Country detail · v1-20260518
Netherlands
In The Cracks Index, Netherlands ranks 9 of 40. 8 countries catch their most vulnerable people more reliably; 31 countries do so less reliably.
Composite score Holding
15.8
0 best · 100 widest cracks · built from 7 indicators
The fix
The change most likely to close the widest crack in Netherlands
Earlier, joined-up housing and care coordination is the lever most associated with improvement here — catching housing loss before it ends on the street.
Linked to the indicator homelessness. This is the index pointing forward: not a judgement, but a lever. The estimated impact is published as a direction, not a promise.
Where Netherlands’s safety net holds, and where it is under strain
Each bar is the indicator normalised to 0–100, direction-corrected so a longer bar always means more cracks. The raw public value and the source year sit beside it.
All 7 indicators are still an estimate The rest is a modelled v0 estimate. Coverage grows weekly as more sources are fetched live.
Problematic debt
weight 19%Share of households with debts they can no longer repay. The first crack most people fall through, and the one that pushes the others open.
Raw value 8.5 % of households source year 2024 Holding estimate
Number of evictions
weight 15%Court-ordered evictions per 10,000 households. A direct measure of how often housing insecurity is allowed to reach its endpoint.
Raw value 9 per 10,000 households source year 2024 Holding estimate
Mental-health treatment gap
weight 15%Share of people with an identified mental-health care need who receive no care. The distance between needing help and reaching it.
Raw value 16 % unmet need source year 2024 Holding estimate
Unmet youth care
weight 12%Share of young people referred for care who wait longer than the recommended term or are never helped. A crack measured early in a life.
Raw value 11 % unmet need source year 2024 Holding estimate
Food insecurity
weight 12%Share of the population reporting moderate or severe food insecurity. The point at which a financial shortfall reaches the kitchen table.
Raw value 6.5 % of the population source year 2024 Holding estimate
Severe material deprivation
weight 12%Share of the population unable to afford several basic necessities that most people take for granted. A widely used floor for material insecurity.
Raw value 2.6 % of the population source year 2024 Holding estimate
Homelessness Widest crack
weight 8%Estimated homeless people per 10,000 inhabitants. A modelled estimate at municipality level, as no per-municipality open measurement exists. Homelessness is an unambiguous sign of a torn safety net.
Raw value 17 per 10,000 inhabitants source year 2024 Widening estimate
The widest crack in Netherlands is homelessness, which carries the most weight in raising the composite score. That is what the fix above targets.
The same index, zoomed in
National figures hide local differences. These are the 354 sub-national areas of Netherlands, scored with the same six-indicator method and ranked against one another.
