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Map of the Netherlands
Europe · Amsterdam
The Netherlands spans the Eurasian and Caribbean plates. It has 2 volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years, 0 of which have erupted since 1900. Since 1900, 3 major earthquakes have been recorded. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 2.5 out of 10, a low level.
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Population
- 17,100,715
- Area
- 42,201 km²
- Continent
- Europe
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.
People Exposed Each Year
- 3,530to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 459,736to river floods
- 1,373,858to coastal floods
Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- Extreme HeatLow
- LandslideVery Low
- TsunamiVery Low
Volcanoes (2)
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years; year of the last known eruption.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution