All countriesWestern Europe · Country
NL
Netherlands
Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.
Rate / 100k
2.20
95% CI 1.4–3.4
Global rank
32/62
by rate (1 = highest)
Retractions
21
strict plagiarism findings
Publications
956k
956,286 works
In context
Netherlands
2.2
Western Europe average
1.9
Global high · Pakistan
20.9
Netherlands sits at 11% of the global-high rate — well within the lower half of tracked countries.
These figures count detected and reported plagiarism retractions, not total plagiarism. Coverage reflects English-language-indexed journals; a country with stronger oversight may record more, not necessarily commit more. See the methodology for the full caveats.