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Australia

At a glance

  • Australia has a population of about 27.6M; its total GDP of $1.8T ranks #15 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 7,741,220 km² is about 39× the world median of 198,330 km².
  • Surface area stands out most against the median: 7,741,220 km² — rank #7 of 176 countries with data.

Where Australia stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Australia at 27.6M, rank #55, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Australia · 27.6M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Australia at $1.8T, rank #15, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Australia · $1.8T

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Australia at $65,130, rank #10, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Australia · $65,130

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Australia at 83.1 years, rank #12, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Australia · 83.1 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

Australia: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 27.6M (2025) +42% #55 / 169 median 11.5M · 2.4×
Population growth 1.5% (2025) +35% #64 / 169 median 1.1% · 1.4×
Urban population share 87.7% (2025) +3% #22 / 169 median 63.8% · 1.4×
Population aged 65+ 18.1% (2025) +44% #38 / 169 median 7.4% · 2.5×
Fertility rate 1.5 (2024) −16% #123 / 169 median 2.1 · 71%
Birth rate 10.7‰ (2024) −16% #115 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 67%
Death rate 6.9‰ (2024) +1% #94 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 97%
Net migration 137.1K (2025) +26% #11 / 169 N/A
Surface area 7,741,220 km² (2023) #7 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 39×
Population density derived 3.6/km² (2025) +42% #166 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 5%
Economy
GDP (total) $1.8T (2025) +354% #15 / 168 median $80.7B · 22×
GDP per capita $65,130 (2025) +220% #10 / 168 median $6,834 · 9.5×
GNI per capita $64,120 (2025) +217% #10 / 168 median $6,350 · 10×
GDP growth (annual) 1.4% (2025) −66% #127 / 168 median 3.1% · 44%
Inflation rate 2.9% (2025) −4% #92 / 162 median 3.3% · 87%
Unemployment rate 4.1% (2025) −36% #107 / 168 median 5.1% · 80%
Gini index 33.8 (2020) +1% #89 / 153 median 35.3 · 96%
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 0.9% (2020) −18% #97 / 153 median 2.5% · 36%
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 23.2% (2025) +12% #115 / 163 median 35.0% · 66%
Imports share of GDP 22.7% (2025) +10% #138 / 163 median 40.2% · 56%
Agriculture share of GDP 2.3% (2025) −43% #131 / 168 median 7.2% · 32%
Manufacturing share of GDP 5.3% (2025) −49% #142 / 165 median 11.2% · 48%
International tourist arrivals 1.8M (2020) −62% #65 / 162 median 1.1M · 1.6×
Tourism receipts $26.2B (2020) +116% #7 / 165 median $705M · 37×
Health & education
Life expectancy 83.1 years (2024) +4% #12 / 169 median 73.8 years · 1.1×
Infant mortality 3.1‰ (2024) −37% #143 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 24%
Under-five mortality 3.6‰ (2024) −40% #146 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 23%
DPT immunization 93.0% (2024) +1% #64 / 166 median 90.5% · 1.0×
Hospital beds 3.8 per 1,000 (2016) −2% #39 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 1.9×
Health spending share of GDP 10.4% (2023) +32% #19 / 165 median 6.5% · 1.6×
Secondary school enrollment 131.9% (2024) −17% #6 / 167 median 90.5% · 1.5×
Education spending share of GDP 5.1% (2022) −6% #51 / 165 median 4.1% · 1.2×
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.958 (2023) +6% #7 / 165 median 0.754 · 1.3×
Internet users 96.1% (2024) +53% #15 / 169 median 81.5% · 1.2×
Mobile subscriptions 112.6 per 100 (2024) +74% #94 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 97%
Fixed broadband 36.5 per 100 (2024) +2670% #27 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 3.0×
Electricity access 100.0% (2024) +0% #4 / 169 median 99.9% · 1.0×
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 14.1 t (2024) −25% #9 / 165 median 2.6 t · 5.3×
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 383 Mt (2024) +4% #17 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 18×
Renewable electricity share 26.7% (2021) +236% #93 / 169 median 34.1% · 78%
Renewable energy consumption 12.3% (2021) +41% #123 / 169 median 26.9% · 46%
Forest area 17.4% (2023) +2% #111 / 169 median 32.4% · 54%
Agricultural land 47.2% (2023) −19% #64 / 169 median 41.7% · 1.1×
Arable land 4.0% (2023) +30% #127 / 168 median 11.0% · 37%
PM2.5 exposure 6.4 µg/m³ (2023) +0% #161 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 32%
Military spending 1.9% (2024) +1% #73 / 157 median 1.8% · 1.0×

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

Australia's true-shape outline

Australia's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 7,741,220 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).