Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Parliamentary system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 78/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 88.6/100 #3
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.832
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Parliamentary system
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Monarchy of the Netherlands | Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands |
| Prime Minister of the Netherlands | Rob Jetten |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.7/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 4.0/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.9% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 78 / 100
- Interpretation
- Low corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.832
- Liberal
- 0.774
- Participatory
- 0.553
- Deliberative
- 0.742
- Egalitarian
- 0.739
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 88.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #3 / 180
- Rank change
- +1 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #6
- 90.0
- Economic #2
- 83.9
- Legal #4
- 89.7
- Social #3
- 88.1
- Safety #27
- 91.6
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88.6 | 3 | 90.0 | 83.9 | 89.7 | 88.1 | 91.6 |
| 2024 | 87.7 | 4 | 88.4 | 84.1 | 87.6 | 87.3 | 91.2 |
| 2023 | 87.0 | 6 | 88.9 | 89.1 | 90.3 | 86.5 | 80.2 |
| 2022 | 77.9 | 28 | 86.3 | 82.9 | 87.3 | 86.1 | 47.1 |
| 2021 | 90.3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2020 | 90.0 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 91.4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 90.0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 88.7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 82.1 |
| 2016 | 91.2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 44.2 |
| 2015 | 90.8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 83.9 |
| 2014 | 93.5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 93.5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -9.0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 0.0 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 1.0 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 4.0 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 3.5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |