# United States — national dossier United States — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography, resources and military in one sourced dossier: 50 indicators… Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/USA Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year) ## Overview - Official name: United States of America - Capital: Washington D.C. - Region: North America, North America - Population: 327 m - Area: 9,372,610 km² - Languages: English - Currency: United States dollar (USD) A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Economy | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | GDP | $30.77 T | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP per capita | $90,027 | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP growth | 2.2% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Inflation | 2.9% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Trade openness | 25.0% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Society | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Population | 342 m | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Life expectancy | 78.9 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Urban population | 80.2% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Fertility rate | 1.6 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Governance | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 72.4 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Political stability | 64.3 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Government effectiveness | 77.8 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Regulatory quality | 76.2 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Rule of law | 73.5 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Control of corruption | 69.9 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | ## Health | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 16.7% | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Physicians | 3.68 | 2022 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Under-5 mortality | 6.5 | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Measles immunisation | 92.0% | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Safe drinking water | 97.6% | 2024 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | ## Education | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Education spending | 5.4% | 2021 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Primary enrolment | 97.0% | 2022 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Secondary enrolment | 97.5% | 2022 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Tertiary enrolment | 79.4% | 2022 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | ## Technology | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | R&D spending | 3.4% | 2023 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Researchers (per million) | 4,937 | 2022 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Internet users | 94.7% | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | Mobile subscriptions | 113 | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | High-tech exports | 24.3% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Geography | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Land area | 9,147,420 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Forest area | 33.9% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Agricultural land | 46.1% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 13.6 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Renewable energy | 10.9% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | ## Resources | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 1.3% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Oil rents | 0.6% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Mineral rents | 0.1% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Forest rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Copper (mined) | 1.0 Mt | 2025 | Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 | | Iron ore | 38 Mt | 2025 | Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 | | Gold (mined) | 160 t | 2025 | Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 | | Cobalt (mined) | 300 t | 2025 | Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 | | Nickel (mined) | 10.0 kt | 2025 | Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 | | Rare earths | 51.0 kt | 2025 | Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 | | Zinc (mined) | 670 kt | 2025 | Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 | | Phosphate rock | 20 Mt | 2025 | Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 | ## Military | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 3.4% | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Defense spending | $997 B | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Armed forces | 1.4 m | 2020 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:USA::) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/USA.claims.json History: "From Indigenous homelands to a continental republic and global superpower." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/USA/chronicle.md (6 eras, 26 events). ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://childmortality.org - R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 — U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Citation template: Terralore, "United States — national dossier", terralore.co/country/USA, retrieved .