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COUNTRY PROFILE / USA

United States

United States / US

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

United States in numbers.

Area9,831,510 kmยฒWorld # 3 โ†’Population341.8MWorld # 3 โ†’Population density34.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 162 โ†’Life expectancy78.9 yearsWorld # 60 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 90,027World # 11 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

United States across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area9,831,510 kmยฒWorld # 3 / 2023 โ†’Population341.8MWorld # 3 / 2025 โ†’Population density34.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 162 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,776World # 170 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.5%World # 134 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.6World # 133 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 145 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 62 / 2024 โ†’Median age38 yearsWorld # 72 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+18.4%World # 44 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417.1%World # 151 / 2025 โ†’Urban population80.2%World # 57 / 2025 โ†’Net migration1.2MWorld # 2 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate3.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 32 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share15.2%World # 55 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy78.9 yearsWorld # 60 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.9 yearsWorld # 72 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 39 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate15.8%World # 99 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 90,027World # 11 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 30.8TWorld # 1 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 90,027World # 12 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.2%World # 138 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.9%World # 97 / 2024 โ†’Unemployment4.2%World # 117 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment9.3%World # 124 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,789 hours/yearWorld # 86 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep time8.6 hours/dayWorld # 2 / Approximately 1998โ€“2006 โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)41.8World # 33 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.4%World # 41 / 2021 โ†’Researchers per million people4,937.5 per million peopleWorld # 24 / 2022 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)3.4%World # 5 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people767.3 per million peopleWorld # 4 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,947 kcal/dayWorld # 1 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person122.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 4 / 2023 โ†’Rice production10.1M tWorld # 13 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production53.7M tWorld # 4 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production3.8K tWorld # 47 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per person4.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 4 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area33.9%World # 96 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person12,839 kWh/personWorld # 9 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person14.2 tWorld # 12 / 2024 โ†’Internet use94.7%World # 31 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions113.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 111 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate5.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 60 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate12.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 109 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)3.4%World # 23 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament28.9%World # 84 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals45MWorld # 4 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 84.2BWorld # 1 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites26 sitesWorld # 11 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2014 / 70.6%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports634,178 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyUS DollarUSDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsAmericas