Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 5th best |
Capital | Amsterdam (administrative) and The Hague (legislative/judicial) |
Land Area | 33 730km21 |
Location | Europe |
Population | 17.1m2 |
Life Expectancy | 81.71yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $46 326 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | NL, NLD, 5285 |
Internet Domain | .nl6 |
Currency | Euro (EUR)7 |
Telephone | +318 |
“The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU) and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. In October 2010, the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and the three smallest islands - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba - became special municipalities in the Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Sint Maarten and Curacao joined the Netherlands and Aruba as constituent countries forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Discover the many secrets of this gently beautiful country and its masterpieces, canal towns and windmills. Revel in the welcoming yet wry culture at a cafe, then bike past fields of tulips. Great Dutch artists Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh have spanned the centuries, and touring the Netherlands you´ll see why. Discover clichés such as tulips and windmills, or stroll canals in the midst of 17th-century splendour in beautiful small towns such as Leiden and Delft. Of course, enticing Amsterdam´s phenomenal and diverse nightlife is world-famous, from its throbbing clubs to quaint brown cafes.
The locals live on bicycles and you can too. Almost every train station has a shop to rent a bike - you´ll soon be off on the ubiquitous bike paths, wherever your mood takes you.
Finally there´s the Dutch themselves. Warm, friendly and funny, you´ll have a hard time being alone in a cafe as someone will soon strike up a conversation, and usually in English. Revel in Amsterdam, don´t miss exquisite Maastricht or pulsing Rotterdam, and pick a passel of small towns to add contrast. It´s a very big small country.”
Unfortunately, The Netherlands is quietly becoming infamous as a Tax Haven, wherein rich individuals, corporations, and criminals hide money from authorities11.
UN HDI (2016)12 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Rank12 | |
1 | Norway | 1 |
2 | Australia | 2 |
3 | Switzerland | 2 |
4 | Germany | 4 |
5 | Denmark | 5 |
6 | Singapore | 5 |
7 | Netherlands | 7 |
8 | Ireland | 8 |
9 | Iceland | 9 |
10 | Canada | 10 |
11 | USA | 10 |
12 | Hong Kong | 12 |
World Avg | 94.3 | |
q=188. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)13 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better PPP $13 | |
1 | Qatar | $129 916 |
2 | Singapore | $78 162 |
3 | Kuwait | $76 075 |
... | ||
12 | Saudi Arabia | $51 320 |
13 | San Marino | $50 063 |
14 | Andorra | $47 979 |
15 | Netherlands | $46 326 |
16 | Sweden | $46 251 |
17 | Germany | $45 000 |
18 | Denmark | $44 519 |
19 | Ireland | $43 798 |
World Avg | $17 240 | |
q=193. |
Social & Moral Development Index14,15 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank14,15 | |
1 | Norway | 30.8 |
2 | Denmark | 31.8 |
3 | Sweden | 33.9 |
4 | Taiwan | 34.0 |
5 | Netherlands | 35.0 |
6 | Finland | 35.0 |
7 | Germany | 36.9 |
8 | Austria | 37.3 |
9 | New Zealand | 37.4 |
10 | Canada | 38.0 |
11 | Iceland | 39.3 |
12 | Switzerland | 39.8 |
World Avg | 88.0 | |
q=195. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.
#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population
Population:
The Netherlands's population is predicted to rise to 17.31 million by 2030. This rise is despite a low fertility rate, meaning, that this country is helping to alleviate problems with growing population in neighbouring countries by accepting immigrants, very likely as a requirement of maintaining an active workforce. This country has a fertility rate of 1.79. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.Population (2018)2 | ||
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Pos. | Population2 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.4b |
3 | USA | 327.1m |
... | ||
64 | Zambia | 17.4m |
65 | Guatemala | 17.2m |
66 | Ecuador | 17.1m |
67 | Netherlands | 17.1m |
68 | Syria | 16.9m |
69 | Cambodia | 16.2m |
70 | Senegal | 15.9m |
71 | Chad | 15.5m |
World Avg | 39.0m | |
q=195. |
Life Expectancy (2015)13 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years13 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
15 | Chile | 81.96 |
16 | Luxembourg | 81.88 |
17 | Norway | 81.71 |
18 | Netherlands | 81.71 |
19 | Austria | 81.58 |
20 | Andorra | 81.46 |
21 | Portugal | 81.18 |
22 | Germany | 81.09 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Fertility Rate (2013)16 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2.0 is best16 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
... | ||
33 | Morocco | 2.20 |
34 | Brazil | 1.80 |
35 | Guyana | 2.21 |
36 | Netherlands | 1.79 |
37 | Vietnam | 1.77 |
38 | Lebanon | 1.77 |
39 | Mexico | 2.25 |
40 | Sri Lanka | 2.26 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)17 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per 10017 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
175 | Austria | 40.5 |
176 | Greece | 41.3 |
177 | Spain | 41.4 |
178 | Netherlands | 41.9 |
179 | Slovenia | 42.7 |
180 | Finland | 43.3 |
181 | Hong Kong | 43.7 |
182 | Portugal | 44.7 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Migration:
Immigrants (2017)18 | ||
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Pos. | %18 | |
1 | UAE | 88.4% |
2 | Kuwait | 75.5% |
3 | Qatar | 65.2% |
... | ||
47 | France | 12.2% |
48 | Barbados | 12.1% |
49 | Djibouti | 12.1% |
50 | Netherlands | 12.1% |
51 | Slovenia | 11.8% |
52 | Denmark | 11.5% |
53 | Belarus | 11.4% |
54 | Montenegro | 11.3% |
World Avg | 9.4% | |
q=195. |
Emigrants (2010)19 | ||
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Pos. | %19 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8% |
2 | Palestine | 68.4% |
3 | Samoa | 67.3% |
... | ||
95 | Singapore | 6.1% |
96 | Guatemala | 6.1% |
97 | Brunei | 6.0% |
98 | Netherlands | 6.0% |
99 | Italy | 5.8% |
100 | Benin | 5.8% |
101 | Laos | 5.7% |
102 | Turkey | 5.6% |
World Avg | 11.5% | |
q=192. |
#christianity #equality #freedom #human_rights #islam #morals #Netherlands #politics #prejudice #tolerance
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)20,21 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank20,21 | |
1 | Sweden | 9.9 |
2 | Denmark | 14.7 |
3 | Norway | 15.5 |
4 | Netherlands | 16.5 |
5 | New Zealand | 19.0 |
6 | Iceland | 20.1 |
7 | Austria | 22.5 |
8 | Canada | 22.6 |
9 | Hong Kong | 23.3 |
10 | Luxembourg | 23.9 |
11 | Finland | 25.2 |
12 | France | 25.9 |
q=199. |
When it comes to ensuring human rights and freedom, The Netherlands leads the world, setting excellent examples. The Netherlands performs the best when it comes to freethought22 and in LGBT equality23. It does the second-best for supporting press freedom24. It comes in the best 20 in opposing gender inequality25 (amongst the best in Europe), commentary in Human Rights Watch reports26, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice27 (one of the best in Europe) and in supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms28. And finally, it does better than average when it comes to its nominal commitment to Human Rights29 (but bad for Europe) and in speed of uptake of HR treaties30. The Netherlands became the first country in the world to remove restrictions on homosexual marriage, divorce and adoption rights, in the face of opposition from Christian and Muslim organisations31. Human Rights Watch's 2017 report states that the Netherlands's support of women's rights at home and internationally has been notable32.
For tables, charts and commentary, see:
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #Netherlands #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines
Health (2020)33,34 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank33,34 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 18.0 |
2 | Singapore | 41.5 |
3 | Maldives | 43.3 |
... | ||
33 | Armenia | 76.0 |
34 | Iceland | 76.0 |
35 | Greece | 76.1 |
36 | Netherlands | 76.4 |
37 | Cuba | 76.4 |
38 | UAE | 76.6 |
39 | Antigua & Barbuda | 77.7 |
40 | Myanmar (Burma) | 78.3 |
41 | Belgium | 78.4 |
World Avg | 92.3 | |
q=187. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Hong Kong, Singapore and The Maldives33. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea33.
