"Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver ... in the end, the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own." Bertrand Russell

Home - Facts - Quiz - Ratios - Countries

News - Love of Numbers - Big Numbers - Landmarks

Numbers and Ratios about United Kingdom

Base facts about United Kingdom

(Source:2020 CIA World Factbook, mostly relating to 2017 raw data.
Disclaimer: work in progress. Intended Use: cross-checking the scale and reasonability of big numbers.
Original numbers in USD. Exchange Rates as at mid 2022. If no input amount supplied, displays USD, otherwise displays input amount currency.

Spark graphs:


Large/red dot shows rank among all countries ordered from min to max.
Small dots shows data for countries ranked at quartile points.
Blue dots are comparison points for USA, Russia and China.)

With reference to ...

Is this a big number?

Free-form entry eg: '125000km', '1.5 million inches', '$67bn', '45000000 AUD', 100years', '123456789', '1 trillion', '1.5e6', '25 million kg'

United Kingdom

  • Population = 65.8million
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Greenland', 'Pop. of Greenland (57,600)'] ['New Zealand', 'Pop. of New Zealand (4.93million)'] ['Haiti', 'Pop. of Haiti (11.07million)'] ['Malaysia', 'Pop. of Malaysia (32.7million)'] ['China', 'Pop. of China (1.394billion)'] Ranks at percentile 86
  • Land Area = 1,680 km^2
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Cyprus', 'Land Area of Cyprus (10 km^2)'] ['Slovakia', 'Land Area of Slovakia (930 km^2)'] ['Zimbabwe', 'Land Area of Zimbabwe (3,910 km^2)'] ['Turkey', 'Land Area of Turkey (13,930 km^2)'] ['Greenland', 'Land Area of Greenland (2.166 km^2)'] Ranks at percentile 38
    • Population density = 39100
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Greenland', 'Pop. density (0)'] ['Venezuela', 'Pop. density (955)'] ['Zimbabwe', 'Pop. density (3720)'] ['West Bank', 'Pop. density (13180)'] ['Singapore', 'Pop. density (621000)'] US at percentile 14 RU at percentile 6 CN at percentile 56 Ranks at percentile 88
  • GDP in United Kingdom = 2.618 trillion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Tonga', 'GDP in Tonga (554 million USD)'] ['Cyprus', 'GDP in Cyprus (28.5 billion USD)'] ['Croatia', 'GDP in Croatia (93.7 billion USD)'] ['Sweden', 'GDP in Sweden (463 billion USD)'] ['China', 'GDP in China (20.69 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 93
    • GDP per capita = $39800
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Zimbabwe', 'GDP per capita ($550)'] ['Ghana', 'GDP per capita ($4060)'] ['South Africa', 'GDP per capita ($12080)'] ['Poland', 'GDP per capita ($28200)'] ['Singapore', 'GDP per capita ($85900)'] US at percentile 95 RU at percentile 72 CN at percentile 55 Ranks at percentile 86

