Australia
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Identity
Formal name: Commonwealth of Australia.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Australia is the world's smallest and flattest continent, but still the sixth-largest country.
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Australia vs Cocos (Keeling) Islands
12 shared metrics.
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Identity
Formal name: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name refers to the abundant coconut trees on the islands and to English Captain William KEELING, the first European to sight the islands in 1609.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Australia leads in 9 of 12 shared metrics, while Cocos (Keeling) Islands leads in 3.
Australia's Population is 46358.1x that of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (27.49M vs 593).
Australia's Airports is 2273.0x that of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2.3K vs 1.0).
Australia's Coastline Length is 989.8x that of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (25.8K km vs 26 km).
Australia's Highest Elevation is 246.6x that of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2.2K m vs 9.0 m).
Australia's Internet Users (%) is 6.2x that of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (97% vs 13.4%).
Key Comparisons
PopulationAustralia leads
Australia
27.49M
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
593
AirportsAustralia leads
Australia
2.3K
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1.0
Coastline LengthAustralia leads
Australia
25.8K km
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
26 km
Highest ElevationAustralia leads
Australia
2.2K m
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
9.0 m
Internet Users (%)Australia leads
Australia
97%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
13.4%
Official Languages CountAustralia leads
Australia
2.0
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1.0
All Metrics
Population
AustraliaAustralia
27.49M
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
593
4635806% higher
Airports
AustraliaAustralia
2.3K
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1.0
227300% higher
Coastline Length
AustraliaAustralia
25.8K km
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
26 km
98977% higher
Highest Elevation
AustraliaAustralia
2.2K m
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
9.0 m
24656% higher
Internet Users (%)
AustraliaAustralia
97%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
13.4%
624% higher
Official Languages Count
AustraliaAustralia
2.0
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
1.0
100% higher
Time Zones Count
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
1.0 time zones
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
2.0 time zones
50% lower
Death Rate
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
6.8 per 1k
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
8.9 per 1k
23% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
AustraliaAustralia
0.36 per 1M people
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
-15 m
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
0 m
ranked lower
Land Border Length
AustraliaAustralia
0 km
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
0 km
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
AustraliaAustralia
21 sites
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
0 sites
ranked higher
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