The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and Europe33, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia33.
For more, see:
Health:
The Netherlands does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. The Netherlands comes in the best 20 when it comes to its adolescent birth rate25 (one of the lowest in Europe), its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance35 and in its average life expectancy13. It does better than average in terms of its fertility rate16 (but bad for Europe). The Netherlands does not succeed in everything, however. It does worse than average in its suicide rate36 (still low for Europe), its immunizations take-up37, its alcohol consumption rate38 (still low for Europe) and in its smoking rate39 (still low for Europe). The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016.Life Expectancy (2015)13 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Years13 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
15 | Chile | 81.96 |
16 | Luxembourg | 81.88 |
17 | Norway | 81.71 |
18 | Netherlands | 81.71 |
19 | Austria | 81.58 |
20 | Andorra | 81.46 |
21 | Portugal | 81.18 |
22 | Germany | 81.09 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Alcohol Consumption (2016)38 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita38 | |
1 | Bangladesh | 0.0 |
2 | Kuwait | 0.0 |
3 | Libya | 0.0 |
... | ||
128 | Trinidad & Tobago | 8.4 |
129 | Vietnam | 8.4 |
130 | Ukraine | 8.6 |
131 | Netherlands | 8.7 |
132 | Croatia | 8.9 |
133 | Cameroon | 8.9 |
134 | Canada | 8.9 |
135 | Rwanda | 9.0 |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=189. |
Fertility Rate (2013)16 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2.0 is best16 | |
1 | N. Korea | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
... | ||
33 | Morocco | 2.20 |
34 | Brazil | 1.80 |
35 | Guyana | 2.21 |
36 | Netherlands | 1.79 |
37 | Vietnam | 1.77 |
38 | Lebanon | 1.77 |
39 | Mexico | 2.25 |
40 | Sri Lanka | 2.26 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Smoking Rates (2014)39 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is worse39 | |
182 | Montenegro | 4 125 |
181 | Belarus | 3 831 |
180 | Lebanon | 3 023 |
... | ||
150 | Germany | 1 480 |
149 | Italy | 1 443 |
148 | Poland | 1 396 |
147 | Netherlands | 1 396 |
146 | Saudi Arabia | 1 395 |
145 | Cuba | 1 392 |
144 | Georgia | 1 378 |
143 | Denmark | 1 378 |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate (2013)36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Per 100k36 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
... | ||
44 | Australia | 16.4 |
45 | El Salvador | 16.5 |
46 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.7 |
47 | Netherlands | 18.6 |
48 | Luxembourg | 19.3 |
49 | Portugal | 19.6 |
50 | Singapore | 20.6 |
51 | India | 20.8 |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank35 | |
1 | Sweden | 1 |
2 | Ireland | 2 |
3 | Denmark | 3 |
4 | UK | 4 |
5 | Norway | 5 |
6 | Switzerland | 6 |
7 | Germany | 7 |
8 | Canada | 8 |
9 | Netherlands | 9 |
10 | USA | 10 |
11 | Luxembourg | 11 |
12 | Finland | 12 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Overweight Adults (2016)40 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %40 | |
1 | Vietnam | 18.3 |
2 | India | 19.7 |
3 | Bangladesh | 20.0 |
... | ||
115 | Peru | 57.5 |
116 | Albania | 57.7 |
117 | Romania | 57.7 |
118 | Netherlands | 57.8 |
119 | Latvia | 57.8 |
120 | Finland | 57.9 |
121 | Macedonia | 58.1 |
122 | Nicaragua | 58.2 |
World Avg | 49.0 | |
q=191. |
Children's Health:
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)25 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100025 | |
1 | N. Korea | 0.5 |
2 | S. Korea | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
4 | Hong Kong | 3.2 |
5 | Slovenia | 3.8 |
6 | Singapore | 3.8 |
7 | Netherlands | 4.0 |
8 | Denmark | 4.0 |
9 | Japan | 4.1 |
10 | Cyprus | 5.0 |
11 | Sweden | 5.7 |
12 | Norway | 5.9 |
World Avg | 47.9 | |
q=185. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg %37 | |
1 | Hungary | 99.0 |
2 | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
128 | Costa Rica | 88.5 |
129 | Colombia | 88.4 |
130 | Kiribati | 88.4 |
131 | Netherlands | 88.1 |
132 | Paraguay | 88.1 |
133 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 88.0 |
134 | Sierra Leone | 87.7 |
135 | Suriname | 87.2 |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
#education #english #intelligence #it_security #maths #modernity #research #science #technology #the_internet
Despite the huge success of Dutch education, evidenced by the statistics compared to the rest of the world, there are issues with the education system that causes problems for overall societal cohesion.
