Is Netherlands a poor country?

 The Netherlands has the fifth lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate: 13.2 percent. This is well below the EU average of 16.9 percent. 

Poverty thresholds are determined per country and depend on the country's level of prosperity.

Like most of the West European nations, the Dutch have a high standard of living. In 2000, the nation's GDP per capita was US$25,695.

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