Quality of life comparison

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

compared to

United Kingdom

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, you would:

Health

live 0.9 years longer

In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

be 78.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 19.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In United Kingdom, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 37.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In United Kingdom, about 95.5% do as of 2024.

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Infrastructure

find 2.3 times more home broadband

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has 18.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. United Kingdom has 42.2 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha is about 618 times smaller than United Kingdom.

Moving from Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha to United Kingdom · UN DESA 2020

4,049 people born in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha live in United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom: At a glance

United Kingdom (sometimes abbreviated UK) is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 241,930 sq km. The United Kingdom has historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith in the 19th century, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two world wars and the Irish Republic's withdrawal from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and a founding member of NATO and the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy. The UK is also an active member of the EU, although it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999. The latter was suspended until May 2007 due to wrangling over the peace process, but devolution was fully completed in March 2010.

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