Matchup file

Australia vs United Kingdom

165 shared metrics.

AustraliaLeads in 85

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United KingdomLeads in 80

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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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United Kingdom

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Identity

Formal name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales.

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Identity

Name origin: the name United Kingdom is self-descriptive.

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Analysis

Australia leads in 85 of 165 shared metrics, while United Kingdom leads in 80.

Australia's Coal Electricity Share is 387.4x that of United Kingdom (42.73% vs 0.11%).

Australia's Capital Elevation is 143.5x that of United Kingdom (578 m vs 4.0 m).

Australia's Forest Area is 40.7x that of United Kingdom (1.34M km² vs 32.2K km²).

Australia's Land Area is 30.8x that of United Kingdom (7.69M km² vs 241.9K km²).

Australia's Irrigated Land is 26.1x that of United Kingdom (19.4K km² vs 718 km²).

Key Comparisons

Coal Electricity ShareAustralia leads

Australia

42.73%

United Kingdom

0.11%

Capital ElevationAustralia leads

Australia

578 m

United Kingdom

4.0 m

Forest AreaAustralia leads

Australia

1.34M km²

United Kingdom

32.2K km²

Land AreaAustralia leads

Australia

7.69M km²

United Kingdom

241.9K km²

Irrigated LandAustralia leads

Australia

19.4K km²

United Kingdom

718 km²

Foreign PatentsAustralia leads

Australia

29.4K

United Kingdom

7.3K

All Metrics

Coal Electricity Share

Australia

42.73%

United Kingdom

0.11%

38745% higher

Capital Elevation

Australia

578 m

United Kingdom

4.0 m

14350% higher

Forest Area

Australia

1.34M km²

United Kingdom

32.2K km²

4068% higher

Land Area

Australia

7.69M km²

United Kingdom

241.9K km²

3079% higher

Irrigated Land

Australia

19.4K km²

United Kingdom

718 km²

2609% higher

Foreign Patents

Australia

29.4K

United Kingdom

7.3K

305% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Australia

14.48 t/person/yr

United Kingdom

4.5 t/person/yr

220% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Australia

19.59%

United Kingdom

6.6%

196% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Australia

525.18 gCO2/kWh

United Kingdom

217.41 gCO2/kWh

142% higher

Political Voice

Australia

46.46% who feel heard by government

United Kingdom

19.82% who feel heard by government

134% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Australia

9.8K kWh/person

United Kingdom

4.2K kWh/person

133% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Australia

4.9K kg oil eq/person

United Kingdom

2.1K kg oil eq/person

132% higher

Homicide Rate

Australia

0.90 per 100k

United Kingdom

0.40 per 100k

125% higher

Airports

Australia

2.3K

United Kingdom

1.1K

115% higher

Coastline Length

Australia

25.8K km

United Kingdom

12.4K km

107% higher

Official Languages Count

Australia

2.0

United Kingdom

1.0

100% higher

Railway Length

Australia

32.6K km

United Kingdom

16.4K km

99% higher

Population Density

United Kingdom

Australia

3.5 /km²

United Kingdom

283.11 /km²

99% lower

Road Deaths

Australia

4.8 per 100k

United Kingdom

2.5 per 100k

93% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Australia

4.5 per 100k

United Kingdom

2.4 per 100k

88% higher

Food Waste per Person

Australia

176.9 kg/person/yr

United Kingdom

95.2 kg/person/yr

86% higher

Tourist Arrivals

United Kingdom

Australia

1.83M

United Kingdom

11.10M

84% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Australia

37.36 per 1M people

United Kingdom

21.22 per 1M people

76% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

United Kingdom

Australia

0.36 per 1M people

United Kingdom

1.5 per 1M people

75% lower

Domestic Patents

United Kingdom

Australia

3.0K

United Kingdom

11.6K

74% lower

Gender Gap in Work

United Kingdom

Australia

6.4 min/day

United Kingdom

20.53 min/day

69% lower

Highest Elevation

Australia

2.2K m

United Kingdom

1.3K m

66% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

United Kingdom

Australia

60.0K

United Kingdom

153.0K

61% lower

Population

United Kingdom

Australia

27.49M

United Kingdom

68.75M

60% lower

Water Stress (%)