Where GDP comes from

  • Agricultural production in United Kingdom = 20 billion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Singapore', 'Agricultural production in Singapore (0 m USD)'] ['Togo', 'Agricultural production in Togo (3.12 billion USD)'] ['Senegal', 'Agricultural production in Senegal (8.1 billion USD)'] ['Uganda', 'Agricultural production in Uganda (23.45 billion USD)'] ['China', 'Agricultural production in China (1.63 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 74
    • agr.prod/capita = $304
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Singapore', 'agr.prod/capita ($0)'] ['Slovenia', 'agr.prod/capita ($537)'] ['Namibia', 'agr.prod/capita ($791)'] ['Egypt', 'agr.prod/capita ($1099)'] ['Greenland', 'agr.prod/capita ($6080)'] US at percentile 18 RU at percentile 78 CN at percentile 80 Ranks at percentile 8
    • agr.prod/GDP = 1 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Hong Kong', 'agr.prod/GDP (0 %)'] ['Iraq', 'agr.prod/GDP (3 %)'] ['Zambia', 'agr.prod/GDP (8 %)'] ['Moldova', 'agr.prod/GDP (18 %)'] ['Sierra Leone', 'agr.prod/GDP (61 %)'] US at percentile 5 RU at percentile 37 CN at percentile 49 Ranks at percentile 3
  • Industrial production in United Kingdom = 530 billion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Solomon Islands', 'Industrial production in Solomon Islands (90 million USD)'] ['Mozambique', 'Industrial production in Mozambique (6.63 billion USD)'] ['Kenya', 'Industrial production in Kenya (27.47 billion USD)'] ['Venezuela', 'Industrial production in Venezuela (135.2 billion USD)'] ['China', 'Industrial production in China (8.38 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 92
    • ind.prod/capita = $8060
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Burundi', 'ind.prod/capita ($91)'] ['Nigeria', 'ind.prod/capita ($1168)'] ['Costa Rica', 'ind.prod/capita ($3150)'] ['France', 'ind.prod/capita ($7520)'] ['Brunei', 'ind.prod/capita ($41800)'] US at percentile 86 RU at percentile 78 CN at percentile 68 Ranks at percentile 79
    • ind.prod/GDP = 20 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Sudan', 'ind.prod/GDP (3 %)'] ['Tonga', 'ind.prod/GDP (20 %)'] ['Tunisia', 'ind.prod/GDP (26 %)'] ['Turkey', 'ind.prod/GDP (32 %)'] ['Brunei', 'ind.prod/GDP (57 %)'] US at percentile 18 RU at percentile 74 CN at percentile 92 Ranks at percentile 22
  • Services production in United Kingdom = 2.07 trillion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Tonga', 'Services production in Tonga (331 million USD)'] ['Burkina Faso', 'Services production in Burkina Faso (15.41 billion USD)'] ['Puerto Rico', 'Services production in Puerto Rico (66.2 billion USD)'] ['Sweden', 'Services production in Sweden (302.7 billion USD)'] ['United States', 'Services production in United States (13.95 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 94
    • serv.prod/capita = $31480
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Burundi', 'serv.prod/capita ($244)'] ['Ghana', 'serv.prod/capita ($2324)'] ['Gabon', 'serv.prod/capita ($7210)'] ['Greece', 'serv.prod/capita ($19320)'] ['Singapore', 'serv.prod/capita ($64600)'] US at percentile 98 RU at percentile 70 CN at percentile 51 Ranks at percentile 92
    • serv.prod/GDP = 79 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'serv.prod/GDP (32 %)'] ['Paraguay', 'serv.prod/GDP (54 %)'] ['Dominican Republic', 'serv.prod/GDP (61 %)'] ['Netherlands', 'serv.prod/GDP (70 %)'] ['Hong Kong', 'serv.prod/GDP (92 %)'] US at percentile 95 RU at percentile 55 CN at percentile 22 Ranks at percentile 93

