Australia
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Identity
Formal name: Commonwealth of Australia.
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Identity
Name origin: the name Australia derives from the Latin australis meaning "southern.
CIA 2026
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Australia vs Canada
170 shared metrics.
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Canada
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Identity
Name origin: the name is probably derived from the Huron or Iroquois word kanata, meaning village or camp.
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Geography
Size snapshot: slightly larger than the US.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Australia leads in 91 of 170 shared metrics, while Canada leads in 79.
Australia's Solar Electricity Share is 11.6x that of Canada (19.59% vs 1.6%).
Australia's Coal Electricity Share is 9.4x that of Canada (42.73% vs 4.1%).
Australia's Capital Elevation is 7.3x that of Canada (578 m vs 70 m).
Australia's Agricultural Land (%) is 6.3x that of Canada (47.22% vs 6.5%).
Australia's Long Work Hours is 2.0x that of Canada (10.17% of employees vs 3.4% of employees).
Key Comparisons
Solar Electricity ShareAustralia leads
Australia
19.59%
Canada
1.6%
Coal Electricity ShareAustralia leads
Australia
42.73%
Canada
4.1%
Capital ElevationAustralia leads
Australia
578 m
Canada
70 m
Agricultural Land (%)Australia leads
Australia
47.22%
Canada
6.5%
Long Work HoursAustralia leads
Australia
10.17% of employees
Canada
3.4% of employees
Electricity Carbon IntensityAustralia leads
Australia
525.18 gCO2/kWh
Canada
190.72 gCO2/kWh
All Metrics
Solar Electricity Share
AustraliaAustralia
19.59%
Canada
1.6%
1156% higher
Coal Electricity Share
AustraliaAustralia
42.73%
Canada
4.1%
945% higher
Capital Elevation
AustraliaAustralia
578 m
Canada
70 m
726% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
AustraliaAustralia
47.22%
Canada
6.5%
630% higher
Long Work Hours
AustraliaAustralia
10.17% of employees
Canada
3.4% of employees
201% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
AustraliaAustralia
525.18 gCO2/kWh
Canada
190.72 gCO2/kWh
175% higher
Irrigated Land
AustraliaAustralia
19.4K km²
Canada
9.0K km²
115% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
AustraliaAustralia
20 days/yr
Canada
10 days/yr
100% higher
Time Zones Count
CanadaAustralia
1.0 time zones
Canada
9.0 time zones
89% lower
Coastline Length
CanadaAustralia
25.8K km
Canada
202.1K km
87% lower
Water Stress (%)
AustraliaAustralia
2.4%
Canada
1.3%
86% higher
Gender Gap in Work
AustraliaAustralia
6.4 min/day
Canada
3.7 min/day
75% higher
Wind Electricity Share
AustraliaAustralia
13.7%
Canada
7.9%
74% higher
Protected Land (%)
AustraliaAustralia
22%
Canada
12.9%
71% higher
Water Withdrawal
CanadaAustralia
11.62 B m³
Canada
36.13 B m³
68% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
23.56% of GDP
Canada
14.23% of GDP
66% higher
Highest Elevation
CanadaAustralia
2.2K m
Canada
6.0K m
63% lower
Forest Area
CanadaAustralia
1.34M km²
Canada
3.47M km²
61% lower
Homicide Rate
CanadaAustralia
0.85 per 100k
Canada
2.0 per 100k
57% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
CanadaAustralia
17.42%
Canada
39.46%
56% lower
Electricity Generation
CanadaAustralia
279.9 TWh
Canada
627.18 TWh
55% lower
Airports
AustraliaAustralia
2.3K
Canada
1.5K
53% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
AustraliaAustralia
25.16%
Canada
16.78%
50% higher
Low Reading Skills
AustraliaAustralia
12.08% of students
Canada
8.1% of students
49% higher
Low Math Skills
AustraliaAustralia
12.08% of students
Canada
8.1% of students
49% higher
Low Science Skills
AustraliaAustralia
12.08% of students
Canada
8.1% of students
49% higher
Low Adult Literacy
CanadaAustralia
1.4% of adults
Canada
2.8% of adults
48% lower
Low Life Satisfaction
CanadaAustralia
3.7% of adults 16+
Canada
7.1% of adults 16+
48% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
CanadaAustralia
12.3%
Canada
23.8%
48% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
AustraliaAustralia
121.61 kg/person/yr
Canada
82.63 kg/person/yr
47% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
AustraliaAustralia
3.8 per 1k
Canada
2.6 per 1k
46% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
CanadaAustralia
14.73%
Canada
27.16%
46% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
AustraliaAustralia
4.1 per 1k
Canada
2.8 per 1k
45% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
CanadaAustralia
5.4 per 100k people
Canada
9.9 per 100k people
45% lower
Military Spending
AustraliaAustralia
1.9% of GDP
Canada
1.3% of GDP
43% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
CanadaAustralia
111.43 per 100k
Canada
188.53 per 100k
41% lower
Teen Birth Rate
AustraliaAustralia
6.7 per 1k
Canada
4.8 per 1k
40% higher
Suicide Rate
AustraliaAustralia
13.08 per 100k
Canada
9.4 per 100k
39% higher
Credit Card Ownership
CanadaAustralia
51.41% of adults
Canada
82.74% of adults
38% lower
Domestic Patents
CanadaAustralia
3.0K
Canada
4.7K
37% lower
University Enrollment Rate
AustraliaAustralia
104.65%
Canada
76.26%
37% higher
Unemployment Rate
CanadaAustralia
4.1%
Canada
6.5%
37% lower
Gender Pay Gap (%)
CanadaAustralia
10.67% of male wages
Canada
16.5% of male wages
35% lower
Railway Length
CanadaAustralia
32.6K km
Canada
49.4K km
34% lower
Shipping Traffic
AustraliaAustralia
9.38M
Canada
7.01M
34% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
CanadaAustralia
383.4 Mt CO2e
Canada
577.97 Mt CO2e
34% lower
Inflation Rate
AustraliaAustralia
3.2%
Canada
2.4%
33% higher
Nurses & Midwives
AustraliaAustralia
13.71 per 1k
Canada
10.31 per 1k
33% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
CanadaAustralia
4.9K kg oil eq/person
Canada
7.3K kg oil eq/person
33% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
CanadaAustralia
108.19M kW
Canada
161.99M kW
33% lower
Voter Turnout
AustraliaAustralia
90.67% of votes
Canada
68.7% of votes
32% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
CanadaAustralia
9.8K kWh/person
Canada
14.5K kWh/person
32% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
AustraliaAustralia
29.5% of adults
Canada
22.6% of adults
31% higher
Imports (% GDP)
CanadaAustralia
22.52% of GDP
Canada
32.71% of GDP
31% lower
Housing Cost Burden
CanadaAustralia
13.83% of households
Canada
19.78% of households
30% lower
Population
CanadaAustralia
27.49M
Canada
39.19M
30% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
CanadaAustralia
9.6% of youth labor force
Canada
13.8% of youth labor force
30% lower
Infant Mortality
CanadaAustralia
3.1 per 1k births
Canada
4.4 per 1k births
30% lower
Spirits Consumption
CanadaAustralia
1.5 L/person/yr
Canada
2.2 L/person/yr
29% lower
Long-Term Unemployment
AustraliaAustralia
0.84% of workforce
Canada
0.66% of workforce
27% higher
Child Mortality
CanadaAustralia
3.7 per 1k births
Canada
5.1 per 1k births
27% lower
Social Time
CanadaAustralia
4.7 hrs/week
Canada
6.3 hrs/week
26% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
AustraliaAustralia
8.3 µg/m³
Canada
6.6 µg/m³
26% higher
Low Adult Numeracy
CanadaAustralia
11.12% of adults
Canada
14.9% of adults
25% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
AustraliaAustralia
234.49 kg/person/yr
Canada
187.77 kg/person/yr
25% higher
Population Density
CanadaAustralia
3.5 /km²
Canada
4.6 /km²
24% lower
Exports (% GDP)
CanadaAustralia
24.62% of GDP
Canada
32.44% of GDP
24% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
AustraliaAustralia
38%
Canada
30.65%
24% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
CanadaAustralia
25.55% of adults
Canada
33.55% of adults
24% lower
Air Pollution Exposure
AustraliaAustralia
98.97% of population
Canada
80.81% of population
22% higher
Air Passengers
CanadaAustralia
68.96M
Canada
88.62M
22% lower
GDP (Nominal)
CanadaAustralia
$1,757,022,451,652.83
Canada
$2,243,636,826,633.76
22% lower
Happiness Inequality
CanadaAustralia
1.9 vs bottom 20%
Canada
2.4 vs bottom 20%
20% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
AustraliaAustralia
113 per 100 people
Canada
94 per 100 people
20% higher
Job Insecurity
CanadaAustralia
3.1% of earnings at risk
Canada
3.8% of earnings at risk
19% lower
Poor Health
AustraliaAustralia
3.8% reporting poor health
Canada
3.2% reporting poor health
19% higher
Birth Rate
AustraliaAustralia
10.75 per 1k
Canada
9.1 per 1k
18% higher
Youth Population (%)
AustraliaAustralia
17.84%
Canada
15.11%
18% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
CanadaAustralia
60.0K
Canada
72.0K
17% lower
GNI Per Capita
AustraliaAustralia
$62,680
Canada
$53,400
17% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
3.1% of GDP
Canada
2.6% of GDP
17% higher
Home Internet Access
CanadaAustralia
77% of households
Canada
91.2% of households
16% lower
Obesity Rate
AustraliaAustralia
31.82%
Canada
27.32%
16% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
AustraliaAustralia
23.94 kg/person/yr
Canada
20.65 kg/person/yr
16% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
CanadaAustralia
604
Canada
716
16% lower
Broadband Access (%)
CanadaAustralia
36 per 100 people
Canada
43 per 100 people
16% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
CanadaAustralia
0.36 per 1M people
Canada
0.43 per 1M people
16% lower
Job Strain
CanadaAustralia
25.57% of employees
Canada
30.1% of employees
15% lower
Political Voice
AustraliaAustralia
46.46% who feel heard by government
Canada
40.26% who feel heard by government
15% higher
Youth NEET Rate
CanadaAustralia
8.5% of youth 15-24
Canada
9.8% of youth 15-24
13% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
AustraliaAustralia
757.57 per 1k people
Canada
670.05 per 1k people
13% higher
Homicide Rate
AustraliaAustralia
0.90 per 100k
Canada
0.80 per 100k
12% higher
Political Corruption Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.03
Canada
0.03
12% higher
Land Area
CanadaAustralia
7.69M km²
Canada
8.79M km²
12% lower
Death Rate
CanadaAustralia
6.8 per 1k
Canada
7.8 per 1k
12% lower
GDP Growth Rate
CanadaAustralia
1.4%
Canada
1.6%
12% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
CanadaAustralia
9.9% of GDP
Canada
11.22% of GDP
12% lower
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
AustraliaAustralia
5.6 vs bottom 20%
Canada
5.0 vs bottom 20%
11% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
CanadaAustralia
58% of GDP
Canada
64.9% of GDP
11% lower
Scientific Publications
CanadaAustralia
62.3K
Canada
69.1K
10% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
AustraliaAustralia
$6,731
Canada
$6,112.02
10% higher
Elderly Population (%)
CanadaAustralia
17.73%
Canada
19.8%
10% lower
Disposable Income (Per Capita)
AustraliaAustralia
$45,485
Canada
$41,621
9% higher
Safety at Night
CanadaAustralia
67% feeling safe at night
Canada
74% feeling safe at night
9% lower
Foreign Patents
CanadaAustralia
29.4K
Canada
32.4K
9% lower
Smoking Rate
AustraliaAustralia
13.1%
Canada
12%
9% higher
Inequality (Gini)
AustraliaAustralia
33.8
Canada
31.1
9% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
1.9% of GDP
Canada
1.7% of GDP
9% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
AustraliaAustralia
$71,410.42
Canada
$65,463.1
9% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
CanadaAustralia
21 sites
Canada
23 sites
9% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.79
Canada
0.74
8% higher
CO2 Per Capita
AustraliaAustralia
14.48 t/person/yr
Canada
13.42 t/person/yr
8% higher
Chronic Pain
CanadaAustralia
32.5% of adults 15+
Canada
35% of adults 15+
7% lower
Beer Consumption
AustraliaAustralia
3.7 L/person/yr
Canada
3.4 L/person/yr
7% higher
Lack of Support
AustraliaAustralia
10.34% of adults 15+
Canada
9.7% of adults 15+
7% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
CanadaAustralia
32.29 hrs/week
Canada
34.8 hrs/week
7% lower
Low-Wage Workers
AustraliaAustralia
19.03% of workers
Canada
17.96% of workers
6% higher
Science Score Gap
AustraliaAustralia
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Canada
1.7 vs bottom 10%
6% higher
Median Age
CanadaAustralia
37.8 years
Canada
40.3 years
6% lower
Urban Population (%)
AustraliaAustralia
87.6%
Canada
82.7%
6% higher
Food Waste per Person
CanadaAustralia
176.9 kg/person/yr
Canada
188.05 kg/person/yr
6% lower
Earnings Inequality
AustraliaAustralia
3.5 vs bottom 10%
Canada
3.3 vs bottom 10%
5% higher
Math Score Gap
AustraliaAustralia
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Canada
1.6 vs bottom 10%
5% higher
Fertility Rate
