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Netherlands

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Key facts

  • currency: Euro
  • capital city: Amsterdam
  • region: Western Europe
  • continent: Europe
  • land area: 33,670 km²
  • population: 17,879,488 people
  • political leader: Mark Rutte (Prime Minister)
Classified as: place

Summary

The Netherlands is a country. The capital city is Amsterdam, located in the Western Europe region of Europe. It has a land area of 33,670 km², a population of 17,879,488 people and uses the currency Euro. The Prime Minister is Mark Rutte.

Location on a map: [52°50′N, 5°75′E]

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Environment

Netherlands is one of the countries in Europe, countries in Western Europe and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 18,120.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 3.37 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 134.66 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 100.00 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 38.65 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 42.28 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 0.08 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 3.51 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 1.30 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 12.36 % of total
  • Net energy imports: 35.02 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.49 births per woman
  • Forest area: 3,704 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 93.46 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 167.85 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 38.00
  • Methane emissions: 21.13 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 10.36 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 8,989,550 people
  • Male population: 8,889,938 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 12.20 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 26,211.90 km²
  • Rural population: 1,219,560 people
  • Urban land area: 8,322.49 km²
  • Urban population: 16,659,928 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 43.81 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in the Netherlands by population

Cities in the Netherlands

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical forest area in the Netherlands

Distribution of sites in the Netherlands by inscription year

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in the Netherlands

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in the Netherlands

Relationship between methane emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in the Netherlands

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in the Netherlands

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in the Netherlands

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical land area in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical median age in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical methane emissions in the Netherlands

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in the Netherlands

Relationship between methane emissions and population in the Netherlands

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in the Netherlands

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in the Netherlands

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in the Netherlands

Geographical distribution of sites in the Netherlands by area

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in the Netherlands

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in the Netherlands

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in the Netherlands

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical population in the Netherlands

Relationship between urban land area and population in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical female population in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical male population in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical rural land area in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical rural population in the Netherlands

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical urban land area in the Netherlands

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical urban population in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in the Netherlands

Relationship between population and date in the Netherlands

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical agricultural land in the Netherlands

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in the Netherlands

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in the Netherlands

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in the Netherlands

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in the Netherlands

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in the Netherlands

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in the Netherlands

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical access to electricity in the Netherlands

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in the Netherlands

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in the Netherlands

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in the Netherlands

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in the Netherlands

Sites in the Netherlands

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical net energy imports in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical fertility rate in the Netherlands

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in the Netherlands

Proportion of transboundary sites in the Netherlands

Geographical distribution of wildfires in the Netherlands by mean width

Wildfires in the Netherlands

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in the Netherlands

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 41,000 people
  • Democracy score: 8.89
  • Democracy type: Full democracy
  • Individuals using the internet: 97.01 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 1.58 % of GDP
  • Net migration: 29,998 people
  • Press freedom: 9.06
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 40.00 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in the Netherlands

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in the Netherlands

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in the Netherlands

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in the Netherlands

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in the Netherlands

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in the Netherlands

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in the Netherlands

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical military expenditure in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical net migration in the Netherlands

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in the Netherlands

Political parties in the Netherlands

Distribution of politicians from the Netherlands by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in the Netherlands

Politicians from the Netherlands

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Business

  • Central government debt: 53.67 % of GDP
  • Expense: 28.25 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 1,118,124,749,886.29 current US$
  • Inflation: 3.84 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 16.36 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 24.11 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 3.56 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 12.87 % of total employment

Shops in the Netherlands

Proportion of CEOs per gender in the Netherlands

Companies from the Netherlands

Proportion of employee types in companies from the Netherlands

Distribution of companies founded in the Netherlands by year

Proportion of revenue types by company in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical central government debt in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical expense in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical GDP in the Netherlands

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical inflation in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in the Netherlands

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical tax revenue in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical unemployment in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in the Netherlands

Exchanges in the Netherlands

Proportion of shops per country in the Netherlands

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Health

  • Birth rate: 9.50 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 9.60 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 6,539.00 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 11.29 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 2.91 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 82
  • Suicide mortality rate: 11.80 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in the Netherlands

Relationship between access to electricity and birth rate over time in the Netherlands

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in the Netherlands

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in the Netherlands

Relationship between birth rate and median age in the Netherlands

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in the Netherlands

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical death rate in the Netherlands

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical health expenditure in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical hospital beds in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in the Netherlands

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in the Netherlands

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in the Netherlands

Diseases in the Netherlands

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in the Netherlands

Proportion of diseases in the Netherlands by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in the Netherlands by start date

Evolution of historical cases in the Netherlands

Evolution of historical deaths in the Netherlands

Relationship between cases and deaths in the Netherlands

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from the Netherlands by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in the Netherlands

Athletes from the Netherlands

Proportion of competitions per city in the Netherlands

Competitions in the Netherlands

Proportion of competitions per country in the Netherlands

Distribution of competitions in the Netherlands by start date

Proportion of medals won by the Netherlands in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from the Netherlands

Distribution of artists from the Netherlands by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in the Netherlands

Geographical distribution of museums in the Netherlands by visitors

Museums in the Netherlands

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in the Netherlands by total students

Distribution of universities in the Netherlands per foundation year

Universities in the Netherlands

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In literature

There are 689 books written about the Netherlands in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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