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 Japan
170 shared metrics.
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Japan
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Identity
Name origin: the English word for Japan comes from the Chinese name for the country, Cipangu.
CIA 2026
Geography
Size snapshot: slightly smaller than California.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Australia leads in 102 of 170 shared metrics, while Japan leads in 68.
Australia's Capital Elevation is 95.3x that of Japan (578 m vs 6.0 m).
Australia's Land Area is 20.1x that of Japan (7.69M km² vs 364.6K km²).
Australia's GDP Growth Rate is 12.2x that of Japan (1.4% vs 0.10%).
Australia's Wind Electricity Share is 10.0x that of Japan (13.7% vs 1.3%).
Australia's Airports is 7.2x that of Japan (2.3K vs 279).
Key Comparisons
Capital ElevationAustralia leads
Australia
578 m
Japan
6.0 m
Land AreaAustralia leads
Australia
7.69M km²
Japan
364.6K km²
GDP Growth RateAustralia leads
Australia
1.4%
Japan
0.10%
Wind Electricity ShareAustralia leads
Australia
13.7%
Japan
1.3%
AirportsAustralia leads
Australia
2.3K
Japan
279
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Australia leads
Australia
3.1% of GDP
Japan
0.43% of GDP
All Metrics
Capital Elevation
AustraliaAustralia
578 m
Japan
6.0 m
9533% higher
Land Area
AustraliaAustralia
7.69M km²
Japan
364.6K km²
2010% higher
GDP Growth Rate
AustraliaAustralia
1.4%
Japan
0.10%
1217% higher
Wind Electricity Share
AustraliaAustralia
13.7%
Japan
1.3%
996% higher
Airports
AustraliaAustralia
2.3K
Japan
279
715% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
3.1% of GDP
Japan
0.43% of GDP
620% higher
Obesity Rate
AustraliaAustralia
31.82%
Japan
4.9%
545% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
AustraliaAustralia
5.4 per 100k people
Japan
0.85 per 100k people
541% higher
Forest Area
AustraliaAustralia
1.34M km²
Japan
249.3K km²
437% higher
Homicide Rate
AustraliaAustralia
0.90 per 100k
Japan
0.20 per 100k
350% higher
Teen Birth Rate
AustraliaAustralia
6.7 per 1k
Japan
1.7 per 1k
287% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
AustraliaAustralia
47.22%
Japan
12.64%
274% higher
Homicide Rate
AustraliaAustralia
0.85 per 100k
Japan
0.23 per 100k
273% higher
Beer Consumption
AustraliaAustralia
3.7 L/person/yr
Japan
1.1 L/person/yr
243% higher
Social Time
AustraliaAustralia
4.7 hrs/week
Japan
1.4 hrs/week
227% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
AustraliaAustralia
234.49 kg/person/yr
Japan
72.06 kg/person/yr
225% higher
Women in Senior Management
AustraliaAustralia
39.39% of managers
Japan
14.49% of managers
172% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
AustraliaAustralia
121.61 kg/person/yr
Japan
49.33 kg/person/yr
147% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
AustraliaAustralia
9.6% of youth labor force
Japan
3.9% of youth labor force
147% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
AustraliaAustralia
38%
Japan
15.7%
142% higher
Tourism Revenue
AustraliaAustralia
$26,234,000,000
Japan
$11,395,000,000
130% higher
Self-Rated Health
AustraliaAustralia
85% reporting good health
Japan
37.1% reporting good health
129% higher
Low Reading Skills
AustraliaAustralia
12.08% of students
Japan
5.3% of students
129% higher
Low Math Skills
AustraliaAustralia
12.08% of students
Japan
5.3% of students
129% higher
Low Science Skills
AustraliaAustralia
12.08% of students
Japan
5.3% of students
129% higher
Food Waste per Person
AustraliaAustralia
176.9 kg/person/yr
Japan
80.57 kg/person/yr
120% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
AustraliaAustralia
37.36 per 1M people
Japan
17.38 per 1M people
115% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
AustraliaAustralia
20 days/yr
Japan
10 days/yr
100% higher
Solar Electricity Share
AustraliaAustralia
19.59%
Japan
9.8%
100% higher
Official Languages Count
AustraliaAustralia
2.0
Japan
1.0
100% higher
Population Density
JapanAustralia
3.5 /km²
Japan
341.54 /km²
