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Australia

East Asia & PacificHigh incomeCapital: Canberra268,220 observations
Population
27.61M
world rank #55 / 217
GDP
1.8T
world rank #15 / 186
GDP / capita
60,194.1
world rank #23 / 185
Life expectancy
83.1
world rank #22 / 217

Governance

576 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile85.3#10Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile86.5#9Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile79.4#47Rule of Law0-100 percentile82.3#17
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,580 indicators
GDPcurrent US$1.8T#15GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $60,194.1#23GDP growth%1.4%#149Inflation%2.9%#82
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

127 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$337.58B#25Merchandise importscurrent US$310.63B#24Exports of goods & services% GDP23.2%#99Imports of goods & services% GDP22.7%#115
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,495 indicators
Life expectancyyears83.1#22Infant mortalityper 1k births3.1#15Maternal mortalityper 100k2#2Health spending% GDP10.4%#24
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,554 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross131.9%#4Education spending% GDP5.1%#48Primary enrollment% gross99.6%#65Tertiary enrollment% gross108.4%#7
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

423 indicators
Populationpeople27.61M#55Population growth%1.5%#69Urban population%87.7%#30Fertility ratebirths/woman1.5#152
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

290 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%12.3%#120Forest area% land17.4%#137Electric power consumptionkWh per capita9,801#9
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

291 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.4,750.6#7Electricity from coal% of output46%#32
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

377 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area22%#64Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources2.4%#51Capture fisheries productiontonnes227,276.6#59
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

311 indicators
Agricultural land% land area47.2%#69Cereal yieldkg per hectare2,689.7#42Aquaculture productiontonnes117,540.5#38Food production index2014-16 = 100112.1#71
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

120 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people112.6#95Secure internet serversper 1M people44,299.3#28Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people22.3#37
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

450 indicators
Gini indexindex33.8#30Extreme poverty% pop0.9%#9Internet users% pop96.1%#17Homicide rateper 100k0.85#24
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

367 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102.4#13Hazard & exposure0-102.9#24Vulnerability0-102.1#10
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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