Overall score
Amsterdam reads best as a high-trust, transit-and-cycle-first city where moderate cost pressure is offset by strong public services and thoughtful climate planning.
Overall88/100
Affordability60/100
Air quality85/100
Energy89/100
Netherlands / Western Europe
Amsterdam City Intelligence
Amsterdam is a compact European capital known for canal-led urban form, mature cycling infrastructure, and a balanced mix of cultural depth and digital industries. Amsterdam is a western europe city of about 1.2M metro in Netherlands. On the composite city-intelligence score, Amsterdam sits comfortably above the indexed median (88/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-05
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- 1.2M metro
Overall city intelligence
Strong88/100
Strong public services and clean-air progress balanced by housing pressure.
Cycling depth
World-class
Continuous cycling infrastructure shapes daily mobility for most residents.
Water adaptation
Advanced
Long-horizon water management supports a stable resilience profile.
Amsterdam data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 88/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 60/100 | Amsterdam carries elevated rent and services costs, partly offset by cycling, transit, and broad public-service quality. |
| Air Quality | 85/100 | Amsterdam performs well on clean air, supported by compact mobility patterns and European monitoring depth. |
| Energy | 89/100 | Amsterdam has a clear clean-energy direction with district heat, offshore wind context, and active building-efficiency policy. |
| Safety | 88/100 | Amsterdam scores high on safety, with low violent-crime context and strong everyday public-space confidence. |
| Internet Speed | 90/100 | Amsterdam offers fast fiber broadband and reliable mobile coverage, supporting remote work, creative industries, and a deep digital-services sector. |
| Climate Risk | 76/100 | Amsterdam's climate-risk profile is shaped by sea-level pressure and rainfall intensity, balanced by world-class water management. |
| Resilience | 86/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
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Cost of Living in Amsterdam
Amsterdam carries elevated rent and services costs, partly offset by cycling, transit, and broad public-service quality.
Air Quality in Amsterdam
Amsterdam performs well on clean air, supported by compact mobility patterns and European monitoring depth.
Energy in Amsterdam
Amsterdam has a clear clean-energy direction with district heat, offshore wind context, and active building-efficiency policy.
Safety in Amsterdam
Amsterdam scores high on safety, with low violent-crime context and strong everyday public-space confidence.
Internet Speed in Amsterdam
Amsterdam offers fast fiber broadband and reliable mobile coverage, supporting remote work, creative industries, and a deep digital-services sector.
Climate Risk in Amsterdam
Amsterdam's climate-risk profile is shaped by sea-level pressure and rainfall intensity, balanced by world-class water management.
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Interpretation
Amsterdam reads best as a high-trust, transit-and-cycle-first city where moderate cost pressure is offset by strong public services and thoughtful climate planning. Its standout dimensions are internet speed (90/100) and energy (89/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (60/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-05. Drawn from 5 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Netherlands country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Amsterdam appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
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Sources
5 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Mock values are typed and ready to be replaced by API-backed city datasets without changing route structure.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- World Health Organization: WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines
Used to normalize air-quality indicators toward health-protective benchmarks.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- European Environment Agency: Air Quality Status Report
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.