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Australia vs Nepal: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 65 of 109 metrics
Nepal
npl
Leads on 32 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Nepal: Nepal leads on Radios (840,000) against Australia (25.50); Nepal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (27,000) against Australia (1.18); Nepal leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (943,100) against Australia (65.56). Across 109 compared metrics, Australia wins on 65 and Nepal wins on 32.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★55.77 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★55.2 points
Radios25.5840,000★
Televisions10.15130,000★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★9.52B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★48.33B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %7 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %11.3 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★5.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7981.7★
Electricity Consumption229.4★4.98
Electricity Exports02.69★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1192★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★3
Electricity Imports02.18★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56943,100★
Electricity Production243★4.24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★6.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★30
Gross Fixed Investment27.4★3.5
Gross National Saving2145.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %★0.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★7.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★20,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★13,740
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty LineNA25.2 people
Public Debt5839.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD3.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1827,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★26,120
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.133.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.130.45★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.35★21.5
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★17.5
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★10.8 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M428,262★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.6511.36★
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, bymost of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is low
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★20 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★210.2

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %13.07 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98176.82★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★36,185.52 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★2.68 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★12,090

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★40.77 %
Administrative Divisions67★
Independence1176★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.47.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★142 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★20.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %4.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,00030,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA18.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000112,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %75.46 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.52
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★73.26 years
Median age of population38.51 years★25.67 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★-239,662.7 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★201.77 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons29.59M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.83
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %16.66 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★46.7 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %5.62 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★3.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons8.63M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★8.44
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★7.88 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★1.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★162.32
Military Manpower at Military Age1717
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★73.42 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★1.01 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.66 %
Population living in slums0.03 %35.73 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons★198,194.4 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★58.71 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman1.92 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-588,424.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★22.16 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇵 NepalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.16
Airports2,257★51
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft5
Heliports392★14

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