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Australia vs China: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 121 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
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Leads on 56 of 121 metrics
China
chn
Leads on 56 of 121 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and China: Australia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (619,600) against China (1.16); Australia leads on Oil Imports (731,400) against China (4.75); Australia leads on Oil Production (549,200) against China (4.27). Across 121 compared metrics, Australia wins on 56 and China wins on 56.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)96.13 %★92 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★90.6 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★14.8 points
Radios25.5417★
Televisions10.15400★
Waterways2,00027,700★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $1.79T $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $20.73T $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.32 %40.61 %★
Apple Import Volume1.04M tonnes97.54M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★2.25 %
Coal Revenue0.78★0.57
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %★4.35 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★77.9
Electricity Consumption229.4★5.56
Electricity Exports018.91★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★62
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1118★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables1718★
Electricity Imports06.19★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★1.65
Electricity Production243★5.88
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★113.81 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.335.7★
Gross Fixed Investment28.245.9★
Gross National Saving2145.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %5.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %0.2 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25238.6★
Natural Gas Exports67.96★3.37
Natural Gas Imports5.7897.63★
Natural Gas Production105.2145.9★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.995.44★
Number of AI Patents Filed1,446 patents87,057 patents★
Oil Consumption960,800★9.19
Oil Exports312,600480,600★
Oil Imports731,400★4.75
Oil Production549,200★4.27
Oil Proved Reserves3.3220.35★
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people0 people★
Public Debt5847★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1812.47★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120848,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★1.16
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★11.51
Remittances0.10.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.08
Robotics Research Funding1.86 USD2.38 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.990★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★7.6
Top Exporting Countries432.61B USD3.75T USD★
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★4.6 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.54 %64.55 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M★117.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.6512.2★
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, byoverwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that
Protected Land Area for Adaptation22.48 sq km★15.6 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year828.8 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources492★2.84

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %6.74 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★64.72
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km5.19M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★14,500 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★566.97 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450690,070★

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★59.71 %
Administrative Divisions623★
Independence11
Political Stability Index80 index★25 index
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.411.9★
Health Care Spending per Capita9,382.2 USD★1,906.71 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★16 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %6.2 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000NA
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People13 per 100,000 people★3 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 5NA2.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,0002.54M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %66.52 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.67
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★81.19 years
Median age of population38.51 years40.64 years★
Population Change266,623.9 persons★-4.42M persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★147.29 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons1.41B persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.07
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★AA-A
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %★7.28 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %84.5 %★
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★7.97 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons308.96M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91773.88★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★8.55 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people29.21 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★171.83
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %83.73 %★
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★3.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★-0.08 %
Population living in slums0.03 %26.32 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons★12.15M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %70.06 %★
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman★0.97 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-306,257.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★7.94 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.46
Airports2,257★552
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft284
Heliports392★120

Other

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇳 ChinaShare
Current Bank Rate4.35 %★3 %

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