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United Kingdom
Overview
Side-by-side comparison of United Kingdom with similar jurisdictions across key metrics.
Taxation
Corporate Tax
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 23.00
🇪🇸 Spain 32.50
🇫🇷 France 25.83
🇮🇹 Italy 3.90
🇦🇹 Austria 24.00
🇧🇸 Bahamas 0.00
🇨🇷 Costa Rica -30.00
Top Income Tax
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 45.00
🇪🇸 Spain 47.00
🇫🇷 France 45.00
🇮🇹 Italy 43.00
🇦🇹 Austria 55.00
🇧🇸 Bahamas —
🇨🇷 Costa Rica —
VAT / Sales Tax
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 20.00
🇪🇸 Spain 21.00
🇫🇷 France 20.00
🇮🇹 Italy 22.00
🇦🇹 Austria 20.00
🇧🇸 Bahamas —
🇨🇷 Costa Rica —
Society & Governance
Press Freedom
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 91.0
🇪🇸 Spain 86.0
🇫🇷 France 96.0
🇮🇹 Italy 84.0
🇦🇹 Austria 92.0
🇧🇸 Bahamas 91.0
🇨🇷 Costa Rica 91.0
Corruption Index
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 71.0
🇪🇸 Spain 56.0
🇫🇷 France 67.0
🇮🇹 Italy 54.0
🇦🇹 Austria 67.0
🇧🇸 Bahamas 65.0
🇨🇷 Costa Rica 58.0
Property Rights
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 79.0
🇪🇸 Spain 71.0
🇫🇷 France 78.0
🇮🇹 Italy 68.0
🇦🇹 Austria 83.0
🇧🇸 Bahamas —
🇨🇷 Costa Rica 55.0
Economy & Investment
Ease of Doing Business
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 30.0
🇪🇸 Spain 40.0
🇫🇷 France 38.0
🇮🇹 Italy 35.0
🇦🇹 Austria 39.0
🇧🇸 Bahamas 38.0
🇨🇷 Costa Rica 58.0
Credit Rating
🇬🇧 United Kingdom AA-
🇪🇸 Spain A-
🇫🇷 France AA-
🇮🇹 Italy BBB
🇦🇹 Austria AA+
🇧🇸 Bahamas —
🇨🇷 Costa Rica BB-
Demographics
Urbanization Rate
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 85.0%
🇪🇸 Spain 82.0%
🇫🇷 France 82.0%
🇮🇹 Italy 72.0%
🇦🇹 Austria 60.0%
🇧🇸 Bahamas 84.0%
🇨🇷 Costa Rica 83.0%
| Metric | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇪🇸 Spain 100% | 🇫🇷 France 99% | 🇮🇹 Italy 98% | 🇦🇹 Austria 95% | 🇧🇸 Bahamas 95% | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 95% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxation | |||||||
| Corporate Tax | 23.00 | 32.50 | 25.83 | 3.90 | 24.00 | 0.00 | -30.00 |
| Top Income Tax | 45.00 | 47.00 | 45.00 | 43.00 | 55.00 | — | — |
| VAT / Sales Tax | 20.00 | 21.00 | 20.00 | 22.00 | 20.00 | — | — |
| Society & Governance | |||||||
| Press Freedom | 91.0 | 86.0 | 96.0 | 84.0 | 92.0 | 91.0 | 91.0 |
| Corruption Index | 71.0 | 56.0 | 67.0 | 54.0 | 67.0 | 65.0 | 58.0 |
| Property Rights | 79.0 | 71.0 | 78.0 | 68.0 | 83.0 | — | 55.0 |
| Economy & Investment | |||||||
| Ease of Doing Business | 30.0 | 40.0 | 38.0 | 35.0 | 39.0 | 38.0 | 58.0 |
| Credit Rating | AA- | A- | AA- | BBB | AA+ | — | BB- |
| Demographics | |||||||
| Urbanization Rate | 85.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 72.0% | 60.0% | 84.0% | 83.0% |
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