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Australia vs Austria: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
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Leads on 67 of 111 metrics
Austria
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Leads on 35 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Austria: Austria leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (268,000) against Australia (1.18); Australia leads on Agricultural land (3.67 million sq. km) against Austria (25,256 sq. km); Australia leads on Natural Gas Production (105.20) against Austria (1.27). Across 111 compared metrics, Australia wins on 67 and Austria wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇹 AustriaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★95.33 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 95% (2024 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points78.12 points★
Radios25.5★6.08
Televisions10.15★4.25
Waterways2,000★358

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇹 AustriaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★7.71B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★582.71B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★0 %
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %★1.57 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP10.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index79★75.5
Electricity Consumption229.4★64.6
Electricity Exports019.21★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★25
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1143★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1731★
Electricity Imports026.37★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★24.79
Electricity Production243★60.78
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★120.21 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★30.9
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★22
Gross National Saving2127★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %★-5.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★9.49
Natural Gas Exports67.96★5.44
Natural Gas Imports5.7814.02★
Natural Gas Production105.2★1.27
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.996.51★
Oil Consumption960,800★277,900
Oil Exports312,600★46,020
Oil Imports731,400★282,200
Oil Production549,200★29,590
Oil Proved Reserves3.3250★
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★14.8 people
Public Debt58★78.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD★-1.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18268,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★49,960
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★135,500
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★186,500
Remittances0.10.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.07
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.990.74★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.625.9★
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★5.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇹 AustriaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M-541,300★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.6556.96★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bythe northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; nearly two thirds of the populace lives in urban areas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★6 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★77.7

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇹 AustriaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %3.58 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98172.3★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★25,256.42 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★229.66 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★382

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇹 AustriaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %95.06 %★
Administrative Divisions69★
Independence1no official date of independence: 976 (Margravate of Austria established); 17 September 1156 (Duchy of Austria founded); 6 January 1453 (Archduchy of Austria acknowledged); 11 August 1804 (Austrian Empire proclaimed); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual
Suffrage Participation Rate18★16

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇹 AustriaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.07★19.73
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★5.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP12.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km7.1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★6 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.729.7★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %20.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,0007,400★
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇹 AustriaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★23,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇹 AustriaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %59.12 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.77
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★84.6 years
Median age of population38.51 years43.86 years★
Population Change266,623.9 persons★-46,727.6 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★111.3 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★9.11M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.860.88★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★A-B
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %★8.81 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %79 %★
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★10.21 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP5.3 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★1.91M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★4.77
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★11.45 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★1.98 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★177.41
Military Manpower at Military Age1719★
Military Service Age and Obligation17registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; men above the age of 18 are subject to compulsory military service; women may volunteer; compulsory service is for 6 months, or optionally, alternative civil/communi
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★59.37 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km5.52 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.28 %
Population living in slums0.03 %★-0.52 %
Total deaths184,381.4 persons95,990.4 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %71.17 %★
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman★1.26 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-22,223 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★3.32 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇹 AustriaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★1.51
Airports2,257★62
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft25
Heliports392★112

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