Supported cities
40
City profiles indexed for Netherlands.
Western Europe
Netherlands Country Intelligence Hub
The Netherlands combines compact transit-oriented cities, advanced water-management engineering, and steady renewable-energy progress into a stable urban operating environment. Netherlands is indexed at the country level in Western Europe, with 40 city profiles linked below.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Country code
- NL
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Visual context
Additional verified imagery for Netherlands. Each photo is sourced from Wikimedia Commons with full attribution and a permissive license.
Keukenhof
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Netherlands country overview
Snapshot of structured Netherlands city intelligence and which verified utility layers are available on this hub.
Netherlands country overview
Emergency profile
Verified
Country emergency contacts attributed to official publishers.
Healthcare profile
Verified
Healthcare layer attributed to official health authorities.
Transport profile
Verified
Transport authority and operator references attributed to official sources.
Related comparisons
3
Curated city-vs-city comparison pages that reference this country.
Related collections
4
Best Cities collections that include at least one city from this country.
Data year
2025
Reference year for the country intelligence dataset.
Last updated
2026-05-16
Most recent platform-side review of the country hub.
Water adaptation
World-class
Long-horizon flood and water-management programs shape national resilience.
Cycling infrastructure
Mature
Urban form and policy support car-light daily life across major metros.
Air-quality context
High transparency
European monitoring supports pollutant comparison and health framing.
Netherlands data table
Country pages group cities into crawlable clusters and give national context without replacing city-level comparisons.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Region | Western Europe | Used for geographic clustering and regional comparisons. |
| Indexed cities | 40 | Amstelveen, Venlo, Hilversum, Roermond, Lelystad, Zoetermeer, Leeuwarden, Ede, Dordrecht, Westland, Alphen aan den Rijn, Apeldoorn, Amersfoort, Zaanstad, Haarlemmermeer, Almere, 's-Hertogenbosch, Enschede, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, The Hague, Eindhoven, Groningen, Maastricht, Tilburg, Breda, Leiden, Delft, Nijmegen, Haarlem, Arnhem, Zwolle, Helmond, Purmerend, Hengelo, Schiedam, Roosendaal, Vlaardingen, Assen |
| Water adaptation | World-class | Long-horizon flood and water-management programs shape national resilience. |
| Cycling infrastructure | Mature | Urban form and policy support car-light daily life across major metros. |
| Air-quality context | High transparency | European monitoring supports pollutant comparison and health framing. |
Indexed cities in Netherlands
Each linked city page includes its own metadata, data table, source block, module links, and any verified utility layers.
Indexed cities in Netherlands
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Amstelveen
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Amstelveen profile to compare relocation context, transport access, and cost framing alongside regional peers such as Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Leiden.
Overall70/100
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Venlo
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Venlo profile to compare cross-border logistics, transport access, and cost framing alongside regional peers such as Eindhoven, Nijmegen, and Maastricht.
Overall64/100
Image credit: Image: FaceMePLS from The Hague, The Netherlands / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Hilversum
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Hilversum profile to compare media-economy context, transport access, and air quality alongside regional peers such as Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Amersfoort.
Overall68/100
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Roermond
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Roermond profile to compare cross-border travel context, tourism demand, and cost framing alongside regional peers such as Maastricht, Eindhoven, and Nijmegen.
Overall63/100
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Lelystad
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Lelystad profile to compare administrative role, transport access, and climate-adaptation context alongside regional peers such as Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Amersfoort.
Overall62/100
Image credit: Image: FaceMePLS from The Hague, The Netherlands / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Zoetermeer
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Zoetermeer profile to compare transport access, cost framing, and air quality alongside regional peers such as The Hague, Delft, and Leiden.
Overall64/100
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Leeuwarden
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Leeuwarden profile to compare affordability, healthcare framing, and transport access alongside regional peers such as Groningen, Zwolle, and Apeldoorn.
Overall66/100
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Ede
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Ede profile to compare affordability, air quality, and transport access alongside regional peers such as Arnhem, Apeldoorn, and Amersfoort.
Overall66/100
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Dordrecht
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Dordrecht profile to compare climate-adaptation context, transport access, and cost framing alongside regional peers such as Rotterdam, Breda, and Tilburg.
Overall63/100
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Westland
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Westland profile to compare industrial profile, energy framing, and climate-adaptation context alongside regional peers such as The Hague, Delft, and Rotterdam.
Overall62/100
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Alphen aan den Rijn
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Alphen aan den Rijn profile to compare transport access, cost framing, and air quality alongside regional peers such as Leiden, Utrecht, and Haarlem.
