2. INCOME: United Kingdom’s GDP per capita is
slightly below the OECD average
United Kingdom
• GDP per capita: USD 38 256
OECD average
• GDP per capita: USD 39 194
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3. POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS: United Kingdom
has more elderly people and less youth than the
OECD average
United Kingdom
• 17.8% are over 65 years old
• 17.4% are under 15 years old
OECD average
• 16.0% are over 65 years old
• 18.1% are under 15 years old
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4. LENGTH OF LIFE: Life expectancy in United
Kingdom is slightly above the OECD average
United Kingdom (2012)
• Life expectancy: 81.0 years-old
OECD average (2012)
• Life expectancy: 80.2 years-old
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5. HEALTH CARE: United Kingdom’s health care
spending is around the OECD average
United Kingdom (2012)
• 9.3% of GDP
OECD average (2012)
• 9.2% of GDP
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6. WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT: In the United
Kingdom, women represent a lower share of
Parliament than the OECD average
United Kingdom
• 23% of women in Parliament
OECD average
• 27% of women in Parliament
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7. EDUCATION: United Kingdom spends more on
education than most OECD countries (as % of GDP)
United Kingdom
• 4.7% of GDP
OECD average
• 3.9% of GDP
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8. EDUCATION: The PISA scores for the United
Kingdom are slightly above the OECD average
United Kingdom
• Reading: 499
• Mathematics: 494
• Science: 514
OECD average
• Reading: 496
• Mathematics: 494
• Science: 501 8
9. R&D: United Kingdom spends less on research
and development than the OECD average
(as % of GDP)
United Kingdom (2013)
• 1.6% of GDP
OECD average (2013)
• 2.4% of GDP
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10. PENSIONS: United Kingdom spends less than the
OECD average on pensions (as % of GDP)
United Kingdom (2011)
• 6.8% of GDP
OECD average (2011)
• 8.7% of GDP
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11. DEBT: United Kingdom’s general government
net financial debt is slightly lower than the
OECD average (as % of GDP)
United Kingdom (2013)
• 61.6% of GDP
OECD average (2012)
• 69.8% of GDP
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12. HOURS WORKED: Those holding a job in the
United Kingdom work less hours per year than
the OECD average
United Kingdom
• 1 669 hours per year
OECD average
• 1 771 hours per year
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13. EMPLOYMENT: United Kingdom’s employment
rate for both women and men is above the
OECD average
United Kingdom (2013)
• Women: 65.8%
• Men: 75.4%
OECD average (2013)
• Women: 57.4%
• Men: 73.1%
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14. UNEMPLOYMENT: Unemployment rate in the
United Kingdom is close to the OECD average
United Kingdom (2013)
• 7.5%
OECD average (2013)
• 7.8%
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15. YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: United Kingdom has a
higher youth unemployment rate than the OECD
average
United Kingdom (2013)
• 20.7%
OECD average (2013)
• 16.1%
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16. ENVIRONMENT: United Kingdom’s CO2
emissions per capita from fossil fuel combustion
are lower than the OECD average
United Kingdom
• 7.2 tonnes of CO2
OECD average
• 9.7 tonnes of CO2
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17. INEQUALITY: United Kingdom has higher income
inequality than the OECD average
(as measured by the Gini index)
United Kingdom (2011)
• 0.34
OECD average (2010)
• 0.31
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18. List of country abbreviations
JPN Japan
KOR Korea
LUX Luxembourg
MEX Mexico
NLD Netherlands
NZL New Zealand
NOR Norway
POL Poland
PRT Portugal
SVK Slovak Republic
SVN Slovenia
ESP Spain
SWE Sweden
CHE Switzerland
TUR Turkey
GBR United Kingdom
USA United States
OECD OECD average
AUS Australia
AUT Austria
BEL Belgium
CAN Canada
CHL Chile
CZE Czech Republic
DNK Denmark
EST Estonia
FIN Finland
FRA France
DEU Germany
GRC Greece
HUN Hungary
ISL Iceland
IRL Ireland
ISR Israel
ITA Italy
JPN Japan
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19. More Information…
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