“Under the Dutch system of "pillarization"... children are educated in separate Protestant, Catholic, Muslim and secular systems. Receiving an education in a state-sponsored school without ever having to deal with people outside one´s own religion is not likely to foster rapid assimilation.”
"Against Identity Politics" by Francis Fukuyama (2018 Sep/Oct)41
A modern "depilliarisation" movement is in progress, although not moving very quickly.
Modernity and Learning (2020)42 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank42 | |
1 | Finland | 8.0 |
2 | Belgium | 9.1 |
3 | Denmark | 10.0 |
... | ||
12 | Norway | 16.6 |
13 | Germany | 17.1 |
14 | Japan | 17.3 |
15 | Netherlands | 18.6 |
16 | Austria | 18.9 |
17 | Iceland | 19.1 |
18 | Slovenia | 19.5 |
19 | Canada | 20.4 |
20 | Singapore | 21.1 |
World Avg | 69.0 | |
q=180. |
Modernity and Education:
Research and Development (2016) | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better % RDP PPP | |
1 | S. Korea | 4.2943 |
2 | Israel | 4.1143 |
3 | Japan | 3.5843 |
... | ||
15 | Australia | 2.2544 |
16 | Singapore | 2.0045 |
17 | Czechia | 2.0043 |
18 | Netherlands | 1.9743 |
19 | Iceland | 1.8943 |
20 | Norway | 1.7043 |
21 | UK | 1.7043 |
22 | Canada | 1.6143 |
World Avg | 0.84 | |
q=126. |
Secondary Education (2018)46 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better46 | |
1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% |
2 | Estonia | 100.0% |
3 | Austria | 100.0% |
... | ||
46 | Mongolia | 88.8% |
47 | Bahamas | 88.4% |
48 | Ireland | 88.3% |
49 | Netherlands | 88.3% |
50 | Cuba | 87.4% |
51 | Poland | 85.3% |
52 | Belgium | 84.8% |
53 | UK | 84.5% |
World Avg | 63.0% | |
q=169. |
Length of Schooling (2018)47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years47 | |
1 | Australia | 22.1 |
2 | Belgium | 19.7 |
3 | Finland | 19.3 |
... | ||
7 | Sweden | 18.8 |
8 | Ireland | 18.8 |
9 | Norway | 18.1 |
10 | Netherlands | 18.0 |
11 | Spain | 17.9 |
12 | Argentina | 17.6 |
13 | UK | 17.4 |
14 | Slovenia | 17.4 |
World Avg | 13.2 | |
q=193. |
Intellectual Endeavours (2017)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank35 | |
1 | Ukraine | 1 |
2 | Czechia | 2 |
3 | Hungary | 3 |
4 | Denmark | 4 |
5 | UK | 5 |
6 | Austria | 6 |
7 | Finland | 7 |
8 | Netherlands | 8 |
9 | Belgium | 9 |
10 | Slovenia | 10 |
11 | Switzerland | 11 |
12 | New Zealand | 12 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Maths, Science & Reading (2015)48 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Score48 | |
1 | Singapore | 1655 |
2 | Hong Kong | 1598 |
3 | Japan | 1586 |
... | ||
11 | Ireland | 1528 |
12 | Slovenia | 1528 |
13 | Germany | 1524 |
14 | Netherlands | 1524 |
15 | Switzerland | 1519 |
16 | New Zealand | 1517 |
17 | Norway | 1513 |
18 | Denmark | 1513 |
World Avg | 1389 | |
q=70. |
IQ (2006)49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better49 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 108 |
2 | Singapore | 108 |
3 | S. Korea | 106 |
... | ||
8 | Iceland | 101 |
9 | Switzerland | 101 |
10 | Mongolia | 101 |
11 | Netherlands | 100 |
12 | Norway | 100 |
13 | Austria | 100 |
14 | UK | 100 |
15 | New Zealand | 99 |
World Avg | 85.6 | |
q=138. |
Technology and Information:
