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United Kingdom

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Capital
London
Languages
English
Currency
British pound
People
69.5 million (2025)
Neighbours
1
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United Kingdom

  • 5th highest economy size (GDP) $4 trillion · #5 of 207 · 2025
  • 6th highest nobel laureates per 10 million people 15.8 · #6 of 160 · 2025
  • 9th highest years of schooling 13.5 years · #9 of 193 · 2023

Surprising facts about the United Kingdom

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among the United Kingdom’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

The United Kingdom among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom 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.

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Natural rivals

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