Where GDP goes

  • Household Consumption in United Kingdom = 1.72 trillion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Dominica', 'Household Consumption in Dominica (485 million USD)'] ['Armenia', 'Household Consumption in Armenia (20.17 billion USD)'] ['Cuba', 'Household Consumption in Cuba (76.5 billion USD)'] ['Switzerland', 'Household Consumption in Switzerland (256.8 billion USD)'] ['United States', 'Household Consumption in United States (11.93 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 95
    • HC/capita = $26160
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Zimbabwe', 'HC/capita ($427)'] ['Ghana', 'HC/capita ($3250)'] ['Thailand', 'HC/capita ($7970)'] ['Poland', 'HC/capita ($16460)'] ['Hong Kong', 'HC/capita ($39200)'] US at percentile 98 RU at percentile 65 CN at percentile 36 Ranks at percentile 95
    • HC/GDP = 66 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Brunei', 'HC/GDP (25 %)'] ['Japan', 'HC/GDP (55 %)'] ['Ukraine', 'HC/GDP (66 %)'] ['Rwanda', 'HC/GDP (76 %)'] ['Liberia', 'HC/GDP (129 %)'] US at percentile 60 RU at percentile 16 CN at percentile 3 Ranks at percentile 49
  • Government Consumption in United Kingdom = 480 billion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Tonga', 'Government Consumption in Tonga (121.2 million USD)'] ['Madagascar', 'Government Consumption in Madagascar (4.48 billion USD)'] ['Syria', 'Government Consumption in Syria (16.09 billion USD)'] ['Nigeria', 'Government Consumption in Nigeria (70 billion USD)'] ['United States', 'Government Consumption in United States (3.02 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 94
    • GC/capita = $7300
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Chad', 'GC/capita ($65)'] ['Myanmar', 'GC/capita ($639)'] ['Colombia', 'GC/capita ($1903)'] ['Puerto Rico', 'GC/capita ($5160)'] ['Brunei', 'GC/capita ($18300)'] US at percentile 90 RU at percentile 72 CN at percentile 53 Ranks at percentile 84
    • GC/GDP = 18 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Chad', 'GC/GDP (4 %)'] ['Switzerland', 'GC/GDP (12 %)'] ['Thailand', 'GC/GDP (16 %)'] ['Japan', 'GC/GDP (20 %)'] ['French Polynesia', 'GC/GDP (34 %)'] US at percentile 54 RU at percentile 60 CN at percentile 34 Ranks at percentile 58
  • Investment = $460billion
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Guinea-Bissau', 'Investment ($120million)'] ['Bosnia and Herzegovina', 'Investment ($7.86billion)'] ['Jordan', 'Investment ($20.51billion)'] ['Sweden', 'Investment ($119billion)'] ['China', 'Investment ($9.19trillion)'] Ranks at percentile 92
    • Inv/capita = $7000
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Guinea-Bissau', 'Inv/capita ($62)'] ['Tanzania', 'Inv/capita ($1069)'] ['Albania', 'Inv/capita ($2719)'] ['Italy', 'Inv/capita ($6250)'] ['Brunei', 'Inv/capita ($30310)'] US at percentile 84 RU at percentile 72 CN at percentile 77 Ranks at percentile 79
    • Inv/GDP = 18 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Guinea-Bissau', 'Inv/GDP (5 %)'] ['Denmark', 'Inv/GDP (20 %)'] ['Canada', 'Inv/GDP (23 %)'] ['Benin', 'Inv/GDP (28 %)'] ['Suriname', 'Inv/GDP (79 %)'] US at percentile 12 RU at percentile 54 CN at percentile 97 Ranks at percentile 14
  • Exports from United Kingdom = 790 billion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'Exports from Somalia (60 million USD)'] ['Syria', 'Exports from Syria (9.97 billion USD)'] ['Latvia', 'Exports from Latvia (32.3 billion USD)'] ['Romania', 'Exports from Romania (183 billion USD)'] ['China', 'Exports from China (4.22 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 93
    • exports/capita = $12010
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'exports/capita ($5)'] ['Tonga', 'exports/capita ($1190)'] ['Belize', 'exports/capita ($3950)'] ['Spain', 'exports/capita ($10600)'] ['Singapore', 'exports/capita ($148800)'] US at percentile 61 RU at percentile 62 CN at percentile 45 Ranks at percentile 79
    • exports/GDP = 30 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'exports/GDP (0 %)'] ['Ecuador', 'exports/GDP (21 %)'] ['Benin', 'exports/GDP (32 %)'] ['Iceland', 'exports/GDP (47 %)'] ['Hong Kong', 'exports/GDP (188 %)'] US at percentile 7 RU at percentile 34 CN at percentile 21 Ranks at percentile 44
  • Imports to United Kingdom = 820 billion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'Imports to Somalia (310 million USD)'] ['Brunei', 'Imports to Brunei (12.61 billion USD)'] ['Panama', 'Imports to Panama (39.2 billion USD)'] ['South Africa', 'Imports to South Africa (193.7 billion USD)'] ['China', 'Imports to China (3.81 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 95
    • imports/capita = $12470
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'imports/capita ($26)'] ['India', 'imports/capita ($1327)'] ['Paraguay', 'imports/capita ($4770)'] ['Croatia', 'imports/capita ($10810)'] ['Singapore', 'imports/capita ($128000)'] US at percentile 65 RU at percentile 51 CN at percentile 39 Ranks at percentile 79
    • imports/GDP = 31 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'imports/GDP (2 %)'] ['Israel', 'imports/GDP (28 %)'] ['Portugal', 'imports/GDP (42 %)'] ['Saint Lucia', 'imports/GDP (57 %)'] ['Hong Kong', 'imports/GDP (187 %)'] US at percentile 5 RU at percentile 11 CN at percentile 7 Ranks at percentile 31

Taxation and Government Expenditure

  • Total taxation in United Kingdom = 1.028 trillion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'Total taxation in Somalia (145.3 million USD)'] ['Moldova', 'Total taxation in Moldova (2.886 billion USD)'] ['Iceland', 'Total taxation in Iceland (10.39 billion USD)'] ['Iran', 'Total taxation in Iran (74.4 billion USD)'] ['United States', 'Total taxation in United States (3.31 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 96
    • tax/capita = $15630
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'tax/capita ($12)'] ['Eritrea', 'tax/capita ($334)'] ['Jamaica', 'tax/capita ($1560)'] ['Croatia', 'tax/capita ($5970)'] ['Norway', 'tax/capita ($39700)'] US at percentile 84 RU at percentile 56 CN at percentile 57 Ranks at percentile 89
    • tax/GDP = 39 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Nigeria', 'tax/GDP (1 %)'] ['Tunisia', 'tax/GDP (7 %)'] ['Nicaragua', 'tax/GDP (12 %)'] ['Czech Republic', 'tax/GDP (24 %)'] ['Greenland', 'tax/GDP (78 %)'] US at percentile 66 RU at percentile 22 CN at percentile 49 Ranks at percentile 86
  • Govt spending in United Kingdom = 1.079 trillion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'Govt spending in Somalia (151.1 million USD)'] ['Mali', 'Govt spending in Mali (3.51 billion USD)'] ['Ghana', 'Govt spending in Ghana (12.36 billion USD)'] ['Czech Republic', 'Govt spending in Czechia (83.9 billion USD)'] ['United States', 'Govt spending in United States (3.98 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 96
    • spend/capita = $16410
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'spend/capita ($13)'] ['Ghana', 'spend/capita ($421)'] ['Guyana', 'spend/capita ($1552)'] ['French Polynesia', 'spend/capita ($6210)'] ['Norway', 'spend/capita ($36500)'] US at percentile 86 RU at percentile 55 CN at percentile 58 Ranks at percentile 89
    • spend/GDP = 41 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'spend/GDP (1 %)'] ['Laos', 'spend/GDP (9 %)'] ['Iraq', 'spend/GDP (13 %)'] ['Uruguay', 'spend/GDP (26 %)'] ['Greenland', 'spend/GDP (72 %)'] US at percentile 70 RU at percentile 21 CN at percentile 53 Ranks at percentile 85
  • Deficit = $51billion
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Germany', 'Deficit (-$46billion)'] ['Estonia', 'Deficit ($70million)'] ['Laos', 'Deficit ($939million)'] ['Kenya', 'Deficit ($5.29billion)'] ['United States', 'Deficit ($666billion)'] Ranks at percentile 95
    • deficit/capita = $776
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Norway', 'deficit/capita (-$3220)'] ['Taiwan', 'deficit/capita ($17)'] ['Eritrea', 'deficit/capita ($94)'] ['Ireland', 'deficit/capita ($222)'] ['Brunei', 'deficit/capita ($4520)'] US at percentile 98 RU at percentile 63 CN at percentile 84 Ranks at percentile 93
    • deficit/GDP = 2 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Greenland', 'deficit/GDP (-6 %)'] ['Moldova', 'deficit/GDP (0 %)'] ['Belgium', 'deficit/GDP (1 %)'] ['Senegal', 'deficit/GDP (2 %)'] ['Venezuela', 'deficit/GDP (29 %)'] US at percentile 92 RU at percentile 38 CN at percentile 64 Ranks at percentile 65

National Debt

  • National Debt of United Kingdom = 8.64 trillion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Brunei', 'National Debt of Brunei (0 m USD)'] ['Tajikistan', 'National Debt of Tajikistan (5.5 billion USD)'] ['Dominican Republic', 'National Debt of Dominican Republic (27.7 billion USD)'] ['South Africa', 'National Debt of South Africa (144.6 billion USD)'] ['United States', 'National Debt of United States (17.85 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 99
    • debt/capita = $131400
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Brunei', 'debt/capita ($0)'] ['Uzbekistan', 'debt/capita ($548)'] ['Gabon', 'debt/capita ($2385)'] ['Mauritius', 'debt/capita ($10400)'] ['Ireland', 'debt/capita ($454000)'] US at percentile 88 RU at percentile 60 CN at percentile 34 Ranks at percentile 97
    • debt/GDP = 330 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Turkmenistan', 'debt/GDP (0 %)'] ['Thailand', 'debt/GDP (12 %)'] ['Montenegro', 'debt/GDP (22 %)'] ['Djibouti', 'debt/GDP (47 %)'] ['Ireland', 'debt/GDP (771 %)'] US at percentile 86 RU at percentile 27 CN at percentile 9 Ranks at percentile 97

How land is used

  • Land used for agriculture = 1,190 km^2
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Singapore', 'Land used for agriculture in Singapore (2011) (0 km^2)'] ['El Salvador', 'Land used for agriculture in El Salvador (2011) (239 km^2)'] ['United Kingdom', 'Land used for agriculture in United Kingdom (2011) (1,190 km^2)'] ['Tunisia', 'Land used for agriculture in Tunisia (2011) (5,350 km^2)'] ['United States', 'Land used for agriculture in United States (2011) (305,200 km^2)'] Ranks at percentile 50
    • agricultural land % = 71 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Greenland', 'agricultural land % (0 %)'] ['Israel', 'agricultural land % (24 %)'] ['New Zealand', 'agricultural land % (43 %)'] ['Hungary', 'agricultural land % (59 %)'] ['Sudan', 'agricultural land % (100 %)'] US at percentile 53 RU at percentile 14 CN at percentile 70 Ranks at percentile 88
  • Forest = 200 km^2
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Greenland', 'Forest in Greenland (2011) (0 km^2)'] ['Togo', 'Forest in Togo (2011) (120 km^2)'] ['Benin', 'Forest in Benin (2011) (800 km^2)'] ['Peru', 'Forest in Peru (2011) (2,770 km^2)'] ['Russia', 'Forest in Russia (2011) (356,000 km^2)'] Ranks at percentile 31
    • forest % = 12 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Greenland', 'forest % (0 %)'] ['Azerbaijan', 'forest % (11 %)'] ['Jamaica', 'forest % (31 %)'] ['Vietnam', 'forest % (45 %)'] ['Suriname', 'forest % (95 %)'] US at percentile 56 RU at percentile 78 CN at percentile 40 Ranks at percentile 26
  • Other land = 290 km^2
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Mozambique', 'Other land in Mozambique (2011) (0 km^2)'] ['New Caledonia', 'Other land in New Caledonia (2011) (131.1 km^2)'] ['Spain', 'Other land in Spain (2011) (580 km^2)'] ['Kyrgyzstan', 'Other land in Kyrgyzstan (2011) (3,220 km^2)'] ['Greenland', 'Other land in Greenland (2011) (2.15 km^2)'] Ranks at percentile 36
    • other land % = 17 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Mozambique', 'other land % (0 %)'] ['Belarus', 'other land % (14 %)'] ['Italy', 'other land % (22 %)'] ['Netherlands', 'other land % (34 %)'] ['Greenland', 'other land % (99 %)'] US at percentile 49 RU at percentile 78 CN at percentile 52 Ranks at percentile 31