Netherlands

In brief

Using the internet: 97% (2024). World rank 17 of 188 (1 = best); in Europe, 10 of 44. Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 47. Researchers per million people: 6,563 (2023). World rank 9 of 106 (1 = best); in Europe, 7 of 40. From 2015 to 2025: electricity use 6,712 → 6,447 (kWh per person) and electricity from fossil fuels 81.1% → 46.6%. Better than all its neighbours (Belgium and Germany): using the internet and researchers per million people. Worse than all its neighbours (Belgium and Germany): home broadband per 100 people, research spending, and electricity from fossil fuels.