Compare United Kingdom & its neighbours

(Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway)

United KingdomBelgiumDenmarkFranceGermanyIrelandNetherlandsNorway
Misc
Country CodeGBBEDKFRDEIENLNO
Geography
Area (sq km)243,61030,52843,094643,801357,02270,27341,543323,802
Coastline (km)12,429677,3144,8532,3891,44845125,148
Highest Point (m)1,345 (Ben Nevis)694 (Botrange)171 (Mollehoj/Ejer Bavnehoj)4,810 (Mont Blanc)2,963 (Zugspitze)1,041 (Carrauntoohil)862 (Mount Scenery (on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, now considered an integral part of the Netherlands following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles))2,469 (Galdhopiggen)
Average Elevation (m)1621813437526311830460
People
Population65,105,24611,570,7625,809,50267,364,35780,457,7375,068,05017,151,2285,372,191
Median Age40.5041.5041.9041.5047.4037.1042.7039.30
Growth Rate0.51 %0.67 %0.59 %0.37 %-0.17 %1.11 %0.38 %0.94 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)12.0011.3010.9012.108.6013.8010.9012.20
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)9.409.709.309.4011.806.609.008.00
Urban Population83.40 %98.00 %87.90 %80.40 %77.30 %63.20 %91.50 %82.20 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth28.5028.6029.1028.1029.4030.7029.6028.90
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)9.007.006.008.006.008.007.005.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)4.203.403.203.203.403.603.502.50
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)9.10 %10.60 %10.80 %11.50 %11.30 %7.80 %10.90 %9.70 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.813.324.463.234.213.093.514.63
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)2.806.202.506.508.302.804.703.80
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)27.80 %22.10 %19.70 %21.60 %22.30 %25.30 %20.40 %23.10 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.50 %6.60 %7.60 %5.50 %4.80 %3.80 %5.40 %7.60 %
School life (years)1920191517191818
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)12.10 %19.30 %11.00 %22.30 %6.80 %14.40 %8.90 %10.40 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)2.925 trillion529.200 billion287.800 billion2.856 trillion4.199 trillion353.300 billion924.400 billion381.200 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)1.70 %1.70 %2.30 %2.30 %2.50 %7.20 %2.90 %1.90 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)44,30046,60050,10044,10050,80073,20053,90072,100
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)13.60 %24.50 %28.80 %22.90 %28.00 %33.10 %31.20 %34.30 %