Overall64/100
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Apeldoorn
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Apeldoorn profile to compare affordability, air quality, and transport access alongside regional peers such as Arnhem, Nijmegen, and Zwolle.
Overall65/100
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Amersfoort
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Amersfoort profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and air quality alongside regional peers such as Utrecht, Zwolle, and Arnhem.
Overall66/100
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Zaanstad
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Zaanstad profile to compare affordability, industrial profile, and transport access alongside regional peers such as Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Almere.
Overall63/100
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Haarlemmermeer
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Haarlemmermeer profile to compare transport access, climate-adaptation context, and cost framing alongside regional peers such as Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Leiden.
Overall64/100
Image credit: Image: Bartholomeusll at Dutch Wikipedia (Original text: Bart Winkelhuijzen) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Almere
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Almere profile to compare affordability framing, transport access, and water-management resilience context alongside Amsterdam and other Randstad-edge cities.
Overall67/100
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's-Hertogenbosch
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the 's-Hertogenbosch profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and provincial-capital context alongside Eindhoven, Tilburg, and Nijmegen.
Overall68/100
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Enschede
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Enschede profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and university-economy context alongside Groningen, Nijmegen, and Eindhoven.
Overall66/100
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Amsterdam
Netherlands / Western Europe
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
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Rotterdam
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Rotterdam profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and delta-resilience signals alongside Amsterdam and other Northwest-European metros.
Overall82/100
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Utrecht
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Utrecht profile to compare cost framing, mobility, and quality-of-life signals alongside Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Overall84/100
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The Hague
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use The Hague profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level intelligence alongside Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Overall80/100
Image credit: Image: Arno van den Tillaart from Eindhoven, Netherlands / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Eindhoven
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Eindhoven profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level context alongside Amsterdam, Antwerp, and other Western-European tech metros.
Overall78/100
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Groningen
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Groningen profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level context alongside other Dutch regional cores.
Overall75/100
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Maastricht
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Maastricht profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level cross-border context alongside Liege and Aachen-area peers.
Overall74/100
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Tilburg
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use this record as a regional planning anchor while deeper source integration is pending. Verify access, transport, and seasonal context with official sources before relying on the page for travel decisions.
Overall50/100
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Breda
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use this record as a regional planning anchor while deeper source integration is pending. Verify access, transport, and seasonal context with official sources before relying on the page for travel decisions.
Overall50/100
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Leiden
Netherlands / South Holland
Use this record as a planning anchor for local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, verifying access, transport, and seasonal context with official sources.
Overall50/100
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Delft
Netherlands / South Holland
Use this record as a planning anchor for local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, verifying access, transport, and seasonal context with official sources.
Overall50/100
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Nijmegen
Netherlands / Gelderland
Use this record as a planning anchor for local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, verifying access, transport, and seasonal context with official sources.
Overall50/100
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Haarlem
Netherlands / North Holland
This record works as a planning anchor for local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, with travellers advised to verify access, transport, and seasonal details through official sources.
Overall50/100
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Arnhem
Netherlands / Gelderland
This record works as a planning anchor for local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, with travellers advised to verify access, transport, and seasonal details through official sources.
Overall50/100
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Zwolle
Netherlands / Overijssel
This record works as a planning anchor for local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, with travellers advised to verify access, transport, and seasonal details through official sources.
Overall50/100
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Helmond
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Helmond profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Netherlands and across Western Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
Overall82/100
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Purmerend
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Purmerend profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Netherlands and across Western Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
Overall77/100
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Hengelo
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Hengelo profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Netherlands and across Western Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
Overall74/100
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Schiedam
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Schiedam profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Netherlands and across Western Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
Overall82/100
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Roosendaal
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Roosendaal profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Netherlands and across Western Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
Overall79/100
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Vlaardingen
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Vlaardingen profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Netherlands and across Western Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
Overall78/100
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Assen
Netherlands / Western Europe
Use the Assen profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Netherlands and across Western Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
Overall78/100
Country indicators
Source-attributed country-level indicators for Netherlands, drawn from the World Bank Development Indicators. Use the cards and table together to compare scale, unit, and data year for each metric.
Country indicators for Netherlands
VerifiedOfficial dataLast updated 2026-04-08 · data year 2024
How to read these country indicators
Reading guideCountry-level, not city-level
Indicators describe national context. Pair them with city profiles, comparisons, and verified utility layers (emergency, healthcare, transport) for local detail.
Source-attributed where available
Values come from the World Bank Development Indicators. Where no verified record exists, the platform shows a transparent fallback rather than a guessed number.
