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Australia vs Zambia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 70 of 108 metrics
Zambia
zmb
Leads on 31 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Zambia: Zambia leads on Televisions (277,000) against Australia (10.15); Zambia leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.50) against Australia (30,000); Zambia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (23,000) against Australia (1.18). Across 108 compared metrics, Australia wins on 70 and Zambia wins on 31.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.04 %★15 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 33% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★57.33 points
Radios25.5★1.2
Televisions10.15277,000★
Waterways2,0002,250★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★826.47M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★32.38B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %9.1 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0.04
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %12.5 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★4.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★56.9
Electricity Consumption229.4★11.04
Electricity Exports01.18★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1193★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★2
Electricity Imports02.19★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56★2.57
Electricity Production243★11.55
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★8.27 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.351.5★
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★20.5
Gross National Saving2138.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %3.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★15 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.3 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★16,000
Oil Exports312,600★360
Oil Imports731,400★17,570
Oil Production549,200★190
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★60 people
Public Debt58★71.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1823,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★371
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★10,150
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★13,120
Remittances0.10.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.134.45★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.35★71.37
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★16.8
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M212,572★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.659.88★
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, byone of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★47 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★104.8

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %0.63 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★44
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★238,390 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant4,402.19 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land19,450★1,560

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★30.99 %
Administrative Divisions610★
Independence124★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.410.3★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★6.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★10.8 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★85 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★19.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %8.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,0001.5★
Underweight Children Under 5NA11.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★16,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★52.13 %
Human Capital Index0.79★0.41
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★70.69 years
Median age of population38.51 years★18.13 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons624,260.3 persons★
Population density3.54 per sq. km★30.24 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★22.51M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.84
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %29.6 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★49.6 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %4.91 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★5.74M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★7.41
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★4.64 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★3.18 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★166.52
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★55.41 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.32 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %2.51 %★
Population living in slums0.03 %45.09 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons103,544 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★52.58 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman3.9 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★8,443.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★47.18 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.05
Airports2,257★120
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft12
Heliports392★4

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