Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Australia
United States
Population
27.2M 54th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$1.8T 14th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$64,604 19th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$69,600 24th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
1.4% 162nd
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
7,741,220 km² 6th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
3.5 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
1.5 157th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
87.6% 42nd
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
17.7% 48th
17.9% 45th

Health

Australia
United States
Life Expectancy
83.1 yrs 21st
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
3.1 28th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
2.0 3rd
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$6,980 9th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
10.4% 25th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
4.09 29th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
3.82 49th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Australia
United States
Unemployment Rate
3.9% 68th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
24.79 185th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
2.0%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
25.5%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
66.1%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
24.6%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
22.5%
14.3%

Education & Society

Australia
United States
Literacy Rate
N/A
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
5.1% 63rd
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
33.8 68th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
1.0% 63rd
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
0.9 38th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
38.0% 35th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
62.6% 33rd
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
1.9% 75th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Australia
United States
Internet Users
97.1% 19th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
112.5 110th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
100.0% 9th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
100.0% 45th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
100.0% 2nd
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
12.3% 130th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
17.4% 137th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Australia

Population pyramid of Australia

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Australia

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Australia

United States

Population Over Time

Australia

United States

GDP Over Time

Australia

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Australia

United States

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