United Kingdom

Australia

2.4%

United Kingdom

5.8%

59% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Australia

3.8 per 1k

United Kingdom

2.4 per 1k

58% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Australia

58% of GDP

United Kingdom

131.07% of GDP

56% lower

Poor Health

United Kingdom

Australia

3.8% reporting poor health

United Kingdom

8.3% reporting poor health

54% lower

Wind Electricity Share

United Kingdom

Australia

13.7%

United Kingdom

29.37%

53% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

United Kingdom

Australia

5.4 per 100k people

United Kingdom

11.49 per 100k people

53% lower

Voter Turnout

Australia

90.67% of votes

United Kingdom

59.76% of votes

52% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

Australia

121.61 kg/person/yr

United Kingdom

79.9 kg/person/yr

52% higher

GDP (Nominal)

United Kingdom

Australia

$1,757,022,451,652.83

United Kingdom

$3,686,033,044,482.13

52% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Australia

13.71 per 1k

United Kingdom

9.2 per 1k

50% higher

Air Passengers

United Kingdom

Australia

68.96M

United Kingdom

118.95M

42% lower

Scientific Publications

United Kingdom

Australia

62.3K

United Kingdom

105.6K

41% lower

Spirits Consumption

United Kingdom

Australia

1.5 L/person/yr

United Kingdom

2.6 L/person/yr

40% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

United Kingdom

Australia

21 sites

United Kingdom

35 sites

40% lower

Youth NEET Rate

United Kingdom

Australia

8.5% of youth 15-24

United Kingdom

13.75% of youth 15-24

38% lower

Water Withdrawal

Australia

11.62 B m³

United Kingdom

8.4 B m³

38% higher

Suicide Rate

Australia

13.08 per 100k

United Kingdom

9.6 per 100k

37% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Australia

1.9% of GDP

United Kingdom

2.9% of GDP

36% lower

Low Life Satisfaction

United Kingdom

Australia

3.7% of adults 16+

United Kingdom

5.7% of adults 16+

35% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

United Kingdom

Australia

9.6% of youth labor force

United Kingdom

14.65% of youth labor force

34% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

United Kingdom

Australia

47.22%

United Kingdom

70.31%

33% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Australia

23.94 kg/person/yr

United Kingdom

18.13 kg/person/yr

32% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Australia

111.43 per 100k

United Kingdom

84.32 per 100k

32% higher

Political Corruption Index

United Kingdom

Australia

0.03

United Kingdom

0.04

31% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Australia

17.42%

United Kingdom

13.29%

31% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

United Kingdom

Australia

14.73%

United Kingdom

21.29%

31% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Australia

383.4 Mt CO2e

United Kingdom

292.42 Mt CO2e

31% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Australia

104.65%

United Kingdom

80.5%

30% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

United Kingdom

Australia

604

United Kingdom

868

30% lower

Imports (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Australia

22.52% of GDP

United Kingdom

31.86% of GDP

29% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Australia

757.57 per 1k people

United Kingdom

585.12 per 1k people

29% higher

GNI Per Capita

Australia

$62,680

United Kingdom

$49,470

27% higher

Death Rate

United Kingdom

Australia

6.8 per 1k

United Kingdom

9.3 per 1k

26% lower

Housing Cost Burden

United Kingdom

Australia

13.83% of households

United Kingdom

18.5% of households

25% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Australia

$6,731

United Kingdom

$5,366.78

25% higher

Job Strain

Australia

25.57% of employees

United Kingdom

20.7% of employees

24% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Australia

4.1 per 1k

United Kingdom

3.3 per 1k

24% higher

Homicide Rate

United Kingdom

Australia

0.85 per 100k

United Kingdom

1.1 per 100k

24% lower

Protected Land (%)

