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United States

At a glance

  • United States has a population of about 341.8M; its total GDP of $30.8T ranks #1 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 9,831,510 km² is about 50× the world median of 198,330 km².
  • GDP (total) stands out most against the median: $30.8T — rank #1 of 168 countries with data.

Where United States stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: United States at 341.8M, rank #3, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M United States · 341.8M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: United States at $30.8T, rank #1, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B United States · $30.8T

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: United States at $90,027, rank #6, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 United States · $90,027

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: United States at 78.9 years, rank #41, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years United States · 78.9 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

United States: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 341.8M (2025) +19% #3 / 169 median 11.5M · 30×
Population growth 0.5% (2025) −44% #116 / 169 median 1.1% · 47%
Urban population share 80.2% (2025) +1% #37 / 169 median 63.8% · 1.3×
Population aged 65+ 18.4% (2025) +52% #35 / 169 median 7.4% · 2.5×
Fertility rate 1.6 (2024) −20% #111 / 169 median 2.1 · 78%
Birth rate 10.6‰ (2024) −24% #116 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 66%
Death rate 9.0‰ (2024) +6% #49 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 1.3×
Net migration 1.2M (2025) −8% #2 / 169 N/A
Surface area 9,831,510 km² (2023) #4 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 50×
Population density derived 34.8/km² (2025) +19% #118 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 46%
Economy
GDP (total) $30.8T (2025) +182% #1 / 168 median $80.7B · 381×
GDP per capita $90,027 (2025) +137% #6 / 168 median $6,834 · 13×
GNI per capita $88,810 (2025) +138% #5 / 168 median $6,350 · 14×
GDP growth (annual) 2.2% (2025) +27% #107 / 168 median 3.1% · 70%
Inflation rate 2.9% (2024) +86% #89 / 162 median 3.3% · 89%
Unemployment rate 4.2% (2025) −27% #106 / 168 median 5.1% · 82%
Gini index 41.8 (2024) +3% #33 / 153 median 35.3 · 1.2×
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 1.1% (2024) +22% #93 / 153 median 2.5% · 44%
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 11.0% (2024) +20% #154 / 163 median 35.0% · 31%
Imports share of GDP 14.0% (2024) +7% #159 / 163 median 40.2% · 35%
Agriculture share of GDP 0.9% (2021) −3% #156 / 168 median 7.2% · 13%
Manufacturing share of GDP 10.5% (2021) −22% #89 / 165 median 11.2% · 94%
International tourist arrivals 45M (2020) −30% #4 / 162 median 1.1M · 40×
Tourism receipts $84.2B (2020) −14% #1 / 165 median $705M · 119×
Health & education
Life expectancy 78.9 years (2024) +3% #41 / 169 median 73.8 years · 1.1×
Infant mortality 5.5‰ (2024) −21% #121 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 42%
Under-five mortality 6.5‰ (2024) −21% #121 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 41%
DPT immunization 94.0% (2024) +0% #62 / 166 median 90.5% · 1.0×
Hospital beds 2.7 per 1,000 (2022) −21% #62 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 1.3×
Health spending share of GDP 16.7% (2023) +19% #1 / 165 median 6.5% · 2.6×
Secondary school enrollment 97.5% (2022) +3% #58 / 167 median 90.5% · 1.1×
Education spending share of GDP 5.4% (2021) +10% #34 / 165 median 4.1% · 1.3×
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.938 (2023) +4% #16 / 165 median 0.754 · 1.2×
Internet users 94.7% (2024) +61% #23 / 169 median 81.5% · 1.2×
Mobile subscriptions 113.2 per 100 (2024) +129% #92 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 97%
Fixed broadband 38.9 per 100 (2024) +461% #20 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 3.2×
Electricity access 100.0% (2024) +0% #79 / 169 median 99.9% · 1.0×
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 13.6 t (2024) −32% #12 / 165 median 2.6 t · 5.2×
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 4,632 Mt (2024) −19% #2 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 217×
Renewable electricity share 20.3% (2021) +120% #110 / 169 median 34.1% · 59%
Renewable energy consumption 10.9% (2021) +127% #134 / 169 median 26.9% · 41%
Forest area 33.9% (2023) +2% #77 / 169 median 32.4% · 1.0×
Agricultural land 46.1% (2023) +2% #68 / 169 median 41.7% · 1.1×
Arable land 16.6% (2023) −12% #55 / 168 median 11.0% · 1.5×
PM2.5 exposure 7.0 µg/m³ (2023) −49% #157 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 35%
Military spending 3.4% (2024) −1% #24 / 157 median 1.8% · 1.9×

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

United States's true-shape outline

United States's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 9,831,510 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).