Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020. In United Kingdom, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 68.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 14.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1998. In United Kingdom, that number is 4.4% as of 2017.
Life
be 65.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 12.0 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In United Kingdom, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2020.
have 26.6% more children
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In United Kingdom, there are 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 4.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 23.1% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In United Kingdom, about 94.9% do as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United Kingdom: At a glance
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