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Australia vs Spain: Compare Statistics

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

Australia
aus
Leads on 58 of 111 metrics
Spain
esp
Leads on 46 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Spain: Australia leads on Oil Consumption (960,800) against Spain (1.44); Australia leads on Oil Imports (731,400) against Spain (1.58); Australia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (462,500) against Spain (1.36). Across 111 compared metrics, Australia wins on 58 and Spain wins on 46.

  • 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🇪🇸 SpainShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★95.45 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 95% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points77.35 points★
Radios25.5★13.1
Televisions10.1516.2★
Waterways2,000★1,000

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇸 SpainShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★32.17B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★1.92T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %★0.05 %
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %★2.03 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79100★
Electricity Consumption229.4239.5★
Electricity Exports014.18★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★47
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1114★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels07★
Electricity from Other Renewables1732★
Electricity Imports021.85★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56105.9★
Electricity Production243258.6★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★101.12 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★33.6
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★20.6
Gross National Saving2123★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %2.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %2.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★31.27
Natural Gas Exports67.96★2.89
Natural Gas Imports5.7834.63★
Natural Gas Production105.2★36.81
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.992.55★
Oil Consumption960,800★1.44
Oil Exports312,600★240,700
Oil Imports731,400★1.58
Oil Production549,200★29,970
Oil Proved Reserves3.32150★
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★20.2 people
Public Debt58★107.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD3.2 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.181.3★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120562,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★464,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★1.36
Remittances0.10.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0.02
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.99★1.1
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★15
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★11.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇸 SpainShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M★4.88M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65254.82★
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, bywith the notable exception of Madrid, Sevilla, and Zaragoza, the largest urban agglomerations are found along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts; numerous smaller cities are spread throughout the interior; very dense settlement around the capital of Ma
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★29.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★111.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇸 SpainShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %2.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★55.87
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★268,740.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★4,964 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,106.31 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,45038,012★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇸 SpainShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★76.3 %
Administrative Divisions617★
Independence1149★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇸 SpainShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.0710.57★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.49.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP10.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★2.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★3 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.731.2★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %23.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★150,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇸 SpainShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000199,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇸 SpainShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★45.17 %
Human Capital Index0.79★0.75
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years86.94 years★
Median age of population38.51 years46.35 years★
Population Change266,623.9 persons★-54,840.6 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★95.5 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons47.87M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.860.87★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★A-B
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %★7.16 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★62.1 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★9.98 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★4.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons9.98M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate14.9124.39★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★10.9 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people6.75 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★176.59
Military Manpower at Military Age1720★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★79.42 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km4.29 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.12 %
Population living in slums0.03 %0.04 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons★451,958.2 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %68.96 %★
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman★1.24 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★69,228.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births2.59 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇪🇸 SpainShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.093.11★
Airports2,257★365
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft210
Heliports392★162

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