Different indicators, different years
Each record carries its own data year because publishers refresh indicators on their own cadence. The card and table both display the year alongside the value.
Context, not a ranking
Treat indicators as orientation, not as a leaderboard. The platform never claims any country is best, safest, cleanest, richest, healthiest, or most connected.
Read alongside city intelligence
Country indicators are most useful when combined with the city profiles in the country, the public-safety, healthcare, and transport sections, and the methodology and data-sources pages.
For full construction details, read the methodology page and the data sources registry.
Economic context
National-level economic signals to read alongside city-level cost and services pages.
GDP per capita
Verified67,520.42current US$Economic context only — not a cost-of-living score or a household-income measure.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
Unemployment rate
Verified3.87percentModeled ILO labor-market context — not a guarantee of job availability for any specific worker.
Data year 2025 updated 2026-04-08
Population and urban context
National scale and urbanisation context; pair with city profiles for local detail.
Population
Verified17,993,485peopleNational scale only — not a city population value or a measure of urban density.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
Urban population share
Verified95.64percentShare of population living in urban areas — not a quality-of-life or urban-form measure.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
Digital access context
Connectivity context drawn from World Bank usage and subscription indicators.
Internet usage
Verified97.01percentShare of population that uses the internet — not a measure of connection speed or quality.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
Fixed broadband subscriptions
Verified42.98per 100 peopleFixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people — not a measure of overall internet quality or speed.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
Health context
National health-system context; not a substitute for verified city-level healthcare layers.
Life expectancy
Verified81.97yearsNational health-context indicator — not individual health guidance.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
Health expenditure per capita
Verified6,845.14current US$Per-capita spending context — not a measure of healthcare quality or access for any individual.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
Environment context
National emissions context; read separately from city-level air-quality data.
CO₂ emissions per capita
Verified6.6metric tons per capitaNational emissions context — not a city-level air-quality measurement.
Data year 2024 updated 2026-04-08
| Indicator | Value | Unit | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 17,993,485 | people | 2024 | Verified |
| Internet usage | 97.01 | percent | 2024 | Verified |
| Urban population share | 95.64 | percent | 2024 | Verified |
| GDP per capita | 67,520.42 | current US$ | 2024 | Verified |
| Life expectancy | 81.97 | years | 2024 | Verified |
| Health expenditure per capita | 6,845.14 | current US$ | 2024 | Verified |
| Unemployment rate | 3.87 | percent | 2025 | Verified |
| CO₂ emissions per capita | 6.6 | metric tons per capita | 2024 | Verified |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 42.98 | per 100 people | 2024 | Verified |
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — country indicators dataset
Verified- Publisher
- World Bank — World Development Indicators
- Last verified
- 2026-04-08
Methodology and context
Country indicator values appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted publishers and validated at build time. Malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Cited references: World Bank
Emergency and public safety in Netherlands
Verified emergency contacts for Netherlands, drawn from official emergency services and government publishers. Use these as a starting point and confirm current details with local authorities before traveling or relocating.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European emergency | 11224/7 | 112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge. |
Public safety sources
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
- European Commission: 112 — The European emergency number
Used as the primary attribution for the EU-wide 112 universal emergency number on European country profiles.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Netherlands
Verified national healthcare information for Netherlands, drawn from official government and public health publishers. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
Healthcare system
Statutory private health insurance system regulated by national law, with primary care delivered by huisartsen (GPs).
Official health portal
RIVM — National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Emergency medical information
Call 112 for medical emergencies. The huisartsenpost (out-of-hours GP service) handles urgent non-emergency care.
Insurance and access
Residents are required to hold basic health insurance; visitors use EHIC, GHIC, or private travel insurance.
Healthcare sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.
- RIVM (Government of the Netherlands): RIVM — National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Used as the primary attribution for Dutch public-health context.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Netherlands
Verified national transport context for Netherlands, attributed to official transport ministries, national operators, and aviation authorities. This is informational only; routes, fares, and schedules change frequently — check the linked authorities for current details.
Public transport overview
National transport policy is led by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. Principal passenger rail is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).
National transport authority
Rail authority or operator
Transport sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.
- Government of the Netherlands: Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat
Used as the primary federal attribution for Dutch national transport context.
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS): Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Used as the primary attribution for Dutch national rail operator information.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Related city comparisons for Netherlands
Curated city-vs-city comparisons that include at least one city from Netherlands. Each link opens a comparison page with structured indicators across cost, safety, healthcare, transport, and country context.