Internet Users (2016)50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better50 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
4 | Bermuda | 97% |
5 | Andorra | 97% |
6 | Denmark | 96% |
7 | Liechtenstein | 96% |
8 | Luxembourg | 95% |
9 | Netherlands | 94% |
10 | Sweden | 93% |
11 | Monaco | 93% |
12 | UK | 93% |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IT Security (2013)51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better51 | |
1 | Ireland | 0.11 |
2 | Luxembourg | 0.11 |
3 | Belize | 0.11 |
... | ||
65 | Nepal | 1.45 |
66 | Afghanistan | 1.45 |
67 | Germany | 1.46 |
68 | Netherlands | 1.47 |
69 | Rwanda | 1.50 |
70 | Tanzania | 1.50 |
71 | Maldives | 1.57 |
72 | China | 1.59 |
World Avg | 0.98 | |
q=81. |
IPv6 Uptake (2017)52 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Ratio52 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
20 | Trinidad & Tobago | 14.5 |
21 | Finland | 14.1 |
22 | Brazil | 13.9 |
23 | Netherlands | 10.5 |
24 | Czechia | 10.1 |
25 | New Zealand | 9.7 |
26 | Romania | 8.7 |
27 | Austria | 7.5 |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics
World Giving Index (2013-2021)53 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better53 | |
1 | Myanmar (Burma) | 2.7 |
2 | New Zealand | 4.0 |
3 | USA | 4.7 |
... | ||
10 | UAE | 11.6 |
11 | Bahrain | 11.7 |
12 | Kenya | 12.0 |
13 | Netherlands | 14.3 |
14 | Trinidad & Tobago | 16.5 |
15 | Bhutan | 17.5 |
16 | Norway | 20.0 |
17 | Sri Lanka | 20.3 |
World Avg | 67.9 | |
q=160. |
Corruption (2012-2016)54 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg Score54 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.8 |
2 | New Zealand | 90.6 |
3 | Finland | 89.4 |
4 | Sweden | 88.2 |
5 | Norway | 86.0 |
6 | Switzerland | 85.8 |
7 | Singapore | 85.2 |
8 | Netherlands | 83.4 |
9 | Canada | 82.2 |
10 | Luxembourg | 81.6 |
11 | Australia | 80.8 |
12 | Germany | 79.6 |
World Avg | 43.05 | |
q=176. |
Happiness (2018)55 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better55 | |
1 | Finland | 7.6 |
2 | Norway | 7.6 |
3 | Denmark | 7.6 |
4 | Iceland | 7.5 |
5 | Switzerland | 7.5 |
6 | Netherlands | 7.4 |
7 | Canada | 7.3 |
8 | New Zealand | 7.3 |
9 | Sweden | 7.3 |
10 | Australia | 7.3 |
11 | Israel | 7.2 |
12 | Austria | 7.1 |
World Avg | 5.38 | |
q=156. |
Creativity and Culture (2017)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank35 | |
1 | Belgium | 1 |
2 | Netherlands | 2 |
3 | Estonia | 3 |
4 | Switzerland | 4 |
5 | Sweden | 5 |
6 | Denmark | 6 |
7 | Austria | 7 |
8 | Ireland | 8 |
9 | Czechia | 9 |
10 | Luxembourg | 10 |
11 | UK | 11 |
12 | Portugal | 12 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank35 | |
1 | Ireland | 1 |
2 | Denmark | 2 |
3 | Sweden | 3 |
4 | Netherlands | 4 |
5 | Switzerland | 5 |
6 | Serbia | 6 |
7 | Belgium | 7 |
8 | Norway | 8 |
9 | Finland | 9 |
10 | Croatia | 10 |
11 | Georgia | 11 |
12 | Philippines | 12 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism
Global Peace Index (2021)56 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better56 | |
1 | Iceland | 1.10 |
2 | New Zealand | 1.25 |
3 | Denmark | 1.26 |
... | ||
18 | Croatia | 1.48 |
19 | Hungary | 1.49 |
20 | Belgium | 1.50 |
21 | Netherlands | 1.51 |
22 | Bhutan | 1.51 |
23 | Malaysia | 1.52 |
24 | Poland | 1.52 |
