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.
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Australia vs China
118 shared metrics.
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China
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Identity
Formal name: People's Republic of China.
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Identity
Name origin: English name could be derived from the Qin (Chin, Ts'in) rulers in the 3rd century B.C., or from the province of Shaanxi (Shensi) with its capital of Xi'an…
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Analysis
Australia leads in 65 of 118 shared metrics, while China leads in 53.
Australia's Nobel Laureates Born per Million People is 51.0x that of China (0.36 per 1M people vs 0.01 per 1M people).
Australia's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 30.0x that of China (3.1% of GDP vs 0.10% of GDP).
Australia's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 23.8x that of China (5.4 per 100k people vs 0.22 per 100k people).
Australia's McDonald's Outlets per Million People is 22.1x that of China (37.36 per 1M people vs 1.6 per 1M people).
Australia's Liberal Democracy Index is 19.3x that of China (0.79 vs 0.04).
Key Comparisons
Nobel Laureates Born per Million PeopleAustralia leads
Australia
0.36 per 1M people
China
0.01 per 1M people
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Australia leads
Australia
3.1% of GDP
China
0.10% of GDP
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleAustralia leads
Australia
5.4 per 100k people
China
0.22 per 100k people
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleAustralia leads
Australia
37.36 per 1M people
China
1.6 per 1M people
Liberal Democracy IndexAustralia leads
Australia
0.79
China
0.04
Freedom of Expression IndexAustralia leads
Australia
0.92
China
0.04
All Metrics
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
AustraliaAustralia
0.36 per 1M people
China
0.01 per 1M people
5100% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
3.1% of GDP
China
0.10% of GDP
3002% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
AustraliaAustralia
5.4 per 100k people
China
0.22 per 100k people
2380% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
AustraliaAustralia
37.36 per 1M people
China
1.6 per 1M people
2210% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.79
China
0.04
1933% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.92
China
0.04
1933% higher
Inflation Rate
AustraliaAustralia
3.2%
China
0.20%
1500% higher
Capital Elevation
AustraliaAustralia
578 m
China
43 m
1244% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.84
China
0.07
1072% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
AustraliaAustralia
$6,731
China
$672.45
901% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
AustraliaAustralia
234.49 kg/person/yr
China
32.66 kg/person/yr
618% higher
GNI Per Capita
AustraliaAustralia
$62,680
China
$13,660
359% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
AustraliaAustralia
20 days/yr
China
5.0 days/yr
300% higher
Airports
AustraliaAustralia
2.3K
China
571
298% higher
Nurses & Midwives
AustraliaAustralia
13.71 per 1k
China
3.5 per 1k
289% higher
Obesity Rate
AustraliaAustralia
31.82%
China
8.2%
288% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
AustraliaAustralia
757.57 per 1k people
China
212.35 per 1k people
257% higher
Beer Consumption
AustraliaAustralia
3.7 L/person/yr
China
1.1 L/person/yr
221% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
23.56% of GDP
China
7.6% of GDP
208% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
AustraliaAustralia
$71,410.42
China
$27,104.87
163% higher
Alcohol Consumption
AustraliaAustralia
10.29 L/adult/yr
China
4.6 L/adult/yr
125% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
AustraliaAustralia
121.61 kg/person/yr
China
60.6 kg/person/yr
101% higher
Domestic Patents
ChinaAustralia
3.0K
China
1.43M
100% lower
Official Languages Count
AustraliaAustralia
2.0
China
1.0
100% higher
Population Density
ChinaAustralia
3.5 /km²
China
150.26 /km²
98% lower
Population
ChinaAustralia
27.49M
China
1.41B
98% lower
Water Withdrawal
ChinaAustralia
11.62 B m³
China
568.48 B m³
98% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
ChinaAustralia
60.0K
China
2.54M
98% lower
Shipping Traffic
ChinaAustralia
9.38M
China
268.99M
97% lower
Irrigated Land
ChinaAustralia
19.4K km²
China
690.1K km²
97% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
ChinaAustralia
383.4 Mt CO2e
China
13.1K Mt CO2e
97% lower
Electricity Generation
ChinaAustralia
279.9 TWh
China
10.1K TWh
97% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
ChinaAustralia
108.19M kW
China
2.95B kW
96% lower
Political Corruption Index
ChinaAustralia
0.03
China
0.55
95% lower
Tourist Arrivals
ChinaAustralia
1.83M
China
30.40M
94% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
ChinaAustralia
604
China
8.3K
93% lower
Scientific Publications
ChinaAustralia
62.3K
China
898.9K
93% lower
GDP (Nominal)
ChinaAustralia
$1,757,022,451,652.83
China
$18,743,803,170,827.2
91% lower
Air Passengers
ChinaAustralia
68.96M
China
619.22M
89% lower
Water Stress (%)
ChinaAustralia
2.4%
China
20.21%
88% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
9.9% of GDP
China
5.4% of GDP
85% higher
Foreign Patents
ChinaAustralia
29.4K
China
159.0K
81% lower
Railway Length
ChinaAustralia
32.6K km
China
150.0K km
78% lower
Coastline Length
AustraliaAustralia
25.8K km
China
14.5K km
78% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
AustraliaAustralia
76 pts
China
43 pts
77% higher
Solar Electricity Share
AustraliaAustralia
19.59%
China
11.1%
76% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
ChinaAustralia
8.3 µg/m³
China
34.81 µg/m³
76% lower
Time Zones Count
ChinaAustralia
1.0 time zones
China
4.0 time zones
75% lower
Highest Elevation
ChinaAustralia
2.2K m
China
8.8K m
75% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
ChinaAustralia
4.5 per 100k
China
17.4 per 100k
74% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
AustraliaAustralia
4.9K kg oil eq/person
China
2.9K kg oil eq/person
73% higher
GDP Growth Rate
ChinaAustralia
1.4%
China
5.0%
72% lower
Homicide Rate
AustraliaAustralia
0.85 per 100k
China
0.50 per 100k
70% higher
CO2 Per Capita
AustraliaAustralia
14.48 t/person/yr
China
8.7 t/person/yr
67% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
ChinaAustralia
21 sites
China
60 sites
65% lower
Big Mac Price
AustraliaAustralia
$5.69
China
$3.66
55% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
AustraliaAustralia
111.43 per 100k
China
72.03 per 100k
55% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
AustraliaAustralia
0.91
China
0.59
54% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
ChinaAustralia
11.2% of adults
China
22.7% of adults
51% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
AustraliaAustralia
9.8K kWh/person
China
6.5K kWh/person
51% higher
Birth Rate
AustraliaAustralia
10.75 per 1k
China
7.3 per 1k
48% higher
Suicide Rate
AustraliaAustralia
13.08 per 100k
China
8.9 per 100k
46% higher
Smoking Rate
ChinaAustralia
13.1%
China
23.4%
44% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
AustraliaAustralia
38%
China
26.54%
43% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
ChinaAustralia
23.94 kg/person/yr
China
40.33 kg/person/yr
41% lower
Forest Area
ChinaAustralia
1.34M km²
China
2.26M km²
41% lower
Protected Land (%)
AustraliaAustralia
22%
China
15.6%
41% higher
Child Mortality
ChinaAustralia
3.7 per 1k births
China
6.2 per 1k births
40% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
ChinaAustralia
9.6% of youth labor force
China
15.79% of youth labor force
39% lower
Spirits Consumption
ChinaAustralia
1.5 L/person/yr
China
2.5 L/person/yr
38% lower
University Enrollment Rate
AustraliaAustralia
104.65%
China
76.88%
36% higher
Urban Population (%)
AustraliaAustralia
87.6%
China
65.89%
33% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
AustraliaAustralia
4.1 per 1k
China
3.1 per 1k
32% higher
Imports (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
22.52% of GDP
China
17.18% of GDP
31% higher
Infant Mortality
ChinaAustralia
3.1 per 1k births
China
4.5 per 1k births
31% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
ChinaAustralia
32.29 hrs/week
China
46.1 hrs/week
30% lower
Teen Birth Rate
AustraliaAustralia
6.7 per 1k
China
5.2 per 1k
28% higher
Wind Electricity Share
AustraliaAustralia
13.7%
China
10.73%
28% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
ChinaAustralia
17.42%
China
24.03%
28% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
ChinaAustralia
1.9% of GDP
China
2.6% of GDP
27% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
5.1% of GDP
China
4.0% of GDP
26% higher
Dependency Ratio
AustraliaAustralia
55.21% of working-age pop.
