Key facts

Facts about Georgia

• Population: 4.4 million (World Development Indicators (WDI), 2007.
• Average life expectancy: 71 years (WDI, 2006). UK: 78 years (UN Statistics Division (UNSD), 2007).
• Average per capita income: US$4,770 (purchasing power parity (PPP)) (WDI, 2007). UK: US$33,800 (PPP) (WDI, 2007).
• Gross national income (GNI): US$20.97 billion (PPP) (WDI, 2007).
• Average annual growth rate: 12.4% (WDI, 2007).
• Percentage of people not meeting daily food needs: est. 33.3% (World Food Programme, 2008).
• Women dying in childbirth: est. 66 per 100,000 live births (Millennium Indicators, 2005). UK: 13 per 100,000 (UNSD, 2007).
• Children dying before age 5: 32 per 1,000 live births (WDI, 2006). UK: 6 per 1,000 (UNSD, 2005).
• Percentage of children receiving primary school education: 85% (WDI, 2006).
• Percentage of people aged 15-49 living with HIV/AIDS: 0.1% (WDI, 2007). UK: 0.2% (UNSD, 2005).
• Percentage of people with access to safe, clean water: 99% (WDI, 2006).
• Total UK aid received (2008/09): £8.2m (Source: Statistics for International Development 2009)