Northern Europe · territory of United Kingdom
Isle of Man
- Capital
- Douglas
- Languages
- English, Manx
- Currency
- British pound, Manx pound
- People
- 84,118 (2025)
- Neighbours
- none by land
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Isle of Man
- 4th lowest homicide rate 0 per 100k · #4 of 160 · 2016
- 9th highest median age 45.7 years · #9 of 213 · 2023
- 23rd lowest air pollution (PM2.5) 6.5 µg/m³ · #23 of 213 · 2024
Surprising facts about Isle of Man
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Isle of Man’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Isle of Man among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Isle of Man sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Isle of Man across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Nearest countries
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vs Ireland 
vs United Kingdom 
vs Netherlands 
vs Belgium 
vs France Isle of Man has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Isle of Man.