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United Kingdom

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Key facts

  • currency: Pound sterling
  • capital city: London
  • region: Northern Europe
  • continent: Europe
  • land area: 241,930 km²
  • population: 68,350,000 people
  • political leader: Rishi Sunak (Prime Minister)
Classified as: place

Summary

The United Kingdom is a country. The capital city is London, located in the Northern Europe region of Europe. It has a land area of 241,930 km², a population of 68,350,000 people and uses the currency Pound sterling. The Prime Minister is Rishi Sunak.

Location on a map: [54°0′N, -2°0′W]

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Environment

United Kingdom is one of the countries in Europe, countries in Northern Europe and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 172,151.41 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 13.12 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 340.61 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 100.00 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 22.81 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 29.74 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 1.87 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 20.91 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 0.63 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 22.97 % of total
  • Net energy imports: 34.63 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.57 births per woman
  • Forest area: 31,986 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 80.35 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 425.95 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 36.10
  • Methane emissions: 50.74 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 21.92 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 34,561,278 people
  • Male population: 33,788,722 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 12.20 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 218,902.76 km²
  • Rural population: 10,497,193 people
  • Urban land area: 22,675.98 km²
  • Urban population: 57,852,807 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 2.08 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in the United Kingdom by population

Cities in the United Kingdom

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical forest area in the United Kingdom

Distribution of sites in the United Kingdom by inscription year

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in the United Kingdom

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in the United Kingdom

Relationship between methane emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in the United Kingdom

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in the United Kingdom

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in the United Kingdom

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban population in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical land area in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical median age in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical methane emissions in the United Kingdom

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in the United Kingdom

Relationship between methane emissions and population in the United Kingdom

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in the United Kingdom

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in the United Kingdom

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in the United Kingdom

Geographical distribution of sites in the United Kingdom by area

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in the United Kingdom

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in the United Kingdom

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in the United Kingdom

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical population in the United Kingdom

Relationship between urban land area and population in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical female population in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical male population in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical rural land area in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical rural population in the United Kingdom

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical urban land area in the United Kingdom

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical urban population in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in the United Kingdom

Relationship between population and date in the United Kingdom

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical agricultural land in the United Kingdom

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in the United Kingdom

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in the United Kingdom

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in the United Kingdom

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in the United Kingdom

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in the United Kingdom

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in the United Kingdom

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical access to electricity in the United Kingdom

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in the United Kingdom

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in the United Kingdom

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in the United Kingdom

Sites in the United Kingdom

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical net energy imports in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical fertility rate in the United Kingdom

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom

Proportion of transboundary sites in the United Kingdom

Geographical distribution of wildfires in the United Kingdom by mean width

Wildfires in the United Kingdom

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in the United Kingdom

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 153,000 people
  • Democracy score: 8.53
  • Democracy type: Full democracy
  • Individuals using the internet: 95.34 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 2.23 % of GDP
  • Net migration: 165,790 people
  • Press freedom: 3.52
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 34.62 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in the United Kingdom

Relationship between armed forces personnel and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in the United Kingdom

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in the United Kingdom

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in the United Kingdom

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in the United Kingdom

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in the United Kingdom

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in the United Kingdom

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical military expenditure in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical net migration in the United Kingdom

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in the United Kingdom

Political parties in the United Kingdom

Distribution of politicians from the United Kingdom by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in the United Kingdom

Politicians from the United Kingdom

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Business

  • Central government debt: 142.28 % of GDP
  • Expense: 41.79 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 3,340,032,380,668.04 current US$
  • Inflation: 6.79 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 15.67 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 27.30 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 4.05 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 13.50 % of total employment

Shops in the United Kingdom

Proportion of CEOs per gender in the United Kingdom

Companies from the United Kingdom

Proportion of employee types in companies from the United Kingdom

Distribution of companies founded in the United Kingdom by year

Proportion of revenue types by company in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical central government debt in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical expense in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical GDP in the United Kingdom

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical inflation in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical tax revenue in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical unemployment in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in the United Kingdom

Exchanges in the United Kingdom

Proportion of shops per country in the United Kingdom

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Health

  • Birth rate: 10.00 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 9.10 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 5,138.64 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 11.34 % of GDP
  • Hospital beds: 2.35 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 82
  • Suicide mortality rate: 7.90 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in the United Kingdom

Relationship between access to electricity and birth rate over time in the United Kingdom

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in the United Kingdom

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom

Relationship between birth rate and median age in the United Kingdom

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical death rate in the United Kingdom

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical health expenditure in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical hospital beds in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in the United Kingdom

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in the United Kingdom

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in the United Kingdom

Diseases in the United Kingdom

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in the United Kingdom

Proportion of diseases in the United Kingdom by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in the United Kingdom by start date

Evolution of historical cases in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical deaths in the United Kingdom

Relationship between cases and deaths in the United Kingdom

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from the United Kingdom by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in the United Kingdom

Athletes from the United Kingdom

Proportion of competitions per city in the United Kingdom

Competitions in the United Kingdom

Proportion of competitions per country in the United Kingdom

Distribution of competitions in the United Kingdom by start date

Proportion of medals won by the United Kingdom in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from the United Kingdom

Distribution of artists from the United Kingdom by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in the United Kingdom

Geographical distribution of museums in the United Kingdom by visitors

Museums in the United Kingdom

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in the United Kingdom by total students

Distribution of universities in the United Kingdom per foundation year

Universities in the United Kingdom

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In literature

There is no book written about the United Kingdom in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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