United Kingdom

Capital London. 67.7 million people, British pound (GBP), about 0.78 GBP to the dollar.

United Kingdom is the one of the most expensive of 12 countries with price data, at 0.9 where the United States is 1.00.

Output per person is $58,000 adjusted for purchasing power, and income per person is $49,000 at market rates.

Price level compared with the United States (1.00), across every country with data. Source: World Bank, PPP conversion factor to market exchange rate.

Key figures

Indicator	United Kingdom
Price level (US = 1.00)	0.9 (seed)
GDP per person, PPP	$58,000 (seed)
Income per person (GNI)	$49,000 (seed)
Inflation	3% (seed)
Unemployment	4.2% (seed)
Life expectancy	81 yrs (seed)
Internet users	96% (seed)
Homicides per 100k	1 (seed)
Urban population	85% (seed)

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Basics

Region: Northern Europe
Languages: English
Time zones: UTC
Area: 242,900 km²

Sources and dates

World Bank Indicators (price level, GDP, income, inflation, unemployment, life expectancy, internet use, homicides, urbanisation). Latest available year shown per figure.
REST Countries for names, capitals, currencies, languages and population.
Exchange rates: European Central Bank via Frankfurter, seed.
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