Western Europe
Western Europe is the region comprising the western part of Europe. Though the term Western Europe is commonly used, there is no commonly agreed-upon definition of the countries that it encompasses.
Western Europe based on CIA world factbook.
- Belgium
- France
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
The CIA also classifies three countries as belonging to “Southwestern Europe”:
- Andorra
- Portugal
- Spain
| France | United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | Belgium | Portugal | Ireland | Luxembourg | Andorra | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misc |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Country Code | FR | GB | IT | ES | NL | BE | PT | IE | LU | AD | |
| Geography | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Area (sq km) | 643,801 | 243,610 | 301,340 | 505,370 | 41,543 | 30,528 | 92,090 | 70,273 | 2,586 | 468 | |
| Coastline (km) | 4,853 | 12,429 | 7,600 | 4,964 | 451 | 67 | 1,793 | 1,448 | |||
| Highest Point (m) | 4,810 (Mont Blanc) | 1,345 (Ben Nevis) | 4,748 (Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur (a secondary peak of Mont Blanc)) | 3,718 (Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands) | 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)) | 694 (Botrange) | 2,351 (Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores) | 1,041 (Carrauntoohil) | 559 (Buurgplaatz) | 2,946 (Pic de Coma Pedrosa) | |
| Average Elevation (m) | 375 | 162 | 538 | 660 | 30 | 181 | 372 | 118 | 325 | 1,996 | |
| People | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Population | 67,364,357 | 65,105,246 | 62,246,674 | 49,331,076 | 17,151,228 | 11,570,762 | 10,355,493 | 5,068,050 | 605,764 | 85,708 | |
| Median Age | 41.50 | 40.50 | 45.80 | 43.10 | 42.70 | 41.50 | 43.70 | 37.10 | 39.30 | 44.90 | |
| Growth Rate | 0.37 % | 0.51 % | 0.16 % | 0.73 % | 0.38 % | 0.67 % | -0.27 % | 1.11 % | 1.90 % | -0.01 % | |
| Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people) | 12.10 | 12.00 | 8.50 | 9.00 | 10.90 | 11.30 | 8.20 | 13.80 | 11.60 | 7.30 | |
| Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | 9.40 | 9.40 | 10.50 | 9.20 | 9.00 | 9.70 | 10.60 | 6.60 | 7.30 | 7.40 | |
| Urban Population | 80.40 % | 83.40 % | 70.40 % | 80.30 % | 91.50 % | 98.00 % | 65.20 % | 63.20 % | 91.00 % | 88.10 % | |
| Health | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mothers age at first birth | 28.10 | 28.50 | 30.70 | 30.70 | 29.60 | 28.60 | 30.20 | 30.70 | 30.10 | ||
| Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births) | 8.00 | 9.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | ||
| Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | 3.20 | 4.20 | 3.20 | 3.30 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 2.60 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 3.60 | |
| Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP) | 11.50 % | 9.10 % | 9.20 % | 9.00 % | 10.90 % | 10.60 % | 9.50 % | 7.80 % | 6.60 % | 8.10 % | |
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 3.23 | 2.81 | 4.09 | 4.07 | 3.51 | 3.32 | 3.34 | 3.09 | 3.03 | 3.33 | |
| Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) | 6.50 | 2.80 | 3.40 | 3.00 | 4.70 | 6.20 | 3.40 | 2.80 | 4.90 | 2.50 | |
| Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | 21.60 % | 27.80 % | 19.90 % | 23.80 % | 20.40 % | 22.10 % | 20.80 % | 25.30 % | 22.60 % | 25.60 % | |
| Education | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP) | 5.50 % | 5.50 % | 4.10 % | 4.30 % | 5.40 % | 6.60 % | 4.90 % | 3.80 % | 3.90 % | 3.20 % | |
| School life (years) | 15 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 14 | ||
| Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | 22.30 % | 12.10 % | 34.70 % | 38.60 % | 8.90 % | 19.30 % | 23.90 % | 14.40 % | 15.40 % | ||
| Economy | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $) | 2.856 trillion | 2.925 trillion | 2.317 trillion | 1.778 trillion | 924.400 billion | 529.200 billion | 314.100 billion | 353.300 billion | 62.110 billion | 3.327 billion | |
| Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP) | 2.30 % | 1.70 % | 1.50 % | 3.00 % | 2.90 % | 1.70 % | 2.70 % | 7.20 % | 2.30 % | -1.10 % | |
| GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | 44,100 | 44,300 | 38,200 | 38,400 | 53,900 | 46,600 | 30,500 | 73,200 | 105,100 | 49,900 | |
| Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP) | 22.90 % | 13.60 % | 20.30 % | 23.00 % | 31.20 % | 24.50 % | 16.80 % | 33.10 % | 22.30 % | ||