Netherlands in Numbers

Well-being & social cohesion

Part II — life in the Netherlands

What it shows

The summary judgement people give their own lives — the #1 indicator in every framework. NL consistently EU top tier (~7.4–7.6 out of 10).

What it cannot prove

Anything causal; and the Dutch series has two breaks (POLS 1997–2010 → SSW 2013–2021 → discontinued; Eurostat annual from 2021).

More indicators for this domain are planned — see the methodology & roadmap. Missing here means not credible yet, not forgotten.