United Kingdom vs United States

United Kingdom and United States compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• United States has about 4.9 times as many people as United Kingdom: 341.8 million against 69.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in United States ($90,027) is 56% higher than in United Kingdom ($57,602) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in United States (2.2%) than in United Kingdom (1.4%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in United Kingdom (4.7%) than in United States (4.2%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in United Kingdom can expect to live 2.5 years longer than one born in United States: 81.4 years against 78.9 years in 2024.
• The population of United Kingdom is older: half of its people are over 39.8 years, against 38 years in United States in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in United Kingdom (95.5%) than in United States (94.7%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in United States (13.6 tonnes) are about 3.2 times as high as in United Kingdom (4.2 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in United States (33.8%) than in United Kingdom (13.5%), a difference of 20.3 percentage points in 2024.