulation
0.91(0–6 scale)
2023OECD
Part II — Life in the Netherlands
Are lived outcomes getting better or worse?
G2House price vs income
135.3(2015 = 100)
2025OECD
H1Median household income
nominal36.5k€
2024CBS
H9Employment rate (20–64)
83.4%
2025Eurostat
I2Healthy life expectancy
63.1yrs
2025CBS
J1PISA mathematics score
493
2022OECD-PISA
K2Crime victims
20.0% of adults
2025CBS
L1Air pollution (PM2.5)
8.3µg/m³
2024RIVM
M1Life satisfaction
7.6/10
2025CBS
Pairings
When two official numbers pull in different directions.
All 13 domains
AIndustry & productive economyBAgriculture & landCEntrepreneurship & business dynamismDTaxation & burdenEGovernment: size & compositionFRegulation & economic frictionGHousing & affordabilityHWork, income & wealthIHealth & careJEducation & skillsKSafety, crime & institutionsLEnvironment & living environmentMWell-being & social cohesionXContext: population & infrastructure
snapshot generated 2026-09-04 · source health