Australia
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Identity
Formal name: Commonwealth of Australia.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name Australia derives from the Latin australis meaning "southern.
CIA 2026
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Australia vs Germany
172 shared metrics.
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Germany
Quick context before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Federal Republic of Germany.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the origin of the name is unclear.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Germany leads in 89 of 172 shared metrics, while Australia leads in 83.
Australia's Land Area is 21.0x that of Germany (7.69M km² vs 349.4K km²).
Australia's Capital Elevation is 16.0x that of Germany (578 m vs 34 m).
Australia's Forest Area is 10.7x that of Germany (1.34M km² vs 114.2K km²).
Australia's Coastline Length is 9.8x that of Germany (25.8K km vs 2.4K km).
Australia's Irrigated Land is 2.8x that of Germany (19.4K km² vs 5.1K km²).
Key Comparisons
Land AreaAustralia leads
Australia
7.69M km²
Germany
349.4K km²
Capital ElevationAustralia leads
Australia
578 m
Germany
34 m
Forest AreaAustralia leads
Australia
1.34M km²
Germany
114.2K km²
Coastline LengthAustralia leads
Australia
25.8K km
Germany
2.4K km
Irrigated LandAustralia leads
Australia
19.4K km²
Germany
5.1K km²
Long Work HoursAustralia leads
Australia
10.17% of employees
Germany
2.9% of employees
All Metrics
Land Area
AustraliaAustralia
7.69M km²
Germany
349.4K km²
2101% higher
Capital Elevation
AustraliaAustralia
578 m
Germany
34 m
1600% higher
Forest Area
AustraliaAustralia
1.34M km²
Germany
114.2K km²
1074% higher
Coastline Length
AustraliaAustralia
25.8K km
Germany
2.4K km
978% higher
Irrigated Land
AustraliaAustralia
19.4K km²
Germany
5.1K km²
284% higher
Long Work Hours
AustraliaAustralia
10.17% of employees
Germany
2.9% of employees
252% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
3.1% of GDP
Germany
1.0% of GDP
202% higher
Airports
AustraliaAustralia
2.3K
Germany
840
171% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
AustraliaAustralia
37.36 per 1M people
Germany
16.38 per 1M people
128% higher
Homicide Rate
AustraliaAustralia
0.90 per 100k
Germany
0.40 per 100k
125% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
23.56% of GDP
Germany
10.64% of GDP
122% higher
Median Wealth
AustraliaAustralia
$337,095
Germany
$155,912
116% higher
Job Insecurity
AustraliaAustralia
3.1% of earnings at risk
Germany
1.4% of earnings at risk
116% higher
CO2 Per Capita
AustraliaAustralia
14.48 t/person/yr
Germany
6.8 t/person/yr
114% higher
Coal Electricity Share
AustraliaAustralia
42.73%
Germany
20.61%
107% higher
Official Languages Count
AustraliaAustralia
2.0
Germany
1.0
100% higher
Population Density
GermanyAustralia
3.5 /km²
Germany
238.35 /km²
99% lower
Domestic Patents
GermanyAustralia
3.0K
Germany
39.8K
93% lower
Water Stress (%)
GermanyAustralia
2.4%
Germany
24.11%
90% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
AustraliaAustralia
23.94 kg/person/yr
Germany
12.66 kg/person/yr
89% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
GermanyAustralia
5.4 per 100k people
Germany
51.31 per 100k people
89% lower
Tourist Arrivals
GermanyAustralia
1.83M
Germany
12.45M
85% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
AustraliaAustralia
25.55% of adults
Germany
14.08% of adults
81% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
AustraliaAustralia
4.9K kg oil eq/person
Germany
2.9K kg oil eq/person
68% higher
Low Life Satisfaction
GermanyAustralia
3.7% of adults 16+
Germany
11.07% of adults 16+
67% lower
Population
GermanyAustralia
27.49M
Germany
84.01M
67% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
GermanyAustralia
60.0K
Germany
183.0K
67% lower
Low Adult Literacy
GermanyAustralia
1.4% of adults
Germany
4.2% of adults
66% lower
Poor Health
GermanyAustralia
3.8% reporting poor health
Germany
10.9% reporting poor health
65% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
AustraliaAustralia
9.8K kWh/person
Germany
5.9K kWh/person
65% higher
GDP (Nominal)
GermanyAustralia