United Kingdom

Australia

22%

United Kingdom

28.4%

23% lower

Infant Mortality

United Kingdom

Australia

3.1 per 1k births

United Kingdom

4.0 per 1k births

22% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Australia

1.4%

United Kingdom

1.1%

22% higher

Exports (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Australia

24.62% of GDP

United Kingdom

30.98% of GDP

21% lower

Home Internet Access

United Kingdom

Australia

77% of households

United Kingdom

95.84% of households

20% lower

Chronic Pain

Australia

32.5% of adults 15+

United Kingdom

27% of adults 15+

20% higher

Teen Birth Rate

United Kingdom

Australia

6.7 per 1k

United Kingdom

8.4 per 1k

20% lower

Big Mac Price

United Kingdom

Australia

$5.69

United Kingdom

$7.08

20% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Australia

25.55% of adults

United Kingdom

21.22% of adults

20% higher

Gender Pay Gap (%)

United Kingdom

Australia

10.67% of male wages

United Kingdom

13.14% of male wages

19% lower

Low-Wage Workers

United Kingdom

Australia

19.03% of workers

United Kingdom

23.5% of workers

19% lower

Beer Consumption

Australia

3.7 L/person/yr

United Kingdom

3.1 L/person/yr

18% higher

Earnings Inequality

Australia

3.5 vs bottom 10%

United Kingdom

2.9 vs bottom 10%

18% higher

Child Mortality

United Kingdom

Australia

3.7 per 1k births

United Kingdom

4.5 per 1k births

18% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Australia

$71,410.42

United Kingdom

$60,620.38

18% higher

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

United Kingdom

Australia

5.6 vs bottom 20%

United Kingdom

6.7 vs bottom 20%

17% lower

Social Time

United Kingdom

Australia

4.7 hrs/week

United Kingdom

5.7 hrs/week

17% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

United Kingdom

Australia

8.3 µg/m³

United Kingdom

9.9 µg/m³

17% lower

Military Spending

United Kingdom

Australia

1.9% of GDP

United Kingdom

2.3% of GDP

17% lower

Credit Card Ownership

United Kingdom

Australia

51.41% of adults

United Kingdom

62.11% of adults

17% lower

Self-Rated Health

Australia

85% reporting good health

United Kingdom

73.4% reporting good health

16% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Australia

0.79

United Kingdom

0.69

15% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

United Kingdom

Australia

25.16%

United Kingdom

29.72%

15% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Australia

5.1% of GDP

United Kingdom

5.9% of GDP

14% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Australia

23.56% of GDP

United Kingdom

26.96% of GDP

13% lower

Safety at Night

United Kingdom

Australia

67% feeling safe at night

United Kingdom

76% feeling safe at night

12% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Australia

29.5% of adults

United Kingdom

26.4% of adults

12% higher

Broadband Access (%)

United Kingdom

Australia

36 per 100 people

United Kingdom

41 per 100 people

12% lower

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

Australia

$45,485

United Kingdom

$41,002

11% higher

Median Wealth

Australia

$337,095

United Kingdom

$303,162

11% higher

Average Earnings

Australia

$70,736.19

United Kingdom

$63,690.77

11% higher

Obesity Rate

Australia

31.82%

United Kingdom

28.71%

11% higher

Long Work Hours

Australia

10.17% of employees

United Kingdom

9.2% of employees

10% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Australia

0.92

United Kingdom

0.83

10% higher

Wealth Concentration

United Kingdom

Australia

47.43% of wealth

United Kingdom

51.96% of wealth

9% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Australia

76 pts

United Kingdom

70 pts

9% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

United Kingdom

Australia

11.2% of adults

United Kingdom

12.3% of adults

9% lower

Fertility Rate

United Kingdom

Australia

1.5 children/woman

United Kingdom

1.6 children/woman

9% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Australia

0.84

United Kingdom

0.77

9% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Australia

9.9% of GDP

United Kingdom

10.87% of GDP

9% lower

Elderly Population (%)

United Kingdom

Australia

17.73%

United Kingdom

19.5%

9% lower

Smoking Rate

United Kingdom

Australia

13.1%

United Kingdom

14.2%

8% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Australia

0.91

United Kingdom

0.84

8% higher

Average Weekly Work Hours

United Kingdom

Australia

32.29 hrs/week

United Kingdom

34.92 hrs/week

8% lower

Job Insecurity

United Kingdom

Australia

3.1% of earnings at risk

United Kingdom

3.3% of earnings at risk

7% lower

Lack of Support

United Kingdom

Australia

10.34% of adults 15+

United Kingdom

11.15% of adults 15+

7% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

United Kingdom

Australia

113 per 100 people

United Kingdom

122 per 100 people

7% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

United Kingdom

Australia

38%

United Kingdom

40.46%

6% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

United Kingdom

Australia

108.19M kW

United Kingdom

114.75M kW

6% lower

Housing Affordability

Australia

80.47% of income

United Kingdom

76.47% of income

5% higher

Dependency Ratio

United Kingdom

Australia

55.21% of working-age pop.

United Kingdom

57.94% of working-age pop.

5% lower

Median Age

United Kingdom

Australia

37.8 years

United Kingdom

39.8 years

5% lower

Urban Population (%)

Australia

87.6%

United Kingdom

83.24%

5% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

Australia

96.73% of adults

United Kingdom

92.2% of adults

5% higher

Leisure Time

United Kingdom

Australia

14.36 hrs/day

United Kingdom

14.94 hrs/day

4% lower

Reading Score Gap

Australia

1.8 vs bottom 10%

United Kingdom

1.8 vs bottom 10%

4% higher

Inequality (Gini)

Australia

33.8

United Kingdom

32.4

4% higher

Shipping Traffic

United Kingdom

Australia

9.38M

United Kingdom

9.74M

4% lower

Alcohol Consumption

United Kingdom

Australia

10.29 L/adult/yr

United Kingdom

10.73 L/adult/yr

4% lower

Youth Population (%)

Australia

17.84%

United Kingdom

17.18%

4% higher

Life Satisfaction

United Kingdom

Australia

7.2 pts

United Kingdom

7.5 pts

3% lower

Happiness Inequality

United Kingdom

Australia

1.9 vs bottom 20%

United Kingdom

2.0 vs bottom 20%

3% lower

Inflation Rate

United Kingdom

Australia

3.2%

United Kingdom

3.3%

3% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Australia

6.9 pts

United Kingdom

6.7 pts

3% higher

Women in Senior Management

United Kingdom

Australia

39.39% of managers

United Kingdom

40.52% of managers

3% lower

Long-Term Unemployment

United Kingdom

Australia

0.84% of workforce

United Kingdom

0.86% of workforce

2% lower

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

United Kingdom

Australia

20.96 per 100k

United Kingdom

21.36 per 100k

2% lower

Math Score Gap

Australia

1.7 vs bottom 10%

United Kingdom

1.7 vs bottom 10%

2% higher

Science Score Gap

Australia

1.8 vs bottom 10%

United Kingdom

1.7 vs bottom 10%

2% higher

Life Expectancy

Australia

83.1 years

United Kingdom

81.2 years

2% higher

Reading Skills

Australia

498.05 pts

United Kingdom

494.4 pts

1% higher

Science Skills

Australia

507 pts

United Kingdom

499.67 pts

1% higher

Social Support

Australia

89.36% of adults 15+

United Kingdom

88.76% of adults 15+

1% higher

Human Development Index

Australia

0.96

United Kingdom

0.95

1% higher

Low Reading Skills

Australia

12.08% of students

United Kingdom

12.02% of students

1% higher

Low Math Skills

Australia

12.08% of students

United Kingdom

12.02% of students

1% higher

Low Science Skills

Australia

12.08% of students

United Kingdom

12.02% of students

1% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Australia

234.49 kg/person/yr

United Kingdom

232.2 kg/person/yr

1% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Australia

12.3%

United Kingdom

12.2%

1% higher

Internet Users (%)

