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Australia vs Japan: Compare Statistics

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

Australia
aus
Leads on 47 of 111 metrics
Japan
jpn
Leads on 53 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Japan: Australia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (619,600) against Japan (1.10); Australia leads on Oil Consumption (960,800) against Japan (4.45); Australia leads on Oil Imports (731,400) against Japan (4.39). Across 111 compared metrics, Australia wins on 47 and Japan wins on 53.

  • 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🇯🇵 JapanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★86.98 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 87% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★63.14 points
Radios25.5120.5★
Televisions10.1586.5★
Waterways2,000★1,770

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇵 JapanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★34.16B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $3.37T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★0.3 %
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %★1.48 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP11 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index7986.1★
Electricity Consumption229.4943.7★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels01★
Electricity from Other Renewables1720★
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56295.9★
Electricity Production243989.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★129.5 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★32.3
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★21.1
Gross National Saving2128★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %1.4 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %2.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25127.2★
Natural Gas Exports67.96169.9★
Natural Gas Imports5.78116.6★
Natural Gas Production105.2★3.06
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.9920.9★
Oil Consumption960,800★4.45
Oil Exports312,600366,800★
Oil Imports731,400★4.39
Oil Production549,200★131,800
Oil Proved Reserves3.3244.12★
Population Below Poverty LineNA16.1 people
Public Debt58★215.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD★0.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.183.89★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120370,900★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★1.1
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★3.47
Remittances0.10.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.02
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.99★1.21
Taxes and Other Revenues23.635.2★
Unemployment Rate4.1 %2.6 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇵 JapanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M-25.04M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65★960.23
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, byall primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★27 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★430

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇵 JapanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %12.59 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98113★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★45,206 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km29,751 km★
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★15,730

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇵 JapanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %95.09 %★
Administrative Divisions647★
Independence13★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇵 JapanShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.745.6★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.48.1★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km12.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★3 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.730.7★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %4.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,00030,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇵 JapanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000261,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇵 JapanShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★45.75 %
Human Capital Index0.790.82★
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years88.16 years★
Median age of population38.51 years50.21 years★
Population Change266,623.9 persons★-619,033.8 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★324.98 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons122.45M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.76
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★A-B
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %★6.84 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★39.8 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★12.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★3.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons22.27M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate14.9169.38★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years12.03 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days309 days★
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people37.19 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★170.82
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %91.43 %★
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★2.65 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★-0.45 %
Population living in slums0.03 %2 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons★1.56M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★59.68 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman★1.19 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons220,640.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births2.28 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇯🇵 JapanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★1.25
Airports2,257★280
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft360
Heliports3923,036★

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