Compare 217 countries by the data that matters
Side-by-side profiles, rankings and health-system insights across 48 World Bank, WHO & OECD indicators, one neutral, fully-sourced reference for 217 countries.
The global picture
The gap between countries is stark: GDP per capita runs about 1,332× from Burundi to Monaco, and people live roughly 32 years longer in Monaco than in Nigeria.
- 1,332×
- GDP-per-capita gap, richest to poorest
- 32 yrs
- life-expectancy spread
- 217
- countries, fully sourced
- 48
- indicators compared
Every figure on PlainCountries is read live from official World Bank, WHO, ILO and OECD releases, no estimates, with the data year shown on each page.
A quarter-century of rising life expectancy
Global average across every country PlainCountries tracks, 2000-2024
Global Economic Positioning, 4-Quadrant View
A representative slice of 40 countries plotted on GDP per capita (log scale, x-axis) against life expectancy at birth (y-axis). Bubble area scales with population; color encodes World Bank income tier; gold rings mark OECD members. How we classify income tiers.
- Nigeria: GDP per capita $1,084 (2024), life expectancy 54.6 years (2024), low income.
- Ethiopia: GDP per capita $1,134 (2024), life expectancy 67.6 years (2024), low income.
- Congo, Dem. Rep.: GDP per capita $693 (2024), life expectancy 62.1 years (2024), low income.
- Sudan: GDP per capita $985 (2024), life expectancy 66.5 years (2024), low income.
- Uganda: GDP per capita $1,078 (2024), life expectancy 68.5 years (2024), low income.
- Afghanistan: GDP per capita $417 (2024), life expectancy 66.3 years (2024), low income.
- Yemen, Rep.: GDP per capita $634 (2018), life expectancy 69.4 years (2024), low income.
- Mozambique: GDP per capita $657 (2024), life expectancy 63.8 years (2024), low income.
- Madagascar: GDP per capita $550 (2024), life expectancy 63.8 years (2024), low income.
- Niger: GDP per capita $730 (2024), life expectancy 61.4 years (2024), low income.
- India: GDP per capita $2,695 (2024), life expectancy 72.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Pakistan: GDP per capita $1,479 (2024), life expectancy 67.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Bangladesh: GDP per capita $2,593 (2024), life expectancy 74.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Egypt, Arab Rep.: GDP per capita $3,338 (2024), life expectancy 71.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Philippines: GDP per capita $3,985 (2024), life expectancy 69.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Tanzania: GDP per capita $1,193 (2024), life expectancy 67.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Kenya: GDP per capita $2,133 (2024), life expectancy 63.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Myanmar: GDP per capita $1,359 (2024), life expectancy 67.1 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Morocco: GDP per capita $4,153 (2024), life expectancy 75.5 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Angola: GDP per capita $2,721 (2024), life expectancy 64.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- China: GDP per capita $13,303 (2024), life expectancy 78.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Indonesia: GDP per capita $4,925 (2024), life expectancy 71.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Brazil: GDP per capita $10,311 (2024), life expectancy 76.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Viet Nam: GDP per capita $4,717 (2024), life expectancy 74.7 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Iran, Islamic Rep.: GDP per capita $5,190 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Thailand: GDP per capita $7,387 (2024), life expectancy 76.6 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- South Africa: GDP per capita $6,267 (2024), life expectancy 66.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Colombia: GDP per capita $7,951 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income, OECD member.
- Algeria: GDP per capita $5,753 (2024), life expectancy 76.5 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Iraq: GDP per capita $6,074 (2024), life expectancy 72.4 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- United States: GDP per capita $84,534 (2024), life expectancy 78.9 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Russian Federation: GDP per capita $14,889 (2024), life expectancy 73.4 years (2024), high income.
- Mexico: GDP per capita $14,186 (2024), life expectancy 75.3 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Japan: GDP per capita $32,487 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Turkiye: GDP per capita $15,893 (2024), life expectancy 77.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Germany: GDP per capita $56,104 (2024), life expectancy 80.8 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- United Kingdom: GDP per capita $53,246 (2024), life expectancy 81.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- France: GDP per capita $46,103 (2024), life expectancy 83.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Italy: GDP per capita $40,385 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Korea, Rep.: GDP per capita $36,239 (2024), life expectancy 83.6 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
Source: World Bank WDI (GDP per capita, life expectancy, and population); each point carries the latest available observation year for both axes. See the methodology page for indicator definitions and data ingestion cadence.
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Before you cite a number
With 48 indicators across 217 countries, the hardest part is knowing where to start.
- Learn the common mistakes people make comparing two countries before you draw a conclusion from a gap between them. Comparing countries fairly
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About this data
How PlainCountries works, and why you can trust these numbers
What this site is
PlainCountries covers 217 countries and territories across all regions of the world, with 48 development indicators and 175,328 individual data points, using the World Bank Open Data catalog, the WHO Global Health Observatory, and OECD statistics. Every figure on this site traces back to these official, publicly available international datasets.
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- Publish. Compile per-country profiles, rankings, and comparisons in context, always linking back to the official source so readers can verify our numbers against it.
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What data sources does PlainCountries use?
PlainCountries uses data from the World Bank Open Data catalog and the WHO Global Health Observatory. These are official, publicly available datasets maintained by international organizations.
How many countries are covered?
PlainCountries covers 217 countries and territories across all regions of the world, with 48 development indicators and 175,328 individual data points.
How current is the data?
Data spans from 2000 to 2024, with the latest available year varying by indicator and country. Most economic indicators are updated annually by the World Bank.
Can I compare two countries?
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Frequently Asked Questions
What data sources does PlainCountries use?
PlainCountries uses data from the World Bank Open Data catalog and the WHO Global Health Observatory. These are official, publicly available datasets maintained by international organizations.
How many countries are covered?
PlainCountries covers 217 countries and territories across all regions of the world, with 48 development indicators and 175,328 individual data points.
How current is the data?
Data spans from 2000 to 2024, with the latest available year varying by indicator and country. Most economic indicators are updated annually by the World Bank.
Can I compare two countries?
Yes. Visit the Compare page and select any two countries to see a side-by-side comparison across all available indicators, grouped by topic.
Is PlainCountries free to use?
Yes. PlainCountries is completely free. All data comes from public, open-access government and international organization sources.