United Kingdom flag

United Kingdom

London
Leads 4 of 15 metrics
vs
United States of America flag

United States of America

Washington, D.C.
Leads 10 of 15 metrics
40×
United States of America has 40× the land area of United Kingdom
26×
United States of America has 26× the gold reserves of United Kingdom
12×
United States of America has 12× the defense budget of United Kingdom
United Kingdom Tale of the tape United States of America
67.9M
Population
USA 4.9×
335M
244K km²
Land Area
USA 40×
9.83M km²
$3.13T
GDP (nominal)
USA 8.7×
$27.4T
$46,200
GDP per Capita
USA 1.8×
$81,695
81.3 yrs
Life Expectancy
GBR 1.0×
78.9 yrs
0.929
HDI
GBR 1.0×
0.921
99.0%
Literacy Rate
even
99.0%
94.8%
Internet Users
GBR 1.0×
92.0%
153K
Active Military
USA 8.8×
1.35M
$82B
Defense Budget
USA 12×
$997B
$1.14T
Exports
USA 2.8×
$3.19T
$1.17T
Imports
USA 3.5×
$4.10T
1,030
Olympic Medals
USA 3.0×
3,135
310 t
Gold Reserves
USA 26×
8,134 t
67.8
Cost of Living Index
GBR 1.0× lower
71.0
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country (for cost of living, the lower index leads).
United Kingdom United States of America
London Capital Washington, D.C.
Pound Sterling (GBP) Currency United States Dollar (USD)
English Language English (de facto)
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy Government Federal presidential constitutional republic