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United States

North AmericaHigh incomeCapital: Washington D.C.277,878 observations
Population
341.78M
world rank #3 / 217
GDP
30.77T
world rank #1 / 186
GDP / capita
76,931.3
world rank #10 / 185
Life expectancy
78.9
world rank #61 / 217

Governance

527 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile69.9#34Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile77.8#22Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile64.3#112Rule of Law0-100 percentile73.5#41
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,744 indicators
GDPcurrent US$30.77T#1GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $76,931.3#10GDP growth%2.2%#128Inflation%2.9%#86
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

124 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$2.19T#2Merchandise importscurrent US$3.51T#1Exports of goods & services% GDP11%#161Imports of goods & services% GDP14%#167
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,435 indicators
Life expectancyyears78.9#61Infant mortalityper 1k births5.5#28Maternal mortalityper 100k17#17Health spending% GDP16.7%#3
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,084 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross97.5%#65Education spending% GDP5.4%#41Primary enrollment% gross97%#117Tertiary enrollment% gross79.4%#25
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

424 indicators
Populationpeople341.78M#3Population growth%0.52%#134Urban population%80.2%#46Fertility ratebirths/woman1.6#133
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

292 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%10.9%#127Forest area% land33.9%#96Electric power consumptionkWh per capita12,839.3#5
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

295 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.6,361.4#3Electricity from coal% of output15.7%#24
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

362 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area12.9%#109Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources15.8%#108Capture fisheries productiontonnes4.21M#6
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

322 indicators
Agricultural land% land area46.1%#74Cereal yieldkg per hectare8,413.5#3Aquaculture productiontonnes467,617.1#20Food production index2014-16 = 100100.9#129
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

120 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people113.2#93Secure internet serversper 1M people196,616.1#7Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people23.6#33
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

429 indicators
Gini indexindex41.8#15Extreme poverty% pop1.1%#6Internet users% pop94.7%#27Homicide rateper 100k5.8#55
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

351 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-103.2#21Hazard & exposure0-105.1#45Vulnerability0-103.3#22
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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