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United Kingdom · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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United Kingdom

Europe & Central Asia Capital London High income Nation age 1,099 years (since 927) i GBR · GB
NationsTree Index 2025 i74.622nd of 196 Tree height 2025 i44 msee ranking Military strength i87percentile
Population i69.5 m22nd of 217 Area i243,610 km²79th of 216 GDP i$4.00 trn5th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$4.49 trn intl.9th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$64,606 intl.32nd of 199 Life expectancy i81.4 years42nd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i82
Strength · trunk i94
Quality of life · crown i82
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i67
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i15
CSV

In short

United Kingdom is 22nd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 74.6 out of 100; its tree is 44 m tall.

It has 69.5 million people and an economy of $4.49 trn at purchasing power parity, 9th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Completed lower secondary, 25+ (3rd of 153) and Human Development Index (13th of 193).

Its weakest positions: Central government debt (54th of 55), General government gross debt (171st of 189) and Government budget balance (154th of 192).

Over five years it fell from 9th to 22nd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

64
Surface area ikm² 243,610 79th/216
Land area ikm² 241,930 79th/216
Population ipeople 69.5 m 22nd/217
Population growth i% 0.30% 154th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 286.4 44th/216
Urban population i% 83.3% 50th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 17.0% 155th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 19.7% 39th/217

Economy

58
GDP iUSD $4.00 trn 5th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $4.49 trn 9th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $3.75 trn 10th/199
GDP per person iUSD $57,602 27th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $64,606 32nd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $54,550 25th/201
GDP growth i% 1.4% 162nd/210
Inflation i% 3.9% 118th/180
Unemployment i% 4.7% 80th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 130.7% 54th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 102.1% 171st/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -5.3% 154th/192

Main industries

39
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 0.6% 179th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 16.5% 152nd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 7.7% 128th/192
Services i% of GDP 73.1% 21st/200

Trade

56
Exports of goods & services iUSD $1.22 trn 4th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $1.28 trn 4th/182
Exports i% of GDP 30.6% 111th/183
Imports i% of GDP 31.9% 126th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 62.5% 124th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 7.2% 63rd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 59.7% 55th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 6.7% 131st/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 5.7% 59th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 29.2% 17th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -3.0% 116th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.9% 147th/196

Natural resources

56
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.6% 127th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.42% 56th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.17% 55th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 60th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 90th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 183rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 25.3% 39th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 2,144 103rd/183

Tourism

91
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 11.1 m 22nd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $31.66 bn1998
Tourism receipts i% of exports 8.2%1998
Outbound trips idepartures 23.8 m 8th/107

Society & health

78
Life expectancy iyears 81.4 42nd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 4.7 36th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.30 53rd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.4 75th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 92% 86th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 99.8% 3rd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 112.1% 23rd/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 31.1% 38th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 11.1% 16th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 80.4% 26th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.946 13th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 32.4 37th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.4% 27th/108

Infrastructure & digital

87
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 99.8% 17th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 97.8% 13th/144
Internet users i% of population 95.5% 26th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 122 84th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 42.2 22nd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.70 24th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 16,179 13th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 118.9 m 7th/161

Environment & energy

49
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 4.22 139th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 12.2% 131st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 9.5 43rd/200
Forest area i% of land area 13.5% 149th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,095 55th/149

Institutions & safety

82
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 77.6 28th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 78.9 18th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 79.5 26th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 70.7 92nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 80.6 14th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 81.3 19th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.1 47th/145

Military

72
Military expenditure iUSD $88.98 bn 6th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.4% 45th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.4% 73rd/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 153,000 41st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.45% 121st/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 609.0 m 16th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 702.0 m 9th/65

Science & innovation

94
R&D spending i% of GDP 2.68% 13th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 11,105 9th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 97,536 5th/197

Compare United Kingdom with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Kingdom of England unified under Æthelstan (United Kingdom since 1707) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). United Kingdom — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/united-kingdom. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). United Kingdom — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/united-kingdom. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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