Netherlands
Netherlands ranks #36 of 242 on the Composite Power Index (2.9/100), scored on military spending, active personnel, nuclear arsenal, economic size and logistics. Its Instability Index is 13.2/100 (#172 most fragile). Every figure below carries its source and year. Data read 2026-08-04.
What drives the instability score
Capability and economy · click a metric to compare
CINC is a composite index (already contains military spending, personnel, energy & population) — shown for reference; it is not added into the Composite Power Index to avoid double-counting. Each figure carries its own source year; vintages can differ.
Capability profile
Trajectory
Governance
Energy
Strategic Relationships
Allies (18)
- Polanddefense 1999
- Czechiadefense 1999
- Hungarydefense 1999
- Greecedefense 1992
- Germanydefense 1990
- Portugaldefense 1988
- Spaindefense 1988
- Italydefense 1954
- Türkiyedefense 1951
- Norwaydefense 1949
- United Statesdefense 1949
- Belgiumdefense 1949
- Canadadefense 1949
- Denmarkdefense 1949
COW alliance ties — includes historical pacts; defense first.
Disputes (38)
COW Dyadic MID, 1816–2014 — historical register, not live rivalries. Count = militarized disputes; year = most recent; ● = peak intensity.
- Russia4× · 2014
- Libya1× · 2011
- Iraq2× · 2003
- Afghanistan1× · 2001
- Serbia4× · 2000
- Haiti1× · 1994
- China2× · 1966
- Indonesia4× · 1962
- North Korea1× · 1953
- Germany3× · 1940
- United Kingdom4× · 1939
- Venezuela5× · 1908
Signals
Conflict forecast (ViEWS, 2029-04-01): 0% risk
Arms imports (SIPRI Arms Transfers, 2025): 20 transfers
50% of imports from United States — supplier dependence
Displacement (UNHCR): 159 refugees originated · 0 IDPs · 283.9K hosted
Belgium
Germany
Denmark
France
United Kingdom