$1,757,022,451,652.83
Germany
$4,685,592,577,804.69
63% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
GermanyAustralia
0.36 per 1M people
Germany
0.99 per 1M people
63% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
GermanyAustralia
21 sites
Germany
55 sites
62% lower
Political Voice
AustraliaAustralia
46.46% who feel heard by government
Germany
28.93% who feel heard by government
61% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
GermanyAustralia
108.19M kW
Germany
275.66M kW
61% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
AustraliaAustralia
525.18 gCO2/kWh
Germany
329.65 gCO2/kWh
59% higher
Foreign Patents
AustraliaAustralia
29.4K
Germany
18.7K
57% higher
Water Withdrawal
GermanyAustralia
11.62 B m³
Germany
25.79 B m³
55% lower
Tourism Revenue
GermanyAustralia
$26,234,000,000
Germany
$58,372,000,000
55% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
AustraliaAustralia
111.43 per 100k
Germany
73.03 per 100k
53% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
GermanyAustralia
3.8 per 1k
Germany
7.8 per 1k
51% lower
Housing Cost Burden
AustraliaAustralia
13.83% of households
Germany
9.2% of households
50% higher
Time Zones Count
GermanyAustralia
1.0 time zones
Germany
2.0 time zones
50% lower
Wind Electricity Share
GermanyAustralia
13.7%
Germany
27.18%
50% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
GermanyAustralia
11.2% of adults
Germany
21.5% of adults
48% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
GermanyAustralia
17.42%
Germany
32.68%
47% lower
Scientific Publications
GermanyAustralia
62.3K
Germany
114.0K
45% lower
Protected Land (%)
GermanyAustralia
22%
Germany
39.3%
44% lower
Death Rate
GermanyAustralia
6.8 per 1k
Germany
11.96 per 1k
43% lower
Gender Gap in Work
GermanyAustralia
6.4 min/day
Germany
11.14 min/day
42% lower
Road Deaths
AustraliaAustralia
4.8 per 100k
Germany
3.4 per 100k
42% higher
Women in Senior Management
AustraliaAustralia
39.39% of managers
Germany
27.69% of managers
42% higher
Exports (% GDP)
GermanyAustralia
24.62% of GDP
Germany
41.43% of GDP
41% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
GermanyAustralia
1.9% of GDP
Germany
3.1% of GDP
41% lower
Electricity Generation
GermanyAustralia
279.9 TWh
Germany
476.87 TWh
41% lower
Imports (% GDP)
GermanyAustralia
22.52% of GDP
Germany
37.66% of GDP
40% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
AustraliaAustralia
9.6% of youth labor force
Germany
6.9% of youth labor force
40% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
AustraliaAustralia
25.16%
Germany
17.98%
40% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
AustraliaAustralia
121.61 kg/person/yr
Germany
87.79 kg/person/yr
39% higher
Inflation Rate
AustraliaAustralia
3.2%
Germany
2.3%
39% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
GermanyAustralia
14.73%
Germany
23.97%
39% lower
Smoking Rate
GermanyAustralia
13.1%
Germany
21.3%
38% lower
Food Waste per Person
AustraliaAustralia
176.9 kg/person/yr
Germany
129 kg/person/yr
37% higher
Low Adult Numeracy
GermanyAustralia
11.12% of adults
Germany
17.24% of adults
36% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
AustraliaAustralia
4.5 per 100k
Germany
3.3 per 100k
36% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
GermanyAustralia
383.4 Mt CO2e
Germany
579.94 Mt CO2e
34% lower
Social Time
GermanyAustralia
4.7 hrs/week
Germany
7.0 hrs/week
33% lower
University Enrollment Rate
AustraliaAustralia
104.65%
Germany
78.59%
33% higher
Self-Rated Health
AustraliaAustralia
85% reporting good health
Germany
64.6% reporting good health
32% higher
Obesity Rate
AustraliaAustralia
31.82%
Germany
24.16%
32% higher
Shipping Traffic
GermanyAustralia
9.38M
Germany
13.73M
32% lower
Beer Consumption
GermanyAustralia
3.7 L/person/yr
Germany
5.3 L/person/yr
30% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
GermanyAustralia
12.3%
Germany
17.6%
30% lower
Low Reading Skills
GermanyAustralia
12.08% of students
Germany
16.7% of students
28% lower
Low Math Skills
GermanyAustralia
12.08% of students
Germany
16.7% of students
28% lower
Low Science Skills
GermanyAustralia
12.08% of students
Germany
16.7% of students
28% lower
Youth Population (%)
AustraliaAustralia
17.84%
Germany
13.91%
28% higher
Spirits Consumption
GermanyAustralia
1.5 L/person/yr
Germany
2.1 L/person/yr
27% lower
Happiness Inequality
GermanyAustralia
1.9 vs bottom 20%
Germany
2.6 vs bottom 20%
26% lower
Gender Pay Gap (%)
GermanyAustralia
10.67% of male wages
Germany
14.25% of male wages
25% lower
Highest Elevation
GermanyAustralia
2.2K m
Germany
3.0K m
25% lower
Elderly Population (%)
GermanyAustralia
17.73%
Germany
23.2%
24% lower
Low-Wage Workers
AustraliaAustralia
19.03% of workers
Germany
15.47% of workers
23% higher
Teen Birth Rate
AustraliaAustralia
6.7 per 1k
Germany
5.5 per 1k
23% higher
Political Corruption Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.03
Germany
0.02
21% higher
Birth Rate
AustraliaAustralia
10.75 per 1k
Germany
8.9 per 1k
21% higher
Broadband Access (%)
GermanyAustralia
36 per 100 people
Germany
45 per 100 people
20% lower
Unemployment Rate
AustraliaAustralia
4.1%
Germany
3.4%
20% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
GermanyAustralia
8.3 µg/m³
Germany
10.29 µg/m³
20% lower
Earnings Inequality
AustraliaAustralia
3.5 vs bottom 10%
Germany
2.9 vs bottom 10%
19% higher
Chronic Pain
AustraliaAustralia
32.5% of adults 15+
Germany
27.5% of adults 15+
18% higher
Railway Length
GermanyAustralia
32.6K km
Germany
39.4K km
17% lower
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
AustraliaAustralia
20.96 per 100k
Germany
18.04 per 100k
16% higher
Median Age
GermanyAustralia
37.8 years
Germany
45.1 years
16% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
GermanyAustralia
9.9% of GDP
Germany
11.8% of GDP
16% lower
Wealth Concentration
GermanyAustralia
47.43% of wealth
Germany
55.55% of wealth
15% lower
Air Passengers
GermanyAustralia
68.96M
Germany
80.20M
14% lower
GNI Per Capita
AustraliaAustralia
$62,680
Germany
$55,090
14% higher
Home Internet Access
GermanyAustralia
77% of households
Germany
88.84% of households
13% lower
Alcohol Consumption
GermanyAustralia
10.29 L/adult/yr
Germany
11.84 L/adult/yr
13% lower
Long-Term Unemployment
GermanyAustralia
0.84% of workforce
Germany
0.95% of workforce
12% lower
Safety at Night
GermanyAustralia
67% feeling safe at night
Germany
76% feeling safe at night
12% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
GermanyAustralia
113 per 100 people
Germany
129 per 100 people
12% lower
Nurses & Midwives
AustraliaAustralia
13.71 per 1k
Germany
12.3 per 1k
11% higher
Job Strain
GermanyAustralia
25.57% of employees
Germany
28.53% of employees
10% lower
Voter Turnout
AustraliaAustralia
90.67% of votes
Germany
82.54% of votes
10% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
GermanyAustralia
4.1 per 1k
Germany
4.5 per 1k
10% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
AustraliaAustralia
757.57 per 1k people
Germany
687.59 per 1k people
10% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
AustraliaAustralia
96.73% of adults
Germany
87.88% of adults
10% higher
Disposable Income (Per Capita)
GermanyAustralia
$45,485
Germany
$49,850
9% lower
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
AustraliaAustralia
5.6 vs bottom 20%
Germany
5.1 vs bottom 20%
9% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
GermanyAustralia
234.49 kg/person/yr
Germany
258.7 kg/person/yr
9% lower
Solar Electricity Share
AustraliaAustralia
19.59%
Germany
17.91%
9% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
GermanyAustralia
58% of GDP
Germany
63.9% of GDP
9% lower
Credit Card Ownership
GermanyAustralia
51.41% of adults
Germany
56.52% of adults
9% lower
Leisure Time
GermanyAustralia
14.36 hrs/day
Germany
15.62 hrs/day
8% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
AustraliaAustralia
38%
Germany
35.33%
8% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
AustraliaAustralia
$6,731
Germany
$6,232.59
8% higher
Poverty Rate
AustraliaAustralia
12.6% of population
Germany
11.8% of population
7% higher
Urban Population (%)
AustraliaAustralia
87.6%
Germany
82.02%
7% higher
Youth NEET Rate
AustraliaAustralia
8.5% of youth 15-24
Germany
8.0% of youth 15-24
6% higher
Dependency Ratio
GermanyAustralia
55.21% of working-age pop.
Germany
59% of working-age pop.
