Netherlands vs Spain: Country has a population register

Netherlands
1
in 2015
Spain
1
in 2015
Netherlands rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Country has a population register over time

  • Netherlands
  • Spain
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 264 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Spain ahead.

Netherlands ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 67 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 27 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Spain Difference Ahead
1750s 0 0 0
1760s 0 0 0
1770s 0 0 0
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.6 0.4 0.2 Netherlands
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country has a population register, Netherlands or Spain?
Netherlands, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2015.
What is the difference in country has a population register between Netherlands and Spain?
0, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
264 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for country has a population register?
Netherlands ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Country has a population register. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Country has a population register
Source
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 16,024 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed

A population register is defined as a centralized state agency that keeps detailed and permanently updated records of every person in the territory.