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Australia vs Tuvalu: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 86 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 45 of 86 metrics
Tuvalu
tuv
Leads on 27 of 86 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Tuvalu: Australia leads on Agricultural land (3.67 million sq. km) against Tuvalu (18 sq. km); Australia leads on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars (2.02 trillion $) against Tuvalu (69.30 million $); Australia leads on Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country (61.53 billion $) against Tuvalu (5.52 million $). Across 86 compared metrics, Australia wins on 45 and Tuvalu wins on 27.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 31 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 25 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★74.31 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 74% (2023 est.)
Radios25.54,000★
Televisions10.15800★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

31 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★5.52M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★69.30M $
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %10.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP19.1 % of GDP★
Electricity Consumption173.34★3
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7296★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.565,100★
Electricity Production243★11.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)241 USD per capita★0 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.339.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.34 %4.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★11.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Population Below Poverty LineNA26.3 people
Public Debt5847.2★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD3.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.14.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.35★8.99
Taxes and Other Revenues22.61106.7★
Unemployment Rate5.11 %NA

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M500★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions417.870★
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, byover half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★0 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★0

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %6.83 %★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★18 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★24 km
Irrigated Land19,450★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★89.11 %
Administrative Divisions67★
Independence11
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.419★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP20 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★5.2 %
Hospital Bed Density3.9 people/sq km5.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★170 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★23.5
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %★51.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NA3.1

People and Society

25 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %63.21 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.47
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★71.51 years
Median age of population38.51 years★24.23 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★-123.7 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★310.1 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★9,338.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %21.57 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★23.7 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %★7.78 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP12.8 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★1,921.95 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.53,615★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★3.51 years
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people7,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★169.64
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★75.36 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★1.35 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.75 %
Population living in slums0.03 %48.68 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons85.4 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★39.11 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman3.1 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-230.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★18.22 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇹🇻 TuvaluShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.61
Airports2,257★1
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraftno major transport aircraft

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