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Australia vs South Korea: Compare Statistics

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

Australia
aus
Leads on 49 of 111 metrics
South Korea
kor
Leads on 52 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and South Korea: Australia leads on Oil Consumption (960,800) against South Korea (2.25); Australia leads on Oil Imports (731,400) against South Korea (3.07); Australia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (462,500) against South Korea (3.30). Across 111 compared metrics, Australia wins on 49 and South Korea wins on 52.

  • 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🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %97.42 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★64.06 points
Radios25.547.5★
Televisions10.1515.9★
Waterways2,000★1,600

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★30.14B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★1.91T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %★3.48 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★7.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7993.4★
Electricity Consumption229.4507.6★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★70
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels021★
Electricity from Other Renewables17★8
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56111.2★
Electricity Production243526★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita234.67 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★32.9
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★27.4
Gross National Saving2136.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %1.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %2.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.3 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption45.2545.28★
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.7848.65★
Natural Gas Production105.2339.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.997.08★
Oil Consumption960,800★2.25
Oil Exports312,600907,100★
Oil Imports731,400★3.07
Oil Production549,200★48,400
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★14.4 people
Public Debt5852.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD1.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.182.58★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★1.4
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600908,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★3.3
Remittances0.10.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.990★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★15.7
Unemployment Rate4.1 %2.7 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M-5.50M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65★644.23
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, bythe population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northea
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★13.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★69.7

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %11.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98131.69★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★15,174 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★2,413 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★362.21 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★7,780

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★85.98 %
Administrative Divisions69★
Independence115★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.7411.56★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.49.6★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★9.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km12.8 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★4 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.732.2★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %4.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NA0.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000569,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★42.12 %
Human Capital Index0.790.8★
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years87.65 years★
Median age of population38.51 years46.18 years★
Population Change266,623.9 persons★-34,023.3 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★521.76 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons51.62M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.85
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★AA-A
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %★4.29 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %82.3 %★
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★6.94 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP5.8 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons10.86M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate14.9129.71★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years11.74 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days365 days★
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people9.99 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★174.92
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %90.48 %★
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★2.61 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★-0.09 %
Population living in slums0.03 %5.46 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons★375,161.5 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★54.27 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman★0.72 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★106,057.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births2.38 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇰🇷 South KoreaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★1.32
Airports2,257★92
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft93
Heliports3921,280★

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