Country profile
United States
United States ranks #3 of 215 for population, #11 of 209 for gdp per capita, #60 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
340M
people · 2024
Rank #3 of 215
Life expectancy
78.9
years · 2024
Rank #60 of 216
Poverty headcount
1.1%
% of population · 2024
Rank #113 of 186
Under-5 mortality
6.5
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #186 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
92.5%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #37 of 232
Tobacco use
24.3%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #54 of 163
Calorie supply
3,947
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #1 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
45M
arrivals · 2020
Rank #4 of 203
GDP per capita
$84,534
current US$ · 2024
Rank #11 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.95
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #102 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
137
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #102 of 210
Forest area
33.9%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #110 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
7.81
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #232 of 248
Protected areas
15.8%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #94 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
14.2
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #12 of 210
Fertilizer use
108
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #54 of 194
Pesticide use
2.78
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #83 of 193
Cereal yield
8.41
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #9 of 182
Digital
Internet users
94.7%
% of population · 2024
Rank #31 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
38.9
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #32 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
113
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #131 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #123 of 215
Renewable electricity output
20.3%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #157 of 257
Energy use per person
76,800
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #13 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.74
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #45 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for United States; 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