1 Flevoland Region · NL23 13.0 1 Zeewolde Municipality · GM0050 0.7 2 Overijssel Region · NL21 14.4 2 Bergen (NH.) Municipality · GM0373 1.9 3 Noord-Holland Region · NL32 14.6 3 Beverwijk Municipality · GM0375 3.0 4 Zeeland Region · NL34 17.8 4 Hengelo (O.) Municipality · GM0164 3.6 5 Noord-Brabant Region · NL41 19.2 5 Almere Municipality · GM0034 4.8 6 Zuid-Holland Region · NL33 19.7 6 Enkhuizen Municipality · GM0388 5.4 7 Groningen Region · NL11 22.8 7 Dronten Municipality · GM0303 7.5 8 Friesland (NL) Region · NL12 24.0 8 Noordoostpolder Municipality · GM0171 7.6 9 Utrecht Region · NL31 25.2 9 Heemskerk Municipality · GM0396 8.0 10 Limburg (NL) Region · NL42 26.4 10 Landsmeer Municipality · GM0415 8.3 11 Gelderland Region · NL22 28.7 11 Opmeer Municipality · GM0432 8.8 12 Drenthe Region · NL13 28.8 12 Steenwijkerland Municipality · GM1708 8.9 13 Laren (NH.) Municipality · GM0417 9.5 14 Olst-Wijhe Municipality · GM1773 9.7 15 Hollands Kroon Municipality · GM1911 10.9 16 Dijk en Waard Municipality · GM1980 11.5 17 Middelburg (Z.) Municipality · GM0687 11.8 18 Den Helder Municipality · GM0400 12.0 19 Valkenswaard Municipality · GM0858 12.2 20 Zandvoort Municipality · GM0473 12.3 21 Aalsmeer Municipality · GM0358 12.6 22 Koggenland Municipality · GM1598 12.7 23 Amsterdam Municipality · GM0363 12.9 24 Krimpen aan den IJssel Municipality · GM0542 13.6 25 Heemstede Municipality · GM0397 13.7 26 Bloemendaal Municipality · GM0377 13.9 27 Urk Municipality · GM0184 14.1 28 Vught Municipality · GM0865 14.4 29 Wierden Municipality · GM0189 14.6 30 Almelo Municipality · GM0141 14.7 31 Ommen Municipality · GM0175 15.0 32 Schagen Municipality · GM0441 15.1 33 Goeree-Overflakkee Municipality · GM1924 15.1 34 Heusden Municipality · GM0797 15.2 35 Amstelveen Municipality · GM0362 15.2 36 Maashorst Municipality · GM1991 15.4 37 Leidschendam-Voorburg Municipality · GM1916 16.1 38 Enschede Municipality · GM0153 16.3 39 Alphen-Chaam Municipality · GM1723 16.3 40 Lelystad Municipality · GM0995 16.7 41 Zuidplas Municipality · GM1892 16.9 42 Helmond Municipality · GM0794 17.5 43 Kaag en Braassem Municipality · GM1884 18.5 44 Hilversum Municipality · GM0402 18.8 45 Hellendoorn Municipality · GM0163 18.8 46 Nissewaard Municipality · GM1930 19.0 47 Gooise Meren Municipality · GM1942 19.2 48 Haarlemmermeer Municipality · GM0394 20.3 49 Huizen Municipality · GM0406 20.3 50 Zwolle Municipality · GM0193 20.4 51 Uithoorn Municipality · GM0451 20.7 52 Teylingen Municipality · GM1525 20.7 53 Schiedam Municipality · GM0606 21.2 54 Purmerend Municipality · GM0439 21.3 55 Gilze en Rijen Municipality · GM0784 21.4 56 's-Gravenhage Municipality · GM0518 21.6 57 Capelle aan den IJssel Municipality · GM0502 21.8 58 Noord-Beveland Municipality · GM1695 21.9 59 Midden-Delfland Municipality · GM1842 22.0 60 Lisse Municipality · GM0553 22.4 61 Steenbergen Municipality · GM0851 22.6 62 Zwijndrecht Municipality · GM0642 22.8 63 Loon op Zand Municipality · GM0809 22.9 64 Haaksbergen Municipality · GM0158 23.0 65 Sliedrecht Municipality · GM0610 23.3 66 Veere Municipality · GM0717 23.6 67 Halderberge Municipality · GM1655 24.0 68 Rucphen Municipality · GM0840 24.2 69 Rijssen-Holten Municipality · GM1742 24.5 70 Bergen op Zoom Municipality · GM0748 24.7 71 Twenterand Municipality · GM1700 25.0 72 Waterland Municipality · GM0852 25.0 73 Heeze-Leende Municipality · GM1658 25.1 74 Eindhoven Municipality · GM0772 25.4 75 Katwijk Municipality · GM0537 25.5 76 Dongen Municipality · GM0766 25.6 77 Tilburg Municipality · GM0855 26.5 78 Boxtel Municipality · GM0757 26.6 79 De Bilt Municipality · GM0310 26.6 80 Alblasserdam Municipality · GM0482 26.7 81 Montfoort Municipality · GM0335 26.7 82 Alphen aan den Rijn Municipality · GM0484 26.9 83 Rotterdam Municipality · GM0599 27.3 84 Nieuwkoop Municipality · GM0569 27.5 85 Haarlem Municipality · GM0392 27.6 86 Bladel Municipality · GM1728 27.9 87 Waadhoeke Municipality · GM1949 28.0 88 Zundert Municipality · GM0879 28.2 89 Ameland Municipality · GM0060 28.3 90 Zoeterwoude Municipality · GM0638 28.7 91 Wassenaar Municipality · GM0629 29.1 92 Vijfheerenlanden Municipality · GM1961 29.2 93 Drimmelen Municipality · GM1719 29.4 94 Velsen Municipality · GM0453 29.9 95 Oostzaan Municipality · GM0431 30.0 96 Molenlanden Municipality · GM1978 30.3 97 Alkmaar Municipality · GM0361 30.3 98 Ridderkerk Municipality · GM0597 30.3 99 Rhenen Municipality · GM0340 30.8 100 Meerssen Municipality · GM0938 31.0 101 Leeuwarden Municipality · GM0080 31.0 102 Drechterland Municipality · GM0498 31.1 103 Baarle-Nassau Municipality · GM0744 32.2 104 Schiermonnikoog Municipality · GM0088 32.3 105 Altena Municipality · GM1959 32.6 106 Texel Municipality · GM0448 32.7 107 Blaricum Municipality · GM0376 32.8 108 Oldambt Municipality · GM1895 33.1 109 Bergeijk Municipality · GM1724 33.1 110 Breda Municipality · GM0758 33.2 111 Gouda Municipality · GM0513 33.4 112 Hoorn Municipality · GM0405 33.5 113 Hattem Municipality · GM0244 33.7 114 Tholen Municipality · GM0716 33.8 115 Kerkrade Municipality · GM0928 33.9 116 Ooststellingwerf Municipality · GM0085 34.0 117 Renkum Municipality · GM0274 34.7 118 Veenendaal Municipality · GM0345 34.9 119 Gulpen-Wittem Municipality · GM1729 35.1 120 Epe Municipality · GM0232 35.2 121 Gorinchem Municipality · GM0512 35.3 122 Hardenberg Municipality · GM0160 35.3 123 Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Municipality · GM0531 35.5 124 Rijswijk (ZH.) Municipality · GM0603 35.6 125 Hilvarenbeek Municipality · GM0798 35.6 126 Beek (L.) Municipality · GM0888 36.2 127 Delft Municipality · GM0503 36.3 128 Beuningen Municipality · GM0209 36.4 129 Borne Municipality · GM0147 36.5 130 Lopik Municipality · GM0331 36.7 131 Wormerland Municipality · GM0880 36.8 132 Dinkelland Municipality · GM1774 36.9 133 Staphorst Municipality · GM0180 37.1 134 Harlingen Municipality · GM0072 37.5 135 Westland Municipality · GM1783 37.6 136 Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten Municipality · GM0820 37.9 137 Utrecht Municipality · GM0344 37.9 138 Oldenzaal Municipality · GM0173 38.0 139 Cranendonck Municipality · GM1706 38.3 140 Lansingerland Municipality · GM1621 38.3 141 Westerwolde Municipality · GM1950 39.1 142 Geldrop-Mierlo Municipality · GM1771 39.2 143 De Ronde Venen Municipality · GM0736 39.2 144 Pijnacker-Nootdorp Municipality · GM1926 39.3 145 Oirschot Municipality · GM0823 39.6 146 Tubbergen Municipality · GM0183 39.7 147 Oegstgeest Municipality · GM0579 40.2 148 Dalfsen Municipality · GM0148 40.4 149 Scherpenzeel Municipality · GM0279 40.9 150 Oldebroek Municipality · GM0269 41.2 151 Son en Breugel Municipality · GM0848 41.4 152 Voorschoten Municipality · GM0626 41.5 153 Sint-Michielsgestel Municipality · GM0845 41.6 154 Kampen Municipality · GM0166 41.6 155 Noordwijk Municipality · GM0575 41.8 156 Hulst Municipality · GM0677 41.9 157 Arnhem Municipality · GM0202 41.9 158 Wijdemeren Municipality · GM1696 42.0 159 Wageningen Municipality · GM0289 42.1 160 Voerendaal Municipality · GM0986 42.3 161 Zaanstad Municipality · GM0479 42.3 162 Lochem Municipality · GM0262 42.5 163 Ermelo Municipality · GM0233 42.7 164 Krimpenerwaard Municipality · GM1931 42.7 165 Meppel Municipality · GM0119 42.8 166 Hardinxveld-Giessendam Municipality · GM0523 42.8 167 Oost Gelre Municipality · GM1586 43.1 168 Losser Municipality · GM0168 43.1 169 Stadskanaal Municipality · GM0037 43.5 170 Waddinxveen Municipality · GM0627 43.7 171 De Wolden Municipality · GM1690 43.9 172 Borsele Municipality · GM0654 44.2 173 Kapelle Municipality · GM0678 44.2 174 Sittard-Geleen Municipality · GM1883 44.4 175 Doesburg Municipality · GM0221 44.9 176 Hoogeveen Municipality · GM0118 45.0 177 West Betuwe Municipality · GM1960 45.1 178 Rozendaal Municipality · GM0277 45.1 179 Elburg Municipality · GM0230 45.1 180 Medemblik Municipality · GM0420 45.4 181 Groningen Municipality · GM0014 46.3 182 Laarbeek Municipality · GM1659 46.4 183 Veldhoven Municipality · GM0861 46.8 184 Veendam Municipality · GM0047 46.9 185 Albrandswaard Municipality · GM0613 47.1 186 Stede Broec Municipality · GM0532 47.2 187 Utrechtse Heuvelrug Municipality · GM1581 47.3 188 Diemen Municipality · GM0384 47.4 189 Baarn Municipality · GM0308 48.0 190 Bernheze Municipality · GM1721 48.0 191 Nieuwegein Municipality · GM0356 48.2 192 Land van Cuijk Municipality · GM1982 48.4 193 Etten-Leur Municipality · GM0777 48.5 194 Hillegom Municipality · GM0534 48.5 195 Woerden Municipality · GM0632 48.7 196 Midden-Drenthe Municipality · GM1731 48.7 197 Culemborg Municipality · GM0216 48.8 198 Opsterland Municipality · GM0086 48.9 199 Harderwijk Municipality · GM0243 49.1 200 Apeldoorn Municipality · GM0200 49.1 201 Voorst Municipality · GM0285 49.7 202 Hoeksche Waard Municipality · GM1963 49.8 203 Deventer Municipality · GM0150 49.9 204 Moerdijk Municipality · GM1709 50.2 205 Ouder-Amstel Municipality · GM0437 50.3 206 Brummen Municipality · GM0213 50.4 207 Dantumadiel Municipality · GM1891 50.5 208 Zwartewaterland Municipality · GM1896 50.6 209 Westerveld Municipality · GM1701 50.8 210 Eersel Municipality · GM0770 50.8 211 Asten Municipality · GM0743 51.0 212 Gemert-Bakel Municipality · GM1652 51.1 213 Woensdrecht Municipality · GM0873 51.1 214 Roosendaal Municipality · GM1674 51.2 215 Barneveld Municipality · GM0203 51.5 216 Oss Municipality · GM0828 51.7 217 Leiderdorp Municipality · GM0547 51.7 218 Heiloo Municipality · GM0399 52.1 219 Geertruidenberg Municipality · GM0779 52.5 220 Hof van Twente Municipality · GM1735 53.2 221 Castricum Municipality · GM0383 53.5 222 Stichtse Vecht Municipality · GM1904 53.6 223 Smallingerland Municipality · GM0090 53.9 224 Maasgouw Municipality · GM1641 54.1 225 Raalte Municipality · GM0177 54.4 226 Súdwest-Fryslân Municipality · GM1900 54.4 227 Goes Municipality · GM0664 54.9 228 Uitgeest Municipality · GM0450 55.1 229 Horst aan de Maas Municipality · GM1507 55.6 230 Edam-Volendam Municipality · GM0385 55.6 231 Eijsden-Margraten Municipality · GM1903 55.9 232 Terschelling Municipality · GM0093 56.5 233 Overbetuwe Municipality · GM1734 57.0 234 Meierijstad Municipality · GM1948 57.0 235 Deurne Municipality · GM0762 57.0 236 IJsselstein Municipality · GM0353 57.1 237 Landgraaf Municipality · GM0882 57.9 238 Reimerswaal Municipality · GM0703 58.2 239 Leiden Municipality · GM0546 58.4 240 Vlissingen Municipality · GM0718 58.7 241 Berkelland Municipality · GM1859 58.7 242 Someren Municipality · GM0847 58.9 243 Nederweert Municipality · GM0946 59.2 244 Terneuzen Municipality · GM0715 59.4 245 Tiel Municipality · GM0281 59.4 246 Maasdriel Municipality · GM0263 59.6 247 Vlieland Municipality · GM0096 59.6 248 Achtkarspelen Municipality · GM0059 59.8 249 Doetinchem Municipality · GM0222 60.0 250 Vaals Municipality · GM0981 60.4 251 Boekel Municipality · GM0755 60.4 252 Aalten Municipality · GM0197 60.5 253 Eemsdelta Municipality · GM1979 60.5 254 Vlaardingen Municipality · GM0622 60.6 255 Oude IJsselstreek Municipality · GM1509 60.7 256 Bunnik Municipality · GM0312 60.7 257 Sluis Municipality · GM1714 61.0 258 Zoetermeer Municipality · GM0637 61.0 259 West Maas en Waal Municipality · GM0668 61.0 260 Schouwen-Duiveland Municipality · GM1676 61.0 261 Het Hogeland Municipality · GM1966 61.0 262 Dordrecht Municipality · GM0505 61.3 