25 | Romania | 1.53 |
World Avg | 2.08 | |
q=163. |
Peacekeeping and Security (2017)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank35 | |
1 | Samoa | 1 |
2 | S. Africa | 2 |
3 | Tunisia | 3 |
... | ||
24 | Ecuador | 24 |
25 | Madagascar | 25 |
26 | Sri Lanka | 26 |
27 | Netherlands | 27 |
28 | Mongolia | 28 |
29 | Rwanda | 29 |
30 | Paraguay | 30 |
31 | Jordan | 31 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank35 | |
1 | Austria | 1 |
2 | Germany | 2 |
3 | Netherlands | 3 |
4 | Sweden | 4 |
5 | Malta | 5 |
6 | Australia | 6 |
7 | Norway | 7 |
8 | Finland | 8 |
9 | Denmark | 9 |
10 | Switzerland | 10 |
11 | Canada | 11 |
12 | UK | 12 |
World Avg | 82.0 | |
q=163. |
Impact of Terrorism (2019)57 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Score57 | |
1 | Togo | 0.00 |
2 | Mongolia | 0.00 |
3 | Swaziland | 0.00 |
... | ||
71 | Haiti | 2.18 |
72 | Kosovo | 2.26 |
73 | Japan | 2.29 |
74 | Netherlands | 2.35 |
75 | Ecuador | 2.46 |
76 | Kuwait | 2.49 |
77 | Malaysia | 2.50 |
78 | Brazil | 2.53 |
World Avg | 2.78 | |
q=150. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment
Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %58 | |
1 | Iceland | +205.6 |
2 | Bahrain | +144.4 |
3 | Uruguay | +131.3 |
... | ||
42 | Gambia | +10.4 |
43 | Macedonia | +10.3 |
44 | Serbia | +09.9 |
45 | Netherlands | +09.3 |
46 | Switzerland | +09.0 |
47 | Ghana | +08.2 |
48 | St Vincent & Grenadines | +08.0 |
49 | Costa Rica | +07.5 |
World Avg | +02.8 | |
q=184. |
Environmental Performance (2018)59 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better59 | |
1 | Switzerland | 87.4 |
2 | France | 84.0 |
3 | Denmark | 81.6 |
... | ||
15 | Belgium | 77.4 |
16 | Italy | 77.0 |
17 | New Zealand | 76.0 |
18 | Netherlands | 75.5 |
19 | Israel | 75.0 |
20 | Japan | 74.7 |
21 | Australia | 74.1 |
22 | Greece | 73.6 |
World Avg | 56.4 | |
q=180. |
Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)60 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better60 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 26.32 |
2 | Sri Lanka | 20.00 |
3 | Panama | 17.86 |
... | ||
37 | Israel | 11.11 |
38 | Turkey | 11.11 |
39 | Azerbaijan | 10.87 |
40 | Netherlands | 10.75 |
41 | Mexico | 10.64 |
42 | Paraguay | 10.53 |
43 | Chile | 10.42 |
44 | Lithuania | 10.42 |
World Avg | 09.29 | |
q=119. |
Convention on Biological Diversity | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Earlier is better Signed | |
1 | China | 1993 Dec 29 |
2 | Guinea | 1993 Dec 29 |
3 | Cook Islands | 1993 Dec 29 |
... | ||
65 | Malaysia | 1994 Sep 22 |
66 | Benin | 1994 Sep 28 |
67 | France | 1994 Sep 29 |
68 | Netherlands | 1994 Oct 10 |
69 | Pakistan | 1994 Oct 24 |
70 | Kenya | 1994 Oct 24 |
71 | Finland | 1994 Oct 25 |
72 | Estonia | 1994 Oct 25 |
World Avg | 1899 Dec 30 | |
q=197. |
Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)61 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %61 | |
1 | Argentina | 78.3% |
2 | Greece | 77.6% |
3 | Brazil | 77.1% |
... | ||
119 | Algeria | 23.5% |
120 | Pakistan | 23.2% |
121 | Liberia | 23.1% |
122 | Netherlands | 23.0% |
123 | Finland | 22.9% |
124 | Congo, DR | 22.8% |
125 | UK | 22.6% |
126 | Malawi | 22.0% |
World Avg | 39.9% | |
q=145. |
#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #social_development
Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)62 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is worse62 | |
184 | Chad | 40.90 |
183 | Central African Rep. | 40.10 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 39.00 |
... | ||
15 | Luxembourg | 3.40 |
14 | Israel | 3.30 |
13 | Italy | 3.10 |
12 | Netherlands | 3.10 |
11 | Spain | 3.00 |
10 | S. Korea | 3.00 |
9 | Norway | 3.00 |
8 | Czechia | 3.00 |
World Avg | 14.59 | |
q=184. |
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)63 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better %63 | |
1 | Ukraine | 25.0 |
2 | Belarus | 25.4 |
3 | Slovenia | 25.4 |
... | ||
12 | Belgium | 27.7 |
13 | Iceland | 27.8 |
14 | Denmark | 28.2 |
15 | Netherlands | 28.2 |
16 | Serbia | 28.5 |
17 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 28.7 |
18 | Albania | 29.0 |
19 | Sweden | 29.2 |
World Avg | 38.1 | |
q=152. |
#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion
Disbelief In God (2007)64 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better %64 | |
1 | Vietnam | 81 |
2 | Japan | 65 |
3 | Sweden | 64 |
4 | Czechia | 61 |
5 | Estonia | 49 |
6 | Denmark | 48 |
7 | France | 44 |
8 | Belgium | 43 |
9 | Netherlands | 42 |
10 | Germany | 42 |
11 | UK | 42 |
12 | Cuba | 40 |
World Avg | 9.9 | |
q=137. |
Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below65:
Christian | 50.6% |
Muslim | 6% |
Hindu | 0.5% |
Buddhist | 0.2% |
Folk Religion | 0.2% |
Jew | 0.2% |
Unaffiliated | 42.1% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 30%, Protestant 20% (Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%), Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006)66.
The Netherlands has a long history of religious tolerance67, for example, it was a safe haven for Jewish refugees from Christian persecution during the Spanish Inquisition in the 16th century68. But the murder of Theo van Gogh "by a Muslim extremist in November 2004 led to a sharp reversal of public opinion, turning against immigration in general and Muslim immigration in particular"67.
The International Humanist and Ethical Union produced a report in 2012 entitled "Freedom of Thought" (2012)69, in which they document bias and prejudice at the national level that is based on religion, belief and/or lack of belief. Their entry for The Netherlands states:
“The constitution and other laws and policies protect freedom of religion or belief. However, it is a crime to engage in public speech that incites religious hatred. Article 137c of the Dutch Penal Code penalizes defamation of groups "because of their race, religion or convictions, their heterosexual or homosexual orientation or physical, psychological or mental disability..."
Article 137d criminalizes inciting "hatred or discrimination against persons or violence against person or property on the grounds of their race, religion or beliefs, their gender, their heterosexual or homosexual orientation or their physical, psychological or mental disability..." Article 429bis criminalizes display of "scornful blasphemy for insulting religious feelings" along public roads. Fines are to be levied, with prison for repeat offenders.”
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