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Average American vs Average British Person - How Do They Compare? - People Comparison - YouTube
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Two of the closest allies in the world today
are the United States of America and the United
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Kingdom of Great Britain, with both countries
considering their bilateral partnership to
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be the strongest of bonds. The British-American
bloodline runs deep, with millions of Americans
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identifying themselves as having either English,
Scottish, Welsh or Scotch-Irish ancestry.
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Given these close ties, we thought it would
be fun to compare these two powerful nations,
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in this episode of The Infographics Show,
the Average American vs. the Average Brit.
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First of all, we should explain what the United
Kingdom of Great Britain is, as itâs often
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an area of confusion. When we talk about the
UK, we are referring to The United Kingdom
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of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which
is a sovereign state consisting of four countries:
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England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The average Brit we are discussing today is
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someone from the UK.
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In terms of ancestral relations, according
to a Census Bureau American Community Survey,
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nearly 27,000,000 (26,923,091) people identified
as being part English; over 5.5 million (5,706,263)
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said Scottish, about 5 million (5,102,858)
said Scotch-Irish and nearly 2 million (1,888,383)
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said Welsh. Although Irish- and German-Americans
make-up larger portions of the U.S. public,
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itâs thought there are a lot more Americans
that have Brit-blood flowing through their
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veins but no longer consider themselves being
anything other than a full-blooded American.
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With this in mind, weâll start with some
comparisons of a physical nature.
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The average Brit stands just a fraction taller
than the average American, with the BBC lately
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reporting that the average man in the UK is
now 5 feet 10 inches (178cm) and the average
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woman is 5 feet 5 inches (164cm). American
men average 5 feet 9 ½ inches (175.7cm) and
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American women 5 feet 3 ½ inches (161.8 cm).
Both countries are considered to be not so
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well proportioned when compared to other more
developed nations, with a new report from
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the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation
stating that the USA is in 18th place on the
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worldâs most obese nations list. Only Egypt
was the other populous nation in the top twenty
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countries, which was filled mostly by countries
in the South Pacific. The UK, however, might
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also need to get in shape, with reports stating
that obesity is a ânational tragedyâ and
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that by 2025 the UK will be the fattest country
in Europe. According to the Centers for Disease
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Control and Preventionâs latest report,
the average American male is now 195.7 pounds
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(88kgs) and the average woman is 168.5 pounds
(76kgs). The average British man is 186.2
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pounds (84.3kgs) and the average woman is
154 pounds (69.8kgs).
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Does the fact both countries are perhaps on
the heavy side influence life expectancy?
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American men on average will live to 77.11
years and American women 81.94. Citizens of
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the United Kingdom can expect to clock-out
at a similar age on average, with male life
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expectancy standing at 79.1 and female life
expectancy 82.8. The median age, meaning half
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the country is older and half the country
younger, is 37.8 in the USA for men and women
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and right on 40 in the UK.
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Which country is making more babies at the
moment? Current statistics state that the
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U.S. and UK are similar here, with births
per woman in America averaging 1.84 and in
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the UK 1.9. Marriage rates have decreased
in many developed nations over the last few
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decades. According to the CDC, in 2015, 6.8
people per 1,000 of the total population tied
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the knot in the USA, while in the UK that
number was 4.5 per 1,000. Around 42 percent
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of UK marriages end in divorce, with almost
half of US marriages ending the same way.
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On that sobering note, weâll take a look
at money matters. In terms of industry, both
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nations are considered champions of the world,
but according to the United Nations Economic
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Commission for Europe, the USA citizen grosses
a higher salary than the average UK person.
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The average gross salary in the USA was the
fifth highest in the world at $4,893 per month,
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while the UK sat in 14th place on the list
with an average of $3,461 per month. In terms
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of cost of living, Americans might need the
few extra dollars, with one report putting
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the USA in 18th place in the world on a cost
of living index, and the UK in 29th place.