Australia

97%

United Kingdom

96%

1% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Australia

100%

United Kingdom

99.1%

1% higher

Unemployment Rate

United Kingdom

Australia

4.1%

United Kingdom

4.1%

1% lower

Electricity Generation

United Kingdom

Australia

279.9 TWh

United Kingdom

281.33 TWh

1% lower

Poverty Rate

Australia

12.6% of population

United Kingdom

12.57% of population

equal

Employment Rate (%)

Australia

80.27% of adults 25-64

United Kingdom

80.21% of adults 25-64

equal

Math Skills

United Kingdom

Australia

487.08 pts

United Kingdom

488.98 pts

equal

Air Pollution Exposure

United Kingdom

Australia

98.97% of population

United Kingdom

99.13% of population

equal

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Australia

5.1% of population

United Kingdom

0% of population

ranked higher

Time Zones Count

Australia

1.0 time zones

United Kingdom

1.0 time zones

equal

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Australia

20 days/yr

United Kingdom

20 days/yr

equal

Electricity Access (%)

Australia

100%

United Kingdom

100%

equal

Birth Rate

United Kingdom

Australia

10.75 per 1k

United Kingdom

10.76 per 1k

equal

Lowest Elevation

United Kingdom

Australia

-15 m

United Kingdom

-4 m

ranked lower

Land Border Length

United Kingdom

Australia

0 km

United Kingdom

499 km

ranked lower

Digital Payments Used

United Kingdom

Australia

98.95% of adults

United Kingdom

99.17% of adults

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Australia

-2.6% of GDP

United Kingdom

-3.1% of GDP

ranked higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Australia

3.1% of GDP

United Kingdom

-1.65% of GDP

ranked higher

Border Neighbors

United Kingdom

Australia

United Kingdom

1.0

ranked lower

Comparison of Australia and United Kingdom across 165 metrics
				Winner
Coal Electricity Share	42.73%	0.11%	38745% higher	Australia
Capital Elevation	578 m	4.0 m	14350% higher	Australia
Forest Area	1.34M km²	32.2K km²	4068% higher	Australia
Land Area	7.69M km²	241.9K km²	3079% higher	Australia
Irrigated Land	19.4K km²	718 km²	2609% higher	Australia
Foreign Patents	29.4K	7.3K	305% higher	Australia
CO2 Per Capita	14.48 t/person/yr	4.5 t/person/yr	220% higher	Australia
Solar Electricity Share	19.59%	6.6%	196% higher	Australia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	525.18 gCO2/kWh	217.41 gCO2/kWh	142% higher	Australia
Political Voice	46.46% who feel heard by government	19.82% who feel heard by government	134% higher	Australia
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	9.8K kWh/person	4.2K kWh/person	133% higher	Australia
Energy Use (Per Capita)	4.9K kg oil eq/person	2.1K kg oil eq/person	132% higher	Australia
Homicide Rate	0.90 per 100k	0.40 per 100k	125% higher	Australia
Airports	2.3K	1.1K	115% higher	Australia
Coastline Length	25.8K km	12.4K km	107% higher	Australia
Official Languages Count	2.0	1.0	100% higher	Australia
Railway Length	32.6K km	16.4K km	99% higher	Australia
Population Density	3.5 /km²	283.11 /km²	99% lower	United Kingdom
Road Deaths	4.8 per 100k	2.5 per 100k	93% higher	Australia
Road Traffic Death Rate	4.5 per 100k	2.4 per 100k	88% higher	Australia
