The Numbers
Key indicators showing the scale of Britain's structural challenges. Data as of December 2025.
0.00M
Housing Deficit
+500k since 2019
0%
Energy Premium
vs EU industrial
0.00M
NHS Waiting
Down from 7.6M peak
0%
AI Adoption
vs 27% USA
0.00%
Manufacturing
vs 21% Germany
0K+
Brits Emigrating
Brain drain/yr
Domain Breakdown
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Planning System
State: 32/100 | Potential: 85/1004.2yrs
Avg consent time
Consent Time
4.2 years avg
Judicial Reviews
58% of NSIPs
Cost Premium
8.5x EU average
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Housing Supply
State: 28/100 | Potential: 80/1004.3M
Home backlog
Backlog
4.3 million homes (Centre for Cities)
Price/Earnings
7.7x (11.1x London)
Build Rate
208,600/year
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Infrastructure
State: 35/100 | Potential: 75/1008.5x
Cost premium vs EU
HS2 Cost
£67-83bn (140 miles)
Metro Cost/Mile
£676m vs £68m Madrid
Backlog
£10bn+ maintenance
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Energy System
State: 42/100 | Potential: 85/10089%
Premium vs EU
Grid Queue
739 GW waiting
Connection Time
10-14 years
Bill Cap
£1,755/year
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Productivity
State: 38/100 | Potential: 70/10020%
Below USA
vs USA
20% below
Growth Since 2008
Near zero
Capital/Worker
1/3 of peers
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Wages & Living Standards
State: 35/100 | Potential: 70/100£20k
Lost per family
Real Growth
-0.2%/year since 2008
Lost Income
£20,000/family
OECD Rank
27th of 34
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Public Finances
State: 40/100 | Potential: 65/10095%
Debt/GDP
Debt
95% GDP (£2.9tn)
Interest
£111bn/year
Tax Burden
38.3% GDP (record)
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NHS & Health
State: 38/100 | Potential: 72/1006.24M
Waiting list
Waiting List
6.24 million
Productivity
-17% since 2018
Outcomes Rank
Last of 10 peers
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Immigration & Borders
State: 48/100 | Potential: 75/100204k
Net migration
Net Migration
204k (from 944k peak)
Asylum Backlog
70,532 cases
Removals
3% of boat arrivals
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Statistics sourced from ONS, OBR, NHS England via live API. See Sources page for full attribution.