Country profile
United Kingdom
United Kingdom ranks #21 of 215 for population, #27 of 209 for gdp per capita, #42 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
69M
people · 2024
Rank #21 of 215
Life expectancy
81.4
years · 2024
Rank #42 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.4%
% of population · 2021
Rank #143 of 186
Under-5 mortality
4.7
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #205 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
97.1%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #10 of 232
Tobacco use
14.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #107 of 163
Calorie supply
3,435
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #27 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
11M
arrivals · 2020
Rank #22 of 203
GDP per capita
$53,246
current US$ · 2024
Rank #27 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
3.27
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #91 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
139
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #99 of 210
Forest area
13.3%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #191 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
9.91
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #214 of 248
Protected areas
42.1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #8 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
4.53
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #75 of 210
Fertilizer use
149
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #36 of 194
Pesticide use
2.79
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #82 of 193
Cereal yield
6.56
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #21 of 182
Digital
Internet users
95.5%
% of population · 2024
Rank #29 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
42.2
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #22 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
122
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #99 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #122 of 215
Renewable electricity output
40.2%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #84 of 257
Energy use per person
28,016
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #65 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.77
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #35 of 174
Countries ranked nearby
Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for United Kingdom; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield