Countries / Europe & Central Asia

United Kingdom

Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: London287,956 observations

Population

69.49M

world rank #22 / 217

GDP

world rank #5 / 186

GDP / capita

53,993.1

world rank #29 / 185

Life expectancy

81.4

world rank #42 / 217

Governance

562 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile78.4#20 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile74.4#30 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile70.3#89 Rule of Law0-100 percentile78.8#24

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Economy

1,873 indicators

GDPcurrent US$4T#5 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $53,993.1#29 GDP growth%1.4%#148 Inflation%3.9%#111

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Trade

127 indicators

Merchandise exportscurrent US$555.83B#14 Merchandise importscurrent US$948.64B#4 Exports of goods & services% GDP30.6%#84 Imports of goods & services% GDP31.9%#92

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,474 indicators

Life expectancyyears81.4#42 Infant mortalityper 1k births4.1#22 Maternal mortalityper 100k8#8 Health spending% GDP11.1%#6

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Education

2,710 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross112.1%#18 Education spending% GDP5.9%#25 Primary enrollment% gross102.2%#60 Tertiary enrollment% gross80.4%#24

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

442 indicators

Populationpeople69.49M#22 Population growth%0.3%#154 Urban population%83.3%#39 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.6#140

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Climate

292 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%12.2%#121 Forest area% land13.3%#148 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita4,194.9#33

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Energy

293 indicators

Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1 Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1 Energy use per capitakg oil eq.2,069.4#31 Electricity from coal% of output0.94%#5

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

373 indicators

Terrestrial protected areas% land area28.4%#40 Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources5.8%#76 Capture fisheries productiontonnes755,323.1#25

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Agriculture

304 indicators

Agricultural land% land area70.3%#20 Cereal yieldkg per hectare7,137.9#15 Aquaculture productiontonnes226,006.2#26 Food production index2014-16 = 100101.2#124

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

142 indicators

Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people121.6#72 Secure internet serversper 1M people68,394.9#19 Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people34.4#18

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Society

450 indicators

Gini indexindex32.4#24 Extreme poverty% pop0.4%#5 Internet users% pop95.5%#24 Homicide rateper 100k1.1#39

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Risk

349 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.1#10 Hazard & exposure0-102#15 Vulnerability0-103#19

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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