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Australia vs Pakistan: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 168 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 110 of 168 metrics
Pakistan
pak
Leads on 48 of 168 metrics

Summary

Pakistan has 9.5 times as many people as Australia (259.17 million vs 27.23 million). Australia's economy is 5.1 times the size of Pakistan's ($2.02 trillion vs $398.6 billion GDP).

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 %); Australia leads on Beer Consumption per Capita (3.30 liters) against Pakistan (0.00 liters). Across 168 compared metrics, Australia wins on 110 and Pakistan wins on 48.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 60 metrics compared
  • Environment: 13 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 10 metrics compared
  • Health: 20 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 40 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ AustraliašŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration36.48 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…1.47 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Internet Penetration Rate (%)96.13 %ā˜…57.25 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %ā˜…27.38 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 27% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed36.48 Mbpsā˜…1.47 Mbps
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 pointsā˜…29.62 points
Radios25.5ā˜…13.5
Televisions10.15ā˜…3.1
Waterways8,368none

Economy

60 metrics
MetricšŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ AustraliašŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $82.97B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $ā˜…398.60B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.32 %ā˜…13.17 %
Apple Import Volume1.04M tonnes28.07M tonnesā˜…
Bank Account Ownership Rate98.01 %ā˜…27.3 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %5.75 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue0.78ā˜…0.06
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %6.98 %ā˜…
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDPā˜…3.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7989.3ā˜…
Electricity Consumption229.4ā˜…92.33
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72ā˜…62
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1127ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels05ā˜…
Electricity from Other Renewables17ā˜…7
Electricity Imports0490ā˜…
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56ā˜…26.9
Electricity Production243ā˜…109.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capitaā˜…14.08 USD per capita
Female Labor Force Participation Rate77.39 %ā˜…25.58 %
Gini Index Coefficient34.3ā˜…29.6
Gross Fixed Investment28.2ā˜…10.9
Gross National Saving21ā˜…12
High-Tech Export Percentage14.95 %ā˜…10.72 %
Highest GDP per Capita Countries60,194.06 USDā˜…5,617.25 USD
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %ā˜…-1.7 %
Inflation Rate2.87 %ā˜…3.55 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %ā˜…12.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.5 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption45.25ā˜…45.05
Natural Gas Exports67.96ā˜…0
Natural Gas Imports5.786ā˜…
Natural Gas Production105.2ā˜…39.05
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99588.8ā˜…
Oil Consumption960,800ā˜…410,000
Oil Exports312,600ā˜…29,840
Oil Imports731,400ā˜…346,400
Oil Production549,200ā˜…63,580
Oil Proved Reserves3.32313ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 peopleā˜…21.9 people
Private Investment (% of GDP)20.34 % of GDPā˜…9.9 % of GDP
Public Debt58ā˜…67.6
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)1.86 %ā˜…0.16 %
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD3.2 USDā˜…
Real Interest Rate Trends1.57 %2.93 %ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18557,000ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120ā˜…25,510
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600ā˜…264,500
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500ā˜…291,200
Remittances0.19.4ā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13ā˜…0.1
Robotics Research Funding1.86 USDā˜…0.16 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.5ā˜…16.52
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6ā˜…15.4
Top Exporting Countries432.61B USDā˜…38.61B USD
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.03 %ā˜…0.45 %
Unemployment Rate4.1 %ā˜…5.5 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate66.54 %52.34 %ā˜…
Youth Unemployment Rate9.61 %9.59 %ā˜…

Environment

13 metrics
MetricšŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ AustraliašŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M-7.06Mā˜…
Annual Forest Area Change Rate54,093.75 %ā˜…20,785.99 %
Average Annual Temperature22.64 Ā°Cā˜…21.46 Ā°C
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65212.66ā˜…
Contiguous Zone1224ā˜…
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Global Precipitation Distribution454.91 mmā˜…372.4 mm
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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation22.48 sq kmā˜…21.19 sq km
Protected Land Area Percentage22 %ā˜…19.1 %
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per yearā˜…55 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492ā˜…246.8
Total Threatened Mammal Species69 species24 speciesā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ AustraliašŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %13.87 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98ā˜…75.3
Agricultural land3.67M sq. kmā˜…350,090 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km7.69Mā˜…770,880
Coastline Length (km)25,760 kmā˜…1,046 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…105.58 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450194,200ā˜…

Government

10 metrics
MetricšŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ AustraliašŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %ā˜…20.35 %
Administrative Divisions6ā˜…4
Corruption Perception Index77 index27 indexā˜…
Corruption Perceptions Index Score77 indexā˜…27 index
Independence114ā˜…
LGBT Rights Index Score9.57ā˜…-0.54
Political Stability Index80 indexā˜…7 index
Prison Population Rate160 per 100,00037 per 100,000ā˜…
Public Sector Corruption Perception7727ā˜…
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

20 metrics
MetricšŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ AustraliašŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Average BMI for Adults27.6 kg/mĀ²ā˜…23.3 kg/mĀ²
Change in Measles Immunization Rate91 %ā˜…86 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.431.4ā˜…
Female Life Expectancy Leaders83.05 yearsā˜…67.8 years
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.26 per 1,000 birthsā˜…2.76 per 1,000 births
Health Care Spending per Capita9,382.2 USDā˜…175.49 USD
Health Coverage Index Score89 scoreā˜…56 score
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDPā˜…2.9 % of GDP
Highest Male Life Expectancy83.05 yearsā˜…67.8 years
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %ā˜…0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq kmā˜…0.5 people/sq km
Hospital Beds per Capita3.82 beds per 1,000ā˜…0.49 beds per 1,000
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %ā˜…155 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7ā˜…22.8
Nurses and Midwives Density13.57 per 1,000 peopleā˜…0.52 per 1,000 people
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %8.6 %ā˜…
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending15.85 %ā˜…52.93 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000ā˜…200,000
Total Number of Doctors3.98ā˜…1.16
Underweight Children Under 5NA23.1

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ AustraliašŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Active Military Personnel60,000 personnel652,000 personnelā˜…
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)1.92 %ā˜…2.91 %
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000943,000ā˜…

People and Society

40 metrics
MetricšŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ AustraliašŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %63.16 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.79ā˜…0.43
Life expectancy at birth86.17 yearsā˜…71.26 years
Median age of population38.51 yearsā˜…20.75 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons3.70M personsā˜…
Population density3.54 per sq. kmā˜…336.17 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons259.17M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.86ā˜…0.27
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsBā˜…A
Beer Consumption per Capita3.3 litersā˜…0 liters
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %25.05 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %ā˜…34 %
Crude Birth Rate10.7 per 1,000 people27.41 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Death Rate (%)6.81 %5.79 %ā˜…
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDPā˜…1.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons64.60M personsā˜…
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)129.23 %ā˜…11.01 %
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate36.48 %ā˜…1.47 %
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth105.59 male/femaleā˜…104.85 male/female
Human Development Index0.85ā˜…0.26
Labor Force Participation Rate14.9183.64ā˜…
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 yearsā˜…5.64 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people17.24 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2ā˜…166.95
Mean Years of Schooling12.93 yearsā˜…6.41 years
Military Manpower at Military Age1717
Military Service Age and Obligation17ā˜…16
Old-Age Dependency Ratio26.88 %7.14 %ā˜…
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %89.31 %ā˜…
Physician Density4.09 people/sq kmā˜…1.16 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %1.82 %ā˜…
Population living in slums0.03 %52.86 %ā˜…
Total deaths184,381.4 personsā˜…1.59M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %ā˜…38.19 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman3.44 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration146,184.2 personsā˜…-1.65M persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live birthsā˜…55.06 per live births
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate1.67 %2.45 %ā˜…
Voting Age Population78.86 millionsā˜…40.43 millions

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ AustraliašŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09ā˜…0.06
Airports2,257ā˜…117
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft40
Heliports392ā˜…48

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ AustraliašŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita53.82B USDā˜…1.19B USD

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ AustraliašŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Current Bank Rate4.35 %11.5 %ā˜…

Frequently Asked Questions About Australia vs Pakistan

Which has a larger population, Australia or Pakistan?ā–¾

Pakistan. Pakistan has 9.5 times as many people as Australia (259.17 million vs 27.23 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Australia or Pakistan?ā–¾

Australia. Australia's economy is 5.1 times the size of Pakistan's ($2.02 trillion vs $398.6 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Australia or Pakistan?ā–¾

Australia is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $74,342 in Australia vs $1,538 in Pakistan (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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