Related city comparisons for Netherlands
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Berlin vs Amsterdam: Cost, Safety, Healthcare & Transport
Compare Berlin and Amsterdam across cost of living, air quality, safety, healthcare, transport, emergency services, and country context with structured directional indicators.
Europe · Regional alternative
The Hague vs Rotterdam: Cost, Safety, Healthcare & Transport
Pair The Hague and Rotterdam for a Randstad comparison across cost framing, transport access, and country-level public-service context.
Europe · Regional alternative
Eindhoven vs Utrecht: Cost, Safety, Healthcare & Transport
Compare Eindhoven and Utrecht as Dutch regional cores across cost framing, transport access, and country-level indicators.
Best Cities collections featuring Netherlands
Curated city collections that include at least one Netherlands city. Each collection is a comparison-oriented shortlist, not an official ranking.
Best Cities collections featuring Netherlands
Remote work
Best Cities for Remote Workers: City Intelligence Shortlist
A curated city intelligence shortlist for remote workers, comparing cities across cost context, safety, healthcare, transport, connectivity, and relocation utility — not an official ranking.
1 city from Netherlands in this collection
Family life
Best Cities for Families: Practical City Comparison
A comparison-oriented collection of cities seen through family-relevant context: safety, healthcare, public services, transport, air quality, and livability indicators. Designed for comparison, not as an official family ranking.
1 city from Netherlands in this collection
Startups
Best Cities for Startups: Global City Intelligence Shortlist
Compare cities with startup and business relevance through connectivity, infrastructure, transport, and international hub positioning. A curated shortlist, not an official ranking.
1 city from Netherlands in this collection
Public transport
Best Cities for Public Transport: Mobility-Focused City Collection
A mobility-focused city collection comparing cities with useful public-transport context and verified transport or mobility profiles where available.
1 city from Netherlands in this collection
Rankings featuring Netherlands cities
Explore rankings where supported Netherlands city profiles appear. Use rankings as directional city intelligence, not an official government ranking.
Rankings featuring Netherlands cities
Ranking
Overall City Intelligence Ranking
A balanced ranking of cities across affordability, air quality, clean-energy readiness, and resilience.
40 cities from Netherlands appears in this ranking
Ranking
Best Cities for Quality of Life
Cities that combine strong services, mobility, safety, clean air, and resilience into a healthy day-to-day profile.
40 cities from Netherlands appears in this ranking
Ranking
Best Cities for Remote Workers
Cities that combine fast connectivity, safety, healthy day-to-day life, and a manageable cost-of-living balance for remote and hybrid workers.
40 cities from Netherlands appears in this ranking
Ranking
Cleanest Air Cities
A health-oriented comparison of city air-quality scores using WHO-centered pollutant interpretation.
40 cities from Netherlands appears in this ranking
Ranking
Most Affordable Global Cities
Cities ranked by cost-of-living score, weighing housing pressure, essential spending, and household offsets across global metros.
40 cities from Netherlands appears in this ranking
Ranking
Best Connected Cities
Cities ranked by internet speed, mobile coverage, and digital-readiness depth for residents, businesses, and remote workers.
40 cities from Netherlands appears in this ranking
Ranking
Energy Ready City Ranking
A ranking of city energy-transition readiness, grid resilience, clean-resource potential, and adaptation capacity.
40 cities from Netherlands appears in this ranking
Ranking
Affordability Balance Ranking
A practical affordability ranking that weighs housing pressure against transport access, services, and opportunity density.
40 cities from Netherlands appears in this ranking
See the full rankings directory for every available structured ranking.
Interpretation and methodology note
Across 40 indexed cities, Amsterdam leads at 88/100 and Zwolle sits at 50/100. Use the country page as a parent context layer; module-level detail lives on each city profile. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 5 institutional references.
Structured indicators on this hub are directional and intended for orientation. Verified utility layers — emergency, healthcare, transport — are attributed to official publishers where available and use transparent fallback states where verified country-level data is not yet integrated.
- Cities directory — browse every indexed city profile.
- All countries — navigate to other country hubs.
- City comparisons — curated city-vs-city pages with structured indicators.
- Best Cities collections — comparison-oriented shortlists by intent.
- All rankings — structured rankings across city intelligence categories.
- Read the scoring methodology for the scoring model used across modules.
- Browse all data sources for the source registry behind verified layers.
- Travel budget calculator — plan a trip budget for cities in Netherlands. Use your own trip inputs and then review city, public safety, healthcare, and transport context. Planning estimator only, not an official travel cost estimate.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
5 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- 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.
- International Energy Agency: Empowering Urban Energy Transitions
Used to ground energy-readiness scoring in international transition guidance.