AustraliaAustralia
1.5 children/woman
Canada
1.4 children/woman
5% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
AustraliaAustralia
37.36 per 1M people
Canada
35.65 per 1M people
5% higher
Housing Affordability
AustraliaAustralia
80.47% of income
Canada
77.33% of income
4% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
AustraliaAustralia
0.91
Canada
0.87
4% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
AustraliaAustralia
11.2% of adults
Canada
10.8% of adults
4% higher
Alcohol Consumption
AustraliaAustralia
10.29 L/adult/yr
Canada
9.9 L/adult/yr
4% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
5.1% of GDP
Canada
4.9% of GDP
4% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
CanadaAustralia
4.5 per 100k
Canada
4.7 per 100k
4% lower
Poverty Rate
AustraliaAustralia
12.6% of population
Canada
12.2% of population
3% higher
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
CanadaAustralia
20.96 per 100k
Canada
21.71 per 100k
3% lower
Adult Literacy
AustraliaAustralia
280.4 pts
Canada
272.97 pts
3% higher
Life Satisfaction
CanadaAustralia
7.2 pts
Canada
7.4 pts
3% lower
Reading Score Gap
AustraliaAustralia
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Canada
1.8 vs bottom 10%
3% higher
Dependency Ratio
AustraliaAustralia
55.21% of working-age pop.
Canada
53.64% of working-age pop.
3% higher
Big Mac Price
AustraliaAustralia
$5.69
Canada
$5.54
3% higher
Internet Users (%)
AustraliaAustralia
97%
Canada
94%
3% higher
Life Evaluation Score
AustraliaAustralia
6.9 pts
Canada
6.7 pts
3% higher
Average Earnings
AustraliaAustralia
$70,736.19
Canada
$69,417.07
2% higher
Reading Skills
CanadaAustralia
498.05 pts
Canada
507.13 pts
2% lower
Math Skills
CanadaAustralia
487.08 pts
Canada
496.95 pts
2% lower
Science Skills
CanadaAustralia
507 pts
Canada
515.02 pts
2% lower
Adult Numeracy
CanadaAustralia
267.63 pts
Canada
272.21 pts
2% lower
Human Development Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.96
Canada
0.94
2% higher
Literacy Gap
CanadaAustralia
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Canada
1.6 vs bottom 10%
2% lower
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
CanadaAustralia
96%
Canada
98%
2% lower
Life Expectancy
AustraliaAustralia
83.1 years
Canada
81.6 years
2% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
AustraliaAustralia
96.73% of adults
Canada
94.69% of adults
2% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
CanadaAustralia
0.92
Canada
0.93
2% lower
Employment Rate (%)
AustraliaAustralia
80.27% of adults 25-64
Canada
79.2% of adults 25-64
1% higher
Leisure Time
CanadaAustralia
14.36 hrs/day
Canada
14.57 hrs/day
1% lower
Self-Rated Health
CanadaAustralia
85% reporting good health
Canada
85.6% reporting good health
1% lower
Social Support
CanadaAustralia
89.36% of adults 15+
Canada
90.02% of adults 15+
1% lower
Road Deaths
CanadaAustralia
4.8 per 100k
Canada
4.8 per 100k
1% lower
Wealth Concentration
AustraliaAustralia
47.43% of wealth
Canada
47.05% of wealth
1% higher
Numeracy Gap
CanadaAustralia
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Canada
1.7 vs bottom 10%
1% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
AustraliaAustralia
76 pts
Canada
75 pts
1% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
AustraliaAustralia
100%
Canada
98.59%
1% higher
Digital Payments Used
AustraliaAustralia
98.95% of adults
Canada
98.35% of adults
1% higher
Median Wealth
AustraliaAustralia
$337,095
Canada
$336,829
equal
Extreme Temperature Exposure
AustraliaAustralia
5.1% of population
Canada
0% of population
ranked higher
Electricity Access (%)
AustraliaAustralia
100%
Canada
100%
equal
Electoral Democracy Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.84
Canada
0.84
equal
Lowest Elevation
CanadaAustralia
-15 m
Canada
0 m
ranked lower
Land Border Length
CanadaAustralia
0 km
Canada
8.9K km
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
AustraliaAustralia
2.0
Canada
2.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
CanadaAustralia
-2.6% of GDP
Canada
-0.9% of GDP
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
CanadaAustralia
0
Canada
1.0
ranked lower
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