Countries / North America

United States

North AmericaHigh incomeCapital: Washington D.C.277,878 observations

Population

341.78M

world rank #3 / 217

GDP

30.77T

world rank #1 / 186

GDP / capita

76,931.3

world rank #10 / 185

Life expectancy

78.9

world rank #61 / 217

Governance

527 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile69.9#34 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile77.8#22 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile64.3#112 Rule of Law0-100 percentile73.5#41

World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,746 indicators

GDPcurrent US$30.77T#1 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $76,931.3#10 GDP growth%2.2%#128 Inflation%2.9%#86

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Trade

122 indicators

All long tail — United States has no featured trade indicators. Load them below.

Health

1,435 indicators

Life expectancyyears78.9#61 Infant mortalityper 1k births5.5#28 Maternal mortalityper 100k17#17 Health spending% GDP16.7%#3

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,084 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross97.5%#65 Education spending% GDP5.4%#41 Primary enrollment% gross97%#117 Tertiary enrollment% gross79.4%#25

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

424 indicators

Populationpeople341.78M#3 Population growth%0.52%#134 Urban population%80.2%#46 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.6#133

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

292 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%10.9%#127 Forest area% land33.9%#96 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita12,839.3#5

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

295 indicators

All long tail — United States has no featured energy indicators. Load them below.

Environment

362 indicators

All long tail — United States has no featured environment indicators. Load them below.

Agriculture

322 indicators

All long tail — United States has no featured agriculture indicators. Load them below.

Technology

120 indicators

All long tail — United States has no featured technology indicators. Load them below.

Society

429 indicators

Gini indexindex41.8#15 Extreme poverty% pop1.1%#6 Internet users% pop94.7%#27 Homicide rateper 100k5.8#55

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Risk

351 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-103.2#21 Hazard & exposure0-105.1#45 Vulnerability0-103.3#22

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Other

1 indicator

All long tail — United States has no featured other indicators. Load it below.

Ranks are against every country with data for that indicator, for its latest available year. Open any indicator for the full map and league table.

Compare United States with others →