99% lower
Domestic Patents
JapanAustralia
3.0K
Japan
222.5K
99% lower
Big Mac Price
AustraliaAustralia
$5.69
Japan
$3.03
88% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
JapanAustralia
604
Japan
5.2K
88% lower
Water Stress (%)
JapanAustralia
2.4%
Japan
18.53%
87% lower
CO2 Per Capita
AustraliaAustralia
14.48 t/person/yr
Japan
7.8 t/person/yr
86% higher
Water Withdrawal
JapanAustralia
11.62 B m³
Japan
79.7 B m³
85% lower
Low Life Satisfaction
JapanAustralia
3.7% of adults 16+
Japan
23.3% of adults 16+
84% lower
Road Deaths
AustraliaAustralia
4.8 per 100k
Japan
2.6 per 100k
82% higher
Low-Wage Workers
AustraliaAustralia
19.03% of workers
Japan
10.47% of workers
82% higher
Population
JapanAustralia
27.49M
Japan
123.20M
78% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
JapanAustralia
60.0K
Japan
261.0K
77% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
JapanAustralia
17.42%
Japan
68.4%
75% lower
GNI Per Capita
AustraliaAustralia
$62,680
Japan
$36,000
74% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
JapanAustralia
58% of GDP
Japan
215.9% of GDP
73% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
AustraliaAustralia
$6,731
Japan
$3,889.36
73% higher
Electricity Generation
JapanAustralia
279.9 TWh
Japan
1.0K TWh
73% lower
Poor Health
JapanAustralia
3.8% reporting poor health
Japan
13.5% reporting poor health
72% lower
Infant Mortality
AustraliaAustralia
3.1 per 1k births
Japan
1.8 per 1k births
72% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
JapanAustralia
3.8 per 1k
Japan
12.7 per 1k
70% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
JapanAustralia
108.19M kW
Japan
361.62M kW
70% lower
Voter Turnout
AustraliaAustralia
90.67% of votes
Japan
53.84% of votes
68% higher
Time Zones Count
JapanAustralia
1.0 time zones
Japan
3.0 time zones
67% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
AustraliaAustralia
4.5 per 100k
Japan
2.7 per 100k
67% higher
Political Voice
AustraliaAustralia
46.46% who feel heard by government
Japan
28.56% who feel heard by government
63% higher
Chronic Pain
AustraliaAustralia
32.5% of adults 15+
Japan
20% of adults 15+
63% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
AustraliaAustralia
4.9K kg oil eq/person
Japan
3.0K kg oil eq/person
62% higher
University Enrollment Rate
AustraliaAustralia
104.65%
Japan
64.89%
61% higher
Alcohol Consumption
AustraliaAustralia
10.29 L/adult/yr
Japan
6.4 L/adult/yr
61% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
JapanAustralia
383.4 Mt CO2e
Japan
972.27 Mt CO2e
61% lower
Unemployment Rate
AustraliaAustralia
4.1%
Japan
2.6%
59% higher
Shipping Traffic
JapanAustralia
9.38M
Japan
22.52M
58% lower
Birth Rate
AustraliaAustralia
10.75 per 1k
Japan
6.8 per 1k
57% higher
Foreign Patents
JapanAustralia
29.4K
Japan
66.7K
56% lower
Tourist Arrivals
JapanAustralia
1.83M
Japan
4.12M
56% lower
GDP (Nominal)
JapanAustralia
$1,757,022,451,652.83
Japan
$4,027,597,523,550.58
56% lower
Youth Population (%)
AustraliaAustralia
17.84%
Japan
11.44%
56% higher
Low Adult Literacy
AustraliaAustralia
1.4% of adults
Japan
0.94% of adults
54% higher
Child Mortality
AustraliaAustralia
3.7 per 1k births
Japan
2.4 per 1k births
54% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
AustraliaAustralia
4.1 per 1k
Japan
2.6 per 1k
54% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
5.1% of GDP
Japan
3.3% of GDP
52% higher
Happiness Inequality
JapanAustralia
1.9 vs bottom 20%
Japan
3.9 vs bottom 20%
51% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
JapanAustralia
23.94 kg/person/yr
Japan
46.65 kg/person/yr
49% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
AustraliaAustralia
0.36 per 1M people
Japan
0.24 per 1M people
49% higher
Gender Pay Gap (%)
JapanAustralia
10.67% of male wages
Japan
20.65% of male wages
48% lower
R&D Spending (% GDP)
JapanAustralia
1.9% of GDP
Japan
3.4% of GDP
46% lower
Average Earnings
AustraliaAustralia
$70,736.19
Japan
$49,445.91
43% higher
Spirits Consumption
AustraliaAustralia
1.5 L/person/yr
Japan
1.1 L/person/yr
43% higher
Air Passengers
JapanAustralia
68.96M
Japan
120.31M
43% lower
Death Rate
JapanAustralia
6.8 per 1k
Japan
12.04 per 1k
43% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
AustraliaAustralia
25.16%
Japan
17.55%
43% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
JapanAustralia
25.55% of adults
Japan
44.75% of adults
43% lower
Youth NEET Rate
AustraliaAustralia
8.5% of youth 15-24
Japan
6.0% of youth 15-24
42% higher
Low Adult Numeracy
AustraliaAustralia
11.12% of adults
Japan
7.8% of adults
42% higher
Political Corruption Index
JapanAustralia
0.03
Japan
0.05
42% lower
Gender Gap in Work
JapanAustralia
6.4 min/day
Japan
11 min/day
41% lower
Highest Elevation
JapanAustralia
2.2K m
Japan
3.8K m
41% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
AustraliaAustralia
12.3%
Japan
8.8%
40% higher
Scientific Publications
JapanAustralia
62.3K
Japan
103.7K
40% lower
Elderly Population (%)
JapanAustralia
17.73%
Japan
29.78%
40% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
AustraliaAustralia
$71,410.42
Japan
$51,685.04
38% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
JapanAustralia
113 per 100 people
Japan
178.43 per 100 people
37% lower
Military Spending
AustraliaAustralia
1.9% of GDP
Japan
1.4% of GDP
37% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
JapanAustralia
8.3 µg/m³
Japan
12.84 µg/m³
36% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
JapanAustralia
11.2% of adults
Japan
17.1% of adults
35% lower
Disposable Income (Per Capita)
AustraliaAustralia
$45,485
Japan
$34,068
34% higher
Coal Electricity Share
AustraliaAustralia
42.73%
Japan
32.05%
33% higher
Smoking Rate
JapanAustralia
13.1%
Japan
19.2%
32% lower
Earnings Inequality
AustraliaAustralia
3.5 vs bottom 10%
Japan
2.7 vs bottom 10%
31% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
AustraliaAustralia
9.8K kWh/person
Japan
7.7K kWh/person
28% higher
Housing Cost Burden
JapanAustralia
13.83% of households
Japan
19.05% of households
27% lower
Credit Card Ownership
JapanAustralia
51.41% of adults
Japan
69.66% of adults
26% lower
Protected Land (%)
JapanAustralia
22%
Japan
29.5%
25% lower
Suicide Rate
JapanAustralia
13.08 per 100k
Japan
17.43 per 100k
25% lower
Lack of Support
JapanAustralia
10.34% of adults 15+
Japan
13.56% of adults 15+
24% lower
Irrigated Land
AustraliaAustralia
19.4K km²
Japan
15.7K km²
24% higher
Median Age
JapanAustralia
37.8 years
Japan
49.0 years
23% lower
Life Satisfaction
AustraliaAustralia
7.2 pts
Japan
5.9 pts
22% higher
Dependency Ratio
JapanAustralia
55.21% of working-age pop.
Japan
70.12% of working-age pop.
21% lower
Railway Length
AustraliaAustralia
32.6K km
Japan
27.3K km
19% higher
Inflation Rate
AustraliaAustralia
3.2%
Japan
2.7%
19% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
JapanAustralia
21 sites
Japan
26 sites
19% lower
Poverty Rate
JapanAustralia
12.6% of population
Japan
15.4% of population
18% lower
Job Strain
JapanAustralia
25.57% of employees
Japan
31.16% of employees
18% lower
Home Internet Access
AustraliaAustralia
77% of households
Japan
65.11% of households
18% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
AustraliaAustralia
757.57 per 1k people
Japan
642.15 per 1k people
18% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
AustraliaAustralia
14.73%
Japan
12.7%
16% higher
Job Insecurity
AustraliaAustralia
3.1% of earnings at risk
Japan
2.7% of earnings at risk
15% higher
Numeracy Gap
AustraliaAustralia
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Japan
1.5 vs bottom 10%
15% higher
Safety at Night
JapanAustralia
67% feeling safe at night
Japan
77.5% feeling safe at night
14% lower
Science Score Gap
AustraliaAustralia
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Japan
1.6 vs bottom 10%
13% higher
Coastline Length
JapanAustralia
25.8K km
Japan
29.8K km
13% lower
Life Evaluation Score
AustraliaAustralia
6.9 pts
Japan
6.1 pts
13% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
JapanAustralia
9.9% of GDP
Japan
11.42% of GDP
13% lower
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)
JapanAustralia
5.6 vs bottom 20%
Japan
6.4 vs bottom 20%
12% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
JapanAustralia
32.29 hrs/week
Japan
36.6 hrs/week
12% lower
Reading Score Gap
AustraliaAustralia
1.8 vs bottom 10%
Japan
1.6 vs bottom 10%
11% higher
Literacy Gap
AustraliaAustralia
1.6 vs bottom 10%
Japan
1.4 vs bottom 10%
11% higher
Internet Users (%)
AustraliaAustralia
97%
Japan
87%
11% higher
Extreme Temperature Exposure
JapanAustralia
5.1% of population
Japan
5.7% of population
10% lower
Nurses & Midwives
AustraliaAustralia
13.71 per 1k
Japan
12.45 per 1k
10% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
AustraliaAustralia
525.18 gCO2/kWh
Japan
477.26 gCO2/kWh
10% higher
Math Skills
JapanAustralia
487.08 pts
Japan
535.58 pts
9% lower
Math Score Gap
AustraliaAustralia
1.7 vs bottom 10%
Japan
1.6 vs bottom 10%
9% higher
Adult Numeracy
JapanAustralia
267.63 pts
Japan
292.28 pts
8% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.79
Japan
0.73
8% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
JapanAustralia
29.5% of adults
Japan
32% of adults
8% lower
Broadband Access (%)
JapanAustralia
36 per 100 people
Japan
39 per 100 people
8% lower
Exports (% GDP)
AustraliaAustralia
24.62% of GDP
Japan
22.77% of GDP
8% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.92
Japan
0.85
8% higher
Science Skills
JapanAustralia
507 pts
Japan
546.63 pts
7% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
AustraliaAustralia
76 pts
Japan
71 pts
7% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
AustraliaAustralia
0.91
Japan
0.84
7% higher
Employment Rate (%)
JapanAustralia
80.27% of adults 25-64
Japan
85.14% of adults 25-64
6% lower
Leisure Time
JapanAustralia
14.36 hrs/day
Japan
15.22 hrs/day
6% lower
Fertility Rate
AustraliaAustralia
1.5 children/woman
Japan
1.4 children/woman
6% higher
Long-Term Unemployment
AustraliaAustralia
0.84% of workforce
Japan
0.80% of workforce
5% higher
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)
AustraliaAustralia
20.96 per 100k
Japan
19.91 per 100k
5% higher
Inequality (Gini)
AustraliaAustralia
33.8
Japan
32.3
5% higher
Imports (% GDP)
JapanAustralia
22.52% of GDP
Japan
23.64% of GDP
5% lower
Urban Population (%)
JapanAustralia
87.6%
Japan
92.19%
5% lower
Adult Literacy
JapanAustralia
280.4 pts
Japan
290.72 pts
4% lower
Social Support
AustraliaAustralia
89.36% of adults 15+
Japan
85.9% of adults 15+
4% higher
Human Development Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.96
Japan
0.93
4% higher
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)
JapanAustralia
96%
Japan
99.8%
4% lower
Reading Skills
JapanAustralia
498.05 pts
Japan
515.85 pts
3% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
AustraliaAustralia
0.84
Japan
0.82
3% higher
Digital Payments Used
AustraliaAustralia
98.95% of adults
Japan
95.79% of adults
3% higher
Housing Affordability
AustraliaAustralia
80.47% of income
Japan
79.08% of income
2% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
AustraliaAustralia
111.43 per 100k
Japan
109.61 per 100k
2% higher
Life Expectancy
JapanAustralia
83.1 years
Japan
84.0 years
1% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
AustraliaAustralia
96.73% of adults
Japan
96.08% of adults
1% higher
Air Pollution Exposure
JapanAustralia
98.97% of population
Japan
99.34% of population
equal
Wealth Concentration
AustraliaAustralia
47.43% of wealth
Japan
47.3% of wealth
equal
Electricity Access (%)
AustraliaAustralia
100%
Japan
100%
equal
Sanitation Access (%)
AustraliaAustralia
100%
Japan
99.94%
equal
Lowest Elevation
JapanAustralia
-15 m
Japan
-4 m
ranked lower
Land Border Length
AustraliaAustralia
0 km
Japan
0 km
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
JapanAustralia
-2.6% of GDP
Japan
4.8% of GDP
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
AustraliaAustralia
0
Japan
0
ranked higher
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