NORTH AMERICA
United States
USMetrics
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population340M3 of 176REST Countries · UN data
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gdp$27.3T1 of 170World Bank · latest available
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gdp per capita$81,0328 of 170World Bank · latest available
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military spending$916B1 of 151SIPRI via World Bank
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military % of gdp3.3%20 of 148SIPRI via World Bank
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area9.5M km²5 of 176REST Countries
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population density36 /km²120 of 176zuhd — derived from population and area
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life expectancy78.4 yr43 of 175World Bank · latest available
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internet access93%32 of 166ITU via World Bank
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co₂ per capita13.6 t11 of 163World Bank · Climate Watch
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urbanization80%39 of 168World Bank · UN DESA
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fertility rate1.6115 of 168World Bank · UN DESA
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foreign-born share15.2%28 of 167World Bank · UN DESA
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remittances % of gdp0.0%155 of 155World Bank · IMF BOP
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r&d % of gdp3.4%5 of 123UNESCO UIS via World Bank
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researchers per million493721 of 118UNESCO UIS via World Bank
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scientific articles / yr430,8432 of 168NSF / World Bank
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high-tech exports %24%17 of 153World Bank · UN Comtrade
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gini inequality42114 of 139World Bank · PovcalNet
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youth unemployment9%56 of 166ILO via World Bank
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democracy (v-dem)0.5747 of 163V-Dem via Our World in Data
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cpi (clean gov)6525 of 164Transparency International via Our World in Data
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press freedom23.940 of 163RSF via Our World in Data
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human development0.93816 of 164UNDP via Our World in Data
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refugees hosted435K18 of 150UNHCR via Our World in Data
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refugees produced4K77 of 152UNHCR via Our World in Data
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