Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
Economy
make 61.1% less money
Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of $139,100 as of 2009, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $54,100 as of 2023.
be 69.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Liechtenstein, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In United Kingdom, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.
pay a 87.5% higher top tax rate
Liechtenstein has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Liechtenstein spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. United Kingdom spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, HM Revenue & Customs.
United Kingdom: At a glance
How big is United Kingdom compared to Liechtenstein? See an in-depth size comparison.