Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.912 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.912
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
27th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.95
in 1999
All-time low
0.819
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.912 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands peaked at 0.95 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.819, in 1946.
Netherlands ranks 27th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.819 | — |
| 1947 | 0.819 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.819 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.894 | +9.2% |
| 1950 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.903 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.903 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.9 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.902 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.904 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.918 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.925 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.929 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.934 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.942 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.943 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.946 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.945 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.949 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.948 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.947 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.95 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.948 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.946 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.944 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.943 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.941 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.938 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.941 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.942 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.932 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.929 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.927 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.918 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.904 | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.912 | +0.9% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.912 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.912 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.8377 | 0.819 | 0.894 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.9002 | 0.894 | 0.904 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9238 | 0.918 | 0.942 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9441 | 0.943 | 0.949 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.949 | 0.949 | 0.949 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9488 | 0.947 | 0.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9474 | 0.946 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9398 | 0.932 | 0.944 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9198 | 0.904 | 0.929 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0141 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,040 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4115 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 759.51 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 487.58 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands was 0.912 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 1999.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.819 in 1946.
- How does Netherlands rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.