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United Kingdom

United Kingdom ranks 14th of 28 overall, 18th of 28 on economy and 11th of 28 on quality of life, among the 28 countries (the UK and the 27 EU member states). Scores use 21 ranked metrics from published sources (snapshot of 6 November 2026); each metric below names its source, vintage and fetch date.

Overall rank

14th of 28

Rank under alternative calculations: 13th without multinational-sensitive measures; 15th with rank-based scoring. About these alternatives

Pillar ranks

  • Economy18th of 2811 of 11 metrics
  • Quality of life11th of 2810 of 10 metrics

Overall rank over time

Rank 1 is the top of the table; the line is drawn with rank 1 at the top.

Overall rank, 2000 to 2025: 11th to 14th8th10th12th14th200020052010201520202025June 201614thOverall rank, 2000 to 2025: 11th to 14th8th10th12th14th200020102020June 201614th

2000: 11th · 2025: 14th

Scorecard by pillar

Each metric is ranked among the 28 countries with a value. Missing values are left out, not filled in.

Economy

Economy metrics for United Kingdom
Trend, 2000 to latest
Employment rate, ages 15+58.9 % of population aged 15+20249th of 28ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization) · DF_EMP_2WAP_SEX_AGE_RT · vintage ILO LAST_UPDATE 2025-12-02 · fetched 2026-11-06
FDI inflows, % of GDP0.94 % of GDP (net inflows)202519th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
GNI per head, PPP52,643 international $ (constant 2021 PPP)202413th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.KD · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Government debt, % of GDP102.1 % of GDP (general government gross debt)202524th of 28International Monetary Fund, DataMapper (World Economic Outlook) · GGXWDG_NGDP · vintage World Economic Outlook (October 2026), dataset last modified 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Inflation, consumer prices3.40 % change on previous year (annual average)202518th of 28International Monetary Fund, DataMapper (World Economic Outlook) · PCPIPCH · vintage World Economic Outlook (October 2026), dataset last modified 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Investment, % of GDP18.9 % of GDP (gross fixed capital formation)202524th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NE.GDI.FTOT.ZS · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
GDP per hour worked73.2 USD per hour worked, PPP, constant prices202411th of 26OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · DSD_PDB@DF_PDB_LV/GBR.A.GDPHRS._T.USD_PPP_H.Q._Z._Z._Z · vintage 2026-04-07 · fetched 2026-11-06
Real GDP growth1.20 % change on previous year, real terms202518th of 28International Monetary Fund, DataMapper (World Economic Outlook) · NGDP_RPCH · vintage World Economic Outlook (October 2026), dataset last modified 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
R&D spending, % of GDP2.68 % of GDP (gross domestic expenditure on R&D)20237th of 28UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · EXPGDP.TOT · vintage as fetched 2026-11-06 · fetched 2026-11-06
Trade openness, % of GDP62.5 % of GDP (exports plus imports of goods and services)202528th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Unemployment rate4.90 % of labour force202513th of 28International Monetary Fund, DataMapper (World Economic Outlook) · LUR · vintage World Economic Outlook (October 2026), dataset last modified 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06

Quality of life

Quality of life metrics for United Kingdom
Trend, 2000 to latest
Government effectiveness1.23 WGI estimate, about −2.5 (weak) to +2.5 (strong)202513th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · GOV_WGI_GE.EST · vintage 2026-09-25 · fetched 2026-11-06
Human Development Index0.946 index (0 to 1)20238th of 28Our World in Data (Human Development Index, UNDP-derived) · human-development-index · vintage 2025-05-07 · fetched 2026-11-06
Healthy life expectancy68.2 years (at birth, both sexes)202318th of 28WHO Global Health Observatory · WHOSIS_000002 · vintage WHO GHO record date 2026-10-01 · fetched 2026-11-06
Homicide rate1.119 intentional homicides per 100,000 people2021†19th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Household consumption per head, PPP29,057 international $ (constant 2021 PPP)20255th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NE.CON.PCAP.PP.KD · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Income inequality, Gini32.4 index (0 to 100)2021†17th of 27World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · SI.POV.GINI · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Life expectancy at birth81.4 years202417th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
Life satisfaction (0–10)6.69 Cantril ladder, mean of 0–10 (three-year average)202514th of 28World Happiness Report (Gallup life evaluations) · life_evaluation_3yr_avg · vintage 2026 · fetched 2026-11-06
PISA mean score494.3 PISA score points (mean of reading, mathematics and science)20224th of 27OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · PISA-2022-database · vintage pisa_2022 · fetched 2026-11-06
Air pollution, PM2.59.5 micrograms per cubic metre (mean annual exposure)202312th of 28World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06

Context metrics (shown, not ranked)

These measures are shown for context. They are not part of either pillar score or the overall rank.

Context metrics for United Kingdom, not ranked
Trend, 2000 to latest
GDP per head, PPP53,993 international $ (constant 2021 PPP)2025World Bank Indicators (WDI and WGI) · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD · vintage 2026-10-08 · fetched 2026-11-06
House price to income index105.9 index relative to a base year (not a ratio in years; base differs by country)2024OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · DSD_AN_HOUSE_PRICES@DF_HOUSE_PRICES/GBR.A.HPI_YDH.IX · vintage 2026-06-16 · fetched 2026-11-06
Household disposable income per head39,412 USD (PPP) per person, gross disposable income of households2024OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · DSD_NAAG@DF_NAAG_V/A.GBR.B6GS1M_POP.USD_PPP_PS.NAAG_V · vintage 2026-06-16 · fetched 2026-11-06
Trust in institutions5.12 mean of 0–10 trust scores (parliament, legal system, police)2023European Social Survey · trstprl,trstlgl,trstplc · vintage ess_round11 · fetched 2026-11-06

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