China
44.24% of working-age pop.
25% higher
Fertility Rate
AustraliaAustralia
1.5 children/woman
China
1.2 children/woman
25% higher
Food Waste per Person
AustraliaAustralia
176.9 kg/person/yr
China
141.64 kg/person/yr
25% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
ChinaAustralia
3.8 per 1k
China
5.0 per 1k
24% lower
Exports (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
24.62% of GDP
China
20.02% of GDP
23% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
58% of GDP
China
47% of GDP
23% higher
Coal Electricity Share
ChinaAustralia
42.73%
China
54.35%
21% lower
Elderly Population (%)
AustraliaAustralia
17.73%
China
14.67%
21% higher
Human Development Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.96
China
0.80
20% higher
Broadband Access (%)
ChinaAustralia
36 per 100 people
China
45 per 100 people
20% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
ChinaAustralia
12.3%
China
15.2%
19% lower
Land Area
ChinaAustralia
7.69M km²
China
9.39M km²
18% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
ChinaAustralia
14.73%
China
17.47%
16% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
ChinaAustralia
47.22%
China
55.43%
15% lower
Death Rate
ChinaAustralia
6.8 per 1k
China
8.0 per 1k
15% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
ChinaAustralia
113 per 100 people
China
132 per 100 people
14% lower
Life Evaluation Score
AustraliaAustralia
6.9 pts
China
6.1 pts
14% higher
Digital Payments Used
AustraliaAustralia
98.95% of adults
China
88.72% of adults
12% higher
Credit Card Ownership
AustraliaAustralia
51.41% of adults
China
46.03% of adults
12% higher
Unemployment Rate
ChinaAustralia
4.1%
China
4.6%
11% lower
Youth Population (%)
AustraliaAustralia
17.84%
China
16.01%
11% higher
Military Spending
AustraliaAustralia
1.9% of GDP
China
1.7% of GDP
10% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
AustraliaAustralia
29.5% of adults
China
27.3% of adults
8% higher
Life Expectancy
AustraliaAustralia
83.1 years
China
78.0 years
7% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
AustraliaAustralia
25.55% of adults
China
23.84% of adults
7% higher
Inequality (Gini)
ChinaAustralia
33.8
China
36
6% lower
Internet Users (%)
AustraliaAustralia
97%
China
92%
5% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
ChinaAustralia
25.16%
China
26.28%
4% lower
Median Age
ChinaAustralia
37.8 years
China
39.1 years
3% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
AustraliaAustralia
100%
China
97.27%
3% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
AustraliaAustralia
96.73% of adults
China
95.1% of adults
2% higher
Electricity Access (%)
AustraliaAustralia
100%
China
100%
equal
Lowest Elevation
AustraliaAustralia
-15 m
China
-154 m
ranked higher
Land Border Length
ChinaAustralia
0 km
China
22.5K km
ranked lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
ChinaAustralia
525.18 gCO2/kWh
China
525.34 gCO2/kWh
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
ChinaAustralia
-2.6% of GDP
China
3.7% of GDP
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
ChinaAustralia
0
China
16
ranked lower
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