263 Heumen Municipality · GM0252 61.6 264 Ede Municipality · GM0228 61.7 265 Waalre Municipality · GM0866 62.5 266 Tytsjerksteradiel Municipality · GM0737 62.6 267 Rheden Municipality · GM0275 62.8 268 Valkenburg aan de Geul Municipality · GM0994 62.8 269 De Fryske Marren Municipality · GM1940 62.9 270 Bodegraven-Reeuwijk Municipality · GM1901 63.4 271 Midden-Groningen Municipality · GM1952 63.4 272 Winterswijk Municipality · GM0294 63.6 273 Nijkerk Municipality · GM0267 63.8 274 Reusel-De Mierden Municipality · GM1667 63.9 275 Zutphen Municipality · GM0301 64.1 276 Zevenaar Municipality · GM0299 64.1 277 Peel en Maas Municipality · GM1894 64.3 278 Venlo Municipality · GM0983 64.5 279 Weststellingwerf Municipality · GM0098 65.3 280 Oisterwijk Municipality · GM0824 65.5 281 Oosterhout Municipality · GM0826 65.6 282 Zaltbommel Municipality · GM0297 66.0 283 Barendrecht Municipality · GM0489 66.0 284 Papendrecht Municipality · GM0590 66.1 285 Montferland Municipality · GM1955 66.7 286 's-Hertogenbosch Municipality · GM0796 66.8 287 Neder-Betuwe Municipality · GM1740 67.7 288 Bergen (L.) Municipality · GM0893 67.8 289 Waalwijk Municipality · GM0867 67.8 290 Maassluis Municipality · GM0556 67.9 291 Gennep Municipality · GM0907 68.0 292 Roermond Municipality · GM0957 68.3 293 Bronckhorst Municipality · GM1876 68.5 294 Goirle Municipality · GM0785 68.8 295 Borger-Odoorn Municipality · GM1681 68.9 296 Brunssum Municipality · GM0899 69.0 297 Voorne aan Zee Municipality · GM1992 69.0 298 Bunschoten Municipality · GM0313 69.4 299 Wijchen Municipality · GM0296 69.6 300 Best Municipality · GM0753 69.8 301 Emmen Municipality · GM0114 70.2 302 Maastricht Municipality · GM0935 70.2 303 Duiven Municipality · GM0226 70.4 304 Westerkwartier Municipality · GM1969 71.5 305 Beekdaelen Municipality · GM1954 71.7 306 Oudewater Municipality · GM0589 72.5 307 Stein (L.) Municipality · GM0971 72.7 308 Leusden Municipality · GM0327 73.7 309 Houten Municipality · GM0321 73.9 310 Eemnes Municipality · GM0317 74.2 311 Noordenveld Municipality · GM1699 75.5 312 Aa en Hunze Municipality · GM1680 75.7 313 Wijk bij Duurstede Municipality · GM0352 75.9 314 Amersfoort Municipality · GM0307 76.8 315 Zeist Municipality · GM0355 77.2 316 Nunspeet Municipality · GM0302 77.3 317 Echt-Susteren Municipality · GM1711 77.4 318 Berg en Dal Municipality · GM1945 77.5 319 Leudal Municipality · GM1640 77.6 320 Pekela Municipality · GM0765 77.8 321 Beesel Municipality · GM0889 78.1 322 Renswoude Municipality · GM0339 78.7 323 Woudenberg Municipality · GM0351 78.8 324 Buren Municipality · GM0214 79.1 325 Nijmegen Municipality · GM0268 80.7 326 Weert Municipality · GM0988 82.6 327 Druten Municipality · GM0225 83.0 328 Assen Municipality · GM0106 83.7 329 Heerlen Municipality · GM0917 84.2 330 Coevorden Municipality · GM0109 85.0 331 Noardeast-Fryslân Municipality · GM1970 85.7 332 Heerenveen Municipality · GM0074 85.7 333 Lingewaard Municipality · GM1705 86.6 334 Roerdalen Municipality · GM1669 86.7 335 Westervoort Municipality · GM0293 87.1 336 Soest Municipality · GM0342 89.3 337 Simpelveld Municipality · GM0965 90.7 338 Tynaarlo Municipality · GM1730 92.6 339 Mook en Middelaar Municipality · GM0944 93.2 340 Heerde Municipality · GM0246 93.2 341 Venray Municipality · GM0984 93.4 342 Putten Municipality · GM0273 99.8
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Fynqo (2026). The Cracks Index, v1-20260518. Snapshot of 2026-05-18. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0. https://fynqo.app/cracks-index/
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