What is key features of human rights in Netherlands?

Key features of human rights in Netherlands was 0.912 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Netherlands?

The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 1999.

What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Netherlands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.278 in 1944.

How does Netherlands rank for key features of human rights?

Netherlands ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of human rights in Netherlands

Name: Key features of human rights in Netherlands
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Netherlands: Key features of human rights was 0.912 in 2025. ▲ 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

Key features of human rights in Netherlands, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of human rights in Netherlands is 0.912, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of human rights 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.

Key features of human rights in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Key features of human rights in Netherlands, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.321	—
1790	0.321	+0.0%
1791	0.321	+0.0%
1792	0.321	+0.0%
1793	0.321	+0.0%
1794	0.321	+0.0%
1795	0.353	+10.0%
1796	0.364	+3.1%
1797	0.339	-6.9%
1798	0.339	+0.0%
1799	0.384	+13.3%
1800	0.384	+0.0%
1801	0.416	+8.3%
1802	0.428	+2.9%
1803	0.428	+0.0%
1804	0.428	+0.0%
1805	0.39	-8.9%
1806	0.372	-4.6%
1807	0.372	+0.0%
1808	0.372	+0.0%
1809	0.372	+0.0%
1810	0.372	+0.0%
1811	0.395	+6.2%
1812	0.395	+0.0%
1813	0.367	-7.1%
1814	0.367	+0.0%
1815	0.642	+74.9%
1816	0.667	+3.9%
1817	0.667	+0.0%
1818	0.667	+0.0%
1819	0.667	+0.0%
1820	0.667	+0.0%
1821	0.667	+0.0%
1822	0.667	+0.0%
1823	0.667	+0.0%
1824	0.667	+0.0%
1825	0.667	+0.0%
1826	0.667	+0.0%
1827	0.667	+0.0%
1828	0.667	+0.0%
1829	0.667	+0.0%
1830	0.667	+0.0%
1831	0.685	+2.7%
1832	0.685	+0.0%
1833	0.685	+0.0%
1834	0.685	+0.0%
1835	0.685	+0.0%
1836	0.685	+0.0%
1837	0.685	+0.0%
1838	0.685	+0.0%
1839	0.685	+0.0%
1840	0.685	+0.0%
1841	0.685	+0.0%
1842	0.685	+0.0%
1843	0.685	+0.0%
1844	0.685	+0.0%
1845	0.685	+0.0%
1846	0.685	+0.0%
1847	0.685	+0.0%
1848	0.739	+7.9%
1849	0.835	+13.0%
1850	0.835	+0.0%
1851	0.835	+0.0%
1852	0.835	+0.0%
1853	0.835	+0.0%
1854	0.835	+0.0%
1855	0.835	+0.0%
1856	0.835	+0.0%
1857	0.835	+0.0%
1858	0.835	+0.0%
1859	0.835	+0.0%
1860	0.835	+0.0%
1861	0.835	+0.0%
1862	0.835	+0.0%
1863	0.835	+0.0%
1864	0.835	+0.0%
1865	0.835	+0.0%
1866	0.835	+0.0%
1867	0.835	+0.0%
1868	0.835	+0.0%
1869	0.835	+0.0%
1870	0.835	+0.0%
1871	0.835	+0.0%
1872	0.835	+0.0%
1873	0.835	+0.0%
1874	0.835	+0.0%
1875	0.835	+0.0%
1876	0.835	+0.0%
1877	0.835	+0.0%
1878	0.835	+0.0%
1879	0.835	+0.0%
1880	0.835	+0.0%
1881	0.835	+0.0%
1882	0.835	+0.0%
1883	0.835	+0.0%
1884	0.835	+0.0%
1885	0.835	+0.0%
1886	0.835	+0.0%
1887	0.835	+0.0%
1888	0.845	+1.2%
1889	0.845	+0.0%
1890	0.845	+0.0%
1891	0.845	+0.0%
1892	0.845	+0.0%
1893	0.845	+0.0%
1894	0.845	+0.0%
1895	0.845	+0.0%
1896	0.845	+0.0%
1897	0.845	+0.0%
1898	0.845	+0.0%
1899	0.845	+0.0%
1900	0.845	+0.0%
1901	0.845	+0.0%
1902	0.845	+0.0%
1903	0.845	+0.0%
1904	0.845	+0.0%
1905	0.845	+0.0%
1906	0.845	+0.0%
1907	0.845	+0.0%
1908	0.845	+0.0%
1909	0.845	+0.0%
1910	0.845	+0.0%
1911	0.845	+0.0%
1912	0.845	+0.0%
1913	0.844	-0.1%
1914	0.844	+0.0%
1915	0.844	+0.0%
1916	0.844	+0.0%
1917	0.844	+0.0%
1918	0.846	+0.2%
1919	0.852	+0.7%
1920	0.852	+0.0%
1921	0.852	+0.0%
1922	0.852	+0.0%
1923	0.852	+0.0%
1924	0.852	+0.0%
1925	0.852	+0.0%
1926	0.852	+0.0%
1927	0.852	+0.0%
1928	0.852	+0.0%
1929	0.852	+0.0%
1930	0.852	+0.0%
1931	0.852	+0.0%
1932	0.852	+0.0%
1933	0.852	+0.0%
1934	0.852	+0.0%
1935	0.852	+0.0%
1936	0.849	-0.4%
1937	0.849	+0.0%
1938	0.849	+0.0%
1939	0.849	+0.0%
1940	0.355	-58.2%
1941	0.281	-20.8%
1942	0.28	-0.4%
1943	0.28	+0.0%
1944	0.278	-0.7%
1945	0.402	+44.6%
1946	0.819	+103.7%
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
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

24 Malta 0.915 compare
25 Lithuania 0.913 compare
25 Suriname 0.913 compare
27 Ghana 0.912 compare
27 South Korea 0.912 compare
30 Austria 0.907 compare
30 Cape Verde 0.907 compare

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 159 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of human rights in Netherlands?: Key features of human rights in Netherlands was 0.912 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 0.95 in 1999.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.278 in 1944.
How does Netherlands rank for key features of human rights?: Netherlands ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.