which country is the best in the world.

However, a case can be made for some countries

just being better than others,

at least in specific fields.

These are 10 things the United Kingdom

just does better than the United States.

Many Americans often mock British people

for still having a queen.

We often say, get with the times.

You're not free if you have a monarch.

Your tax money is just being wasted.

Well, the truth is that US taxpayers

have to pay more for their leaders.

In 2014, the British royal family

cost UK taxpayers just 35.7 million pounds

while President Obama and his family

cost US taxpayers 1.4 billion dollars in expenses

that same year.

So when it comes to cost effective leadership,

the queen of England ironically

is less expensive than the president of the United States.

The studies are in and the verdict is clear.

Roundabouts are not only more efficient

than US style traffic intersections,

they're also safer.

Mythbusters even tested this theory

and they clearly demonstrated

that roundabouts allow for 20% more cars to pass through

in any period of time

than what is possible in an intersection.

Another advantage is that in a roundabout,

drivers don't have to bring their vehicles

to a complete stop.

This has been shown to be safer

for both drivers and pedestrians.

So all in all, in this area,

the UK has the US beat when it comes to traffic control.

The average intelligence of each country in the world

is something that has been rigorously studied

over the past few decades.

Well, the results are in and quite embarrassingly,

people in the UK are smarter

than people in the United States.

The average IQ of the United Kingdom stands at 100

while the United States falls short

with an average IQ score of 98.

This may not seem like a lot

but those two crucial points

are enough to make the United States

fall below the mean European IQ which is 100.

Many people argue about the cause of this

whether it be better schooling or higher standards of living

but the facts don't lie.

When it comes to IQ, the UK is superior to the US.

Now that you know the differences in average IQ

between the US and the United Kingdom,

it probably doesn't come as a surprise

when you learn the UK actually contributes more to science

than the United States,

at least on a per capita basis

which is the metric that divides

the number of scientific papers

published by a country's scientist

and divides that number by the country's population.

This results in a number that gives you a good idea

of how scientifically productive a country is on average.

Well, in this category,

the United Kingdom has the United States outclassed.

The UK publishes 1.424 scientific papers

for every one thousand citizens

while the United States only produces

0.988 scientific papers per every one thousand citizens.

This gap in contributions in the world scientific community

is a point of pride for people living in the United Kingdom

and this is certainly an area where the United States

should try to catch up.

The United Kingdom possesses the most productive

offshore wind farm in the entire world.

This world class installation

is the Greater Gabbard Wind Farm

which produces over 1.75 terrawatt hours of clean

and renewable energy every year.

The United States and indeed the rest of the world

has nothing that can compete with this installation.

In fact, the United States doesn't even have a position

in the top 25 most productive offshore wind farms

while the United Kingdom holds the top

first, second and third spots

with Denmark being its closest competitor.

The UK superiority doesn't just end there however.

The United Kingdom is the largest exporter

of offshore generated wind power

which means that not only is the UK producing

the most offshore wind energy,

it's also creating enough to supply other countries.

Just as with wind power and scientific papers,

the United Kingdom is better

when it comes to producing authors

and great works of literature.

The UK tops the charts of publications per capita

with only China and the United States

beating out the country in absolute terms

despite the UK's much smaller populations.

Overall, the UK produces 2875 titles each year

for every one million inhabitants of the country

while the United States only produces 956 titles

for every one million inhabitants.

This is an even more impressive feat

when you learn that the UK

has only 1/5 the population of the United States.

So when it comes to books,

the US is still quite a few chapters behind the UK.

While it is true that Hollywood

is the film capital of the world

and as a result produces more films per year,

this doesn't compare to one of the UK's

greatest film achievements.

The most successful film franchise of all time

is a British film franchise, the James Bond series.

The James Bond series was the first to gross

over one billion dollars in sales

and is still the highest grossing film franchise.

It seems that people still prefer

the cool suave charisma of Agent 007

to the loud action and violence of most American films.

If you're a fan of watching YouTube videos,

this is probably the most important category

where the UK is better than the US.

Despite having invented the internet,

the UK has the US outclassed

when it comes to average internet speeds.

As of 2015, the average connection speed in the UK

was 13 megabits per second

while the US only had an average

of 12.6 megabits per second.

So the next time you're in an argument

with a British person on the internet,

remember that they probably have you outclassed

in internet connection speed.

Of the 118 known elements on the periodic table,

24 were discovered by British scientists.

This is more than any other country

and further reinforces the case of British superiority

in the sciences over the United States.

This number includes crucial elements

such as hydrogen, sodium, xenon and platinum.

The US however wasn't totally outclassed by the UK

as the country did discover 21 elements

on the periodic table

and as a result earns a very respectable second place.

This is probably the greatest sign of the UK's importance

and massive impact on the shape and history of the globe.

As a legacy of the once great British Empire,

countless flags around the globe still bear the Union Jack.

From Australia to New Zealand and even Fiji,

over 20 major flags around the world

contain the Union Jack in one form or another.

Perhaps the most interesting and most humorous

is that the number includes the US state of Hawaii

which prominently and proudly displays the Union Jack.

The very first flag of the young United States,

the Grand Union Flag even contained the Union Jack as well.

While countries such as Liberia and Malaysia

have similar flags to the US flag,

these are poor facsimiles at best

and are vastly outnumbered

by countries, states and territories

that still fly the Union Jack with pride.

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