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United Kingdom
Europe & Central Asia · High income · capital London
Reports 20 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old81.4years
Ranks 42 of 217 in 2024
9% above world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old4.7per 1,000 live births
Ranks 36 of 196 in 2024
69% below world median · 21% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old8per 100,000 live births
Ranks 38 of 194 in 2023
83% below world median · 33% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2019 · 7 years old2.0% of under-5s
Ranks 3 of 46 in 2019
87% below world median · 37% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 46 countries reporting in 2019 — not a published figure
Health spending
2024 · 2 years old11.13% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
16% above world median
Medians computed across 22 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.55births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
18% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Primary enrolment
2023 · 3 years old102.2% gross
Ranks 60 of 166 in 2023
2% above world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Education spending
2021 · 5 years old5.91% of GDP
Ranks 25 of 168 in 2021
39% above world median · 27% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 168 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old57,602current US$
Ranks 18 of 186 in 2025
6.3× above world median · 1.1× above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old64,606international $
Ranks 26 of 185 in 2025
2.2× above world median · 27% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2021 · 5 years old0.4% of population
Ranks 31 of 81 in 2021
56% below world median · 33% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2021 · 5 years old32.4index, 0–100
Ranks 27 of 81 in 2021
5% below world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 81 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old4.7% of labour force
Ranks 80 of 182 in 2025
7% below world median · 15% below Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2025 · 1 year old3.9% per year
Not ranked — no better end
28% above world median
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old2.28% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
44% above world median
Medians computed across 147 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old99.8% of population
Ranks 17 of 148 in 2024
24% above world median · 3% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old95.5% of population
Ranks 26 of 182 in 2024
16% above world median · 4% above Europe & Central Asia
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old4.22t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
65% above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old69.5mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
9.6× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
United Kingdom has no figure in this dataset for Adult literacy. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.