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United States
North America · High income · capital Washington D.C.
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 old78.9years
Ranks 61 of 217 in 2024
6% above world median · 4% below North America
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old6.5per 1,000 live births
Ranks 53 of 196 in 2024
57% below world median · 9% above North America
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old17per 100,000 live births
Ranks 65 of 194 in 2023
64% below world median · 17% above North America
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2022 · 4 years old3.8% of under-5s
Ranks 5 of 32 in 2022
81% below world median · about the same North America
Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old16.69% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
1.6× above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.63births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
14% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Primary enrolment
2022 · 4 years old97.0% gross
Ranks 117 of 165 in 2022
3% below world median · about the same North America
Medians computed across 165 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Education spending
2021 · 5 years old5.42% of GDP
Ranks 41 of 168 in 2021
28% above world median · 14% above North America
Medians computed across 168 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old90,027current US$
Ranks 7 of 186 in 2025
10.4× above world median · 24% above North America
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old90,027international $
Ranks 10 of 185 in 2025
3.5× above world median · 15% above North America
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2024 · 2 years old1.1% of population
Ranks 7 of 25 in 2024
59% below world median · about the same North America
Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2024 · 2 years old41.8index, 0–100
Ranks 15 of 25 in 2024
4% above world median · about the same North America
Medians computed across 25 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old4.2% of labour force
Ranks 70 of 182 in 2025
17% below world median · 24% below North America
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2024 · 2 years old2.9% per year
Not ranked — no better end
2% below world median
Medians computed across 174 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Military spending
2024 · 2 years old3.42% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
1.2× 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 North America
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old97.6% of population
Ranks 39 of 148 in 2024
21% above world median · about the same North America
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old94.7% of population
Ranks 29 of 182 in 2024
15% above world median · about the same North America
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old13.62t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
4.3× above world median · about the same North America
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old341.8mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
51.2× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
United States 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.