Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Netherlands

Netherlands: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.912 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
0.912
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
27th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.95
in 1999
All-time low
0.278
in 1944
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Netherlands, 1789–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 0.912 for human rights index vs electoral democracy index 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 electoral democracy index in Netherlands peaked at 0.95 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.278, in 1944.

That places Netherlands 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.321 0.321 0.321 1
1790s 0.3384 0.321 0.384 10
1800s 0.3962 0.372 0.428 10
1810s 0.5206 0.367 0.667 10
1820s 0.667 0.667 0.667 10
1830s 0.6832 0.667 0.685 10
1840s 0.7054 0.685 0.835 10
1850s 0.835 0.835 0.835 10
1860s 0.835 0.835 0.835 10
1870s 0.835 0.835 0.835 10
1880s 0.837 0.835 0.845 10
1890s 0.845 0.845 0.845 10
1900s 0.845 0.845 0.845 10
1910s 0.8453 0.844 0.852 10
1920s 0.852 0.852 0.852 10
1930s 0.8508 0.849 0.852 10
1940s 0.5227 0.278 0.894 10
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

  1. 24 Malta 0.915 compare
  2. 25 Lithuania 0.913 compare
  3. 25 Suriname 0.913 compare
  4. 27 Ghana 0.912 compare
  5. 27 Korea 0.912 compare
  6. 30 Austria 0.907 compare
  7. 30 Cabo Verde 0.907 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Netherlands?
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Netherlands was 0.912 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 1999.
What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.278 in 1944.
How does Netherlands rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
Netherlands ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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