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Australia vs Pakistan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 67 of 112 metrics
Pakistan
pak
Leads on 35 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Pakistan: Pakistan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (557,000) against Australia (1.18); Pakistan leads on Population living in slums (52.86 %) against Australia (0.03 %); Pakistan leads on Natural Gas Proved Reserves (588.80) against Australia (1.99). Across 112 compared metrics, Australia wins on 67 and Pakistan wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★27.38 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 27% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★29.62 points
Radios25.5★13.5
Televisions10.15★3.1
Waterways8,368none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $82.97B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★398.60B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %5.75 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0.06
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %6.98 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★3.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7989.3★
Electricity Consumption229.4★92.33
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★62
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1127★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels05★
Electricity from Other Renewables17★7
Electricity Imports0490★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★26.9
Electricity Production243★109.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★14.08 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★29.6
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★10.9
Gross National Saving21★12
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %★-1.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★12.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★45.05
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.786★
Natural Gas Production105.2★39.05
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99588.8★
Oil Consumption960,800★410,000
Oil Exports312,600★29,840
Oil Imports731,400★346,400
Oil Production549,200★63,580
Oil Proved Reserves3.32313★
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★21.9 people
Public Debt58★67.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD3.2 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18557,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★25,510
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★264,500
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★291,200
Remittances0.19.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.5★16.52
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★15.4
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★5.5 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M-7.06M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65212.66★
Contiguous Zone1224★
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
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 Indus River and its tributaries attract most of the settlement, with Punjab province the most densely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★55 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★246.8

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %13.87 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★75.3
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★350,090 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★1,046 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★105.58 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450194,200★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★20.35 %
Administrative Divisions6★4
Independence114★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.431.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★0.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★155 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★22.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %8.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★200,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA23.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000943,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %63.16 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.43
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★71.26 years
Median age of population38.51 years★20.75 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons3.70M persons★
Population density3.54 per sq. km★336.17 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons259.17M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.27
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★A
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %25.05 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★34 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %5.79 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★1.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons64.60M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate14.9183.64★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★5.64 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people17.24 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★166.95
Military Manpower at Military Age1717
Military Service Age and Obligation17★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %89.31 %★
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★1.16 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %1.82 %★
Population living in slums0.03 %52.86 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons★1.59M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★38.19 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman3.44 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-1.65M persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★55.06 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇵🇰 PakistanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.06
Airports2,257★117
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft40
Heliports392★48

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