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We must also note that cost of living and
wages can change dramatically from city to
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city. If we take a look at the Economistâs
Big Mac Index, we find that the cost of a
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Big Mac in the US is $5.06, while the Brits
only pay $3.73. At the same time, the index
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shows someone in London has to work on average
one minute longer than someone in New York
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to buy the same burger.
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At the high-end of the earnings scale, the
U.S. is home to the richest man on the planet,
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Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, whose fortune
amounts to around $87 billion. The richest
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person in the UK is actually listed as two
brothers, who are part of the Hinduja family.
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Their net worth is around $16.9 billion, according
to Forbes. In total, there are 134 billionaires
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based in the UK, according to the Sunday Times,
while the USA has the most billionaires in
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the world at 565.
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What do Americans and Brits get for all their
hard work? Well, the Brits donât work as
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hard according to one study that divided âthe
total number of hours actually worked by the
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average number of people in employment per
year.â The USA was 16th on the list at 34.40
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hours per week and the UK was 24th on the
list at 32.25 hours per week. The Brits also
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get more time off, with workers by law given
5.6 weeks of paid vacation time per year.
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In the U.S there is no such law, and paid
time off is an agreement made between the
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employer and the employee. The average paid
days off in the U.S. is said to be about 10
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days, with that number increasing with the
number of years in a certain job. The UK has
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less public holidays, though, at 8 days, with
the U.S. enjoying 10 national public holidays.
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Americans may work harder, but they also seem
to be getting more for their buck. While the
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British public have been dealing with drastically
increasing property prices, they also live
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in very small abodes. Studies have found that
Britainâs houses on average are some of
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the smallest in Europe at around 818 sq ft
(76 square meters). American citizens on average
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can enjoy much larger living areas with the
average house size being around 2,160 sq feet
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(201 square meters). The U.S. also has more
in terms of vehicle ownership. America is
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third on the list of number of vehicles owned
per 1,000 people, at 797 â excluding motorcycles
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and anything else on two wheels. The UK lies
in 34th place on the same list with 519 vehicles
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per 1,000 people.
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Rising property prices, expensive cars, what
does this mean in terms of borrowing money?
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Household debt statistics, which is measured
by all money owed to financial institutions
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whether it be for a house or a BMW, has both
the UK and US in the top 10 ten countries
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of the world. For 2016 the UK was in 6th place
on the household debt list and the U.S. not
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far behind in 7th place.
UK citizens looking for a higher education
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and a good start in life might also have to
take on a lot of debt before they actually
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embark on a career. While much of Europe enjoys
a free or low-cost higher education, England
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is now said to be the most expensive place
in the world to get a college degree. The
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latest reports state UK nationals attending
an English university can expect annual tuition
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to be $11,715, compared to the $9,410 Americans
pay on average per year. On average, the class
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of 2016 in the USA owed around $37,172 in
loans, while students graduating from a university
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in England could expect to owe as much as
something in the region of $40-55,000. Scotland,
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Wales and Northern Ireland all have cheaper
university tuition fees, or no tuition fee
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for Scottish people studying in Scotland.
Students may still have to borrow to study,
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though, with a recent report by the Student
Loans Company stating the average student
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debt in Northern Ireland and Scotland was
around $26,000 and $15,000 respectively. The
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Welsh have part of their tuition fees paid
for by the Welsh government, but students
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still rack-up debts on average of around $24,000.
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UK citizens may take some comfort in matters
of healthcare, with most costs covered by
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Britainâs National Health Service. Americans
are not so fortunate, with an article in The
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Atlantic this year stating that more than
a quarter of Americans said that someone in
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their household was struggling to pay off
crushing medical debts.
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With that, we come to the end of todayâs
show. Head on over to the comments to let
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us know which country youâd rather live
in, and why! And if you liked this video,
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be sure to check out our other video called
Americans vs Europeans! Thanks for watching,
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