6% lower
Fertility Rate
GermanyAustralia
1.5 children/woman
Germany
1.6 children/woman
6% lower
Homicide Rate
GermanyAustralia
0.85 per 100k
Germany
0.91 per 100k
6% lower
Reading Skills
AustraliaAustralia
498.05 pts
Germany
479.79 pts
4% higher
Adult Literacy
AustraliaAustralia
280.4 pts
Germany
269.69 pts
4% higher
Inequality (Gini)
AustraliaAustralia
33.8
Germany
32.4
4% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
GermanyAustralia
0.91
Germany
0.94
4% lower
Employment Rate (%)
GermanyAustralia
80.27% of adults 25-64
Germany
82.39% of adults 25-64
3% lower
Math Skills
AustraliaAustralia
487.08 pts
Germany
474.83 pts
3% higher
Science Skills
AustraliaAustralia
507 pts
Germany
492.43 pts
3% higher
Adult Numeracy
GermanyAustralia
267.63 pts
Germany
276.53 pts
3% lower
Life Satisfaction
AustraliaAustralia
7.2 pts
Germany
7.0 pts
3% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
GermanyAustralia
32.29 hrs/week
Germany
33.2 hrs/week
3% lower
Internet Users (%)
AustraliaAustralia
97%
Germany
94%
3% higher
Life Expectancy
AustraliaAustralia
83.1 years
Germany
80.5 years
3% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
GermanyAustralia
5.1% of GDP
Germany
5.2% of GDP
3% lower
Average Earnings
AustraliaAustralia
$70,736.19
Germany
$69,433.06
2% higher
Housing Affordability
GermanyAustralia
80.47% of income
Germany
81.92% of income
2% lower
Numeracy Gap
AustraliaAustralia
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Germany
1.7 vs bottom 10%
2% higher
Literacy Gap
GermanyAustralia
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Germany
1.6 vs bottom 10%
2% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
GermanyAustralia
29.5% of adults
Germany
30.2% of adults
2% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
AustraliaAustralia
604
Germany
595
2% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.84
Germany
0.83
2% higher
Air Pollution Exposure
GermanyAustralia
98.97% of population
Germany
99.98% of population
1% lower
Reading Score Gap
AustraliaAustralia
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Germany
1.8 vs bottom 10%
1% higher
Math Score Gap
AustraliaAustralia
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Germany
1.7 vs bottom 10%
1% higher
Science Score Gap
GermanyAustralia
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Germany
1.8 vs bottom 10%
1% lower
Lack of Support
AustraliaAustralia
10.34% of adults 15+
Germany
10.24% of adults 15+
1% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
GermanyAustralia
76 pts
Germany
77 pts
1% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.79
Germany
0.78
1% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
GermanyAustralia
47.22%
Germany
47.47%
1% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
AustraliaAustralia
100%
Germany
99.23%
1% higher
Suicide Rate
AustraliaAustralia
13.08 per 100k
Germany
12.9 per 100k
1% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
GermanyAustralia
$71,410.42
Germany
$72,295.24
1% lower
Digital Payments Used
GermanyAustralia
98.95% of adults
Germany
99.48% of adults
1% lower
Social Support
GermanyAustralia
89.36% of adults 15+
Germany
89.72% of adults 15+
equal
Extreme Temperature Exposure
AustraliaAustralia
5.1% of population
Germany
0% of population
ranked higher
Human Development Index
GermanyAustralia
0.96
Germany
0.96
equal
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
AustraliaAustralia
20 days/yr
Germany
20 days/yr
equal
Child Mortality
AustraliaAustralia
3.7 per 1k births
Germany
3.7 per 1k births
equal
Electricity Access (%)
AustraliaAustralia
100%
Germany
100%
equal
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
GermanyAustralia
96%
Germany
96.2%
equal
Infant Mortality
AustraliaAustralia
3.1 per 1k births
Germany
3.1 per 1k births
equal
Life Evaluation Score
AustraliaAustralia
6.9 pts
Germany
6.9 pts
equal
Military Spending
GermanyAustralia
1.9% of GDP
Germany
1.9% of GDP
equal
GDP Growth Rate
AustraliaAustralia
1.4%
Germany
-0.5%
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
GermanyAustralia
-15 m
Germany
-3.5 m
ranked lower
Land Border Length
GermanyAustralia
0 km
Germany
3.7K km
ranked lower
Freedom of Expression Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.92
Germany
0.91
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
GermanyAustralia
-2.6% of GDP
Germany
4.4% of GDP
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
GermanyAustralia
0
Germany
9.0
ranked lower
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