Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Gibraltar instead of United Kingdom, you would:

Health

live 2.2 years longer

In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Gibraltar, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 23.5% more children

In United Kingdom, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gibraltar, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 52.4% more likely to die during infancy

In United Kingdom, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Gibraltar, on the other hand, 6.2 children do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 99.9% less coastline

United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 km of coastline. In Gibraltar, that number is 12 km.

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Infrastructure

find 44.6% more home broadband

United Kingdom has 42.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Gibraltar has 61.0 as of 2022.

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use 19.6% more electricity

United Kingdom uses 4,195 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Gibraltar uses 5,017 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 3.8 times more CO2

United Kingdom emits 4.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Gibraltar emits 16.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Moving from United Kingdom to Gibraltar · UN DESA 2020
5,741 people born in United Kingdom live in Gibraltar.
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Gibraltar: At a glance

Gibraltar is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 6 sq km. Strategically important, Gibraltar was reluctantly ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In a referendum held in 1967, Gibraltarians voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. The subsequent granting of autonomy in 1969 by the UK led to Spain closing the border and severing all communication links. Between 1997 and 2002, the UK and Spain held a series of talks on establishing temporary joint sovereignty over Gibraltar. In response to these talks, the Gibraltar Government called a referendum in late 2002 in which the majority of citizens voted overwhelmingly against any sharing of sovereignty with Spain. Since late 2004, Spain, the UK, and Gibraltar have held tripartite talks with the aim of cooperatively resolving problems that affect the local population, and work continues on cooperation agreements in areas such as taxation and financial services; communications and maritime security; policy, legal and customs services; environmental protection; and education and visa services. Throughout 2009, a dispute over Gibraltar's claim to territorial waters extending out three miles gave rise to periodic non-violent maritime confrontations between Spanish and UK naval patrols and in 2013, the British reported a record number of entries by Spanish vessels into waters claimed by Gibraltar following a dispute over Gibraltar's creation of an artificial reef in those waters. A new noncolonial constitution came into effect in 2007, and the European Court of First Instance recognized Gibraltar's right to regulate its own tax regime in December 2008. The UK retains responsibility for defense, foreign relations, internal security, and financial stability.
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