Food Waste per Person	176.9 kg/person/yr	95.2 kg/person/yr	86% higher	Australia
Tourist Arrivals	1.83M	11.10M	84% lower	United Kingdom
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	37.36 per 1M people	21.22 per 1M people	76% higher	Australia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.36 per 1M people	1.5 per 1M people	75% lower	United Kingdom
Domestic Patents	3.0K	11.6K	74% lower	United Kingdom
Gender Gap in Work	6.4 min/day	20.53 min/day	69% lower	United Kingdom
Highest Elevation	2.2K m	1.3K m	66% higher	Australia
Armed Forces Personnel	60.0K	153.0K	61% lower	United Kingdom
Population	27.49M	68.75M	60% lower	United Kingdom
Water Stress (%)	2.4%	5.8%	59% lower	United Kingdom
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	3.8 per 1k	2.4 per 1k	58% higher	Australia
Government Debt (% GDP)	58% of GDP	131.07% of GDP	56% lower	United Kingdom
Poor Health	3.8% reporting poor health	8.3% reporting poor health	54% lower	United Kingdom
Wind Electricity Share	13.7%	29.37%	53% lower	United Kingdom
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	5.4 per 100k people	11.49 per 100k people	53% lower	United Kingdom
Voter Turnout	90.67% of votes	59.76% of votes	52% higher	Australia
Meat Consumption per Person	121.61 kg/person/yr	79.9 kg/person/yr	52% higher	Australia
GDP (Nominal)	$1,757,022,451,652.83	$3,686,033,044,482.13	52% lower	United Kingdom
Nurses & Midwives	13.71 per 1k	9.2 per 1k	50% higher	Australia
Air Passengers	68.96M	118.95M	42% lower	United Kingdom
Scientific Publications	62.3K	105.6K	41% lower	United Kingdom
Spirits Consumption	1.5 L/person/yr	2.6 L/person/yr	40% lower	United Kingdom
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	21 sites	35 sites	40% lower	United Kingdom
Youth NEET Rate	8.5% of youth 15-24	13.75% of youth 15-24	38% lower	United Kingdom
Water Withdrawal	11.62 B m³	8.4 B m³	38% higher	Australia
Suicide Rate	13.08 per 100k	9.6 per 100k	37% higher	Australia
R&D Spending (% GDP)	1.9% of GDP	2.9% of GDP	36% lower	United Kingdom
Low Life Satisfaction	3.7% of adults 16+	5.7% of adults 16+	35% lower	United Kingdom
Youth Unemployment Rate	9.6% of youth labor force	14.65% of youth labor force	34% lower	United Kingdom
Agricultural Land (%)	47.22%	70.31%	33% lower	United Kingdom
Seafood Consumption per Person	23.94 kg/person/yr	18.13 kg/person/yr	32% higher	Australia
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	111.43 per 100k	84.32 per 100k	32% higher	Australia
Political Corruption Index	0.03	0.04	31% lower	United Kingdom
Forest Coverage (%)	17.42%	13.29%	31% higher	Australia
Renewable Energy (%)	14.73%	21.29%	31% lower	United Kingdom
Total CO2 Emissions	383.4 Mt CO2e	292.42 Mt CO2e	31% higher	Australia
University Enrollment Rate	104.65%	80.5%	30% higher	Australia
Merchant Fleet Size	604	868	30% lower	United Kingdom
Imports (% GDP)	22.52% of GDP	31.86% of GDP	29% lower	United Kingdom
Vehicles per 1,000 People	757.57 per 1k people	585.12 per 1k people	29% higher	Australia
GNI Per Capita	$62,680	$49,470	27% higher	Australia
Death Rate	6.8 per 1k	9.3 per 1k	26% lower	United Kingdom
Housing Cost Burden	13.83% of households	18.5% of households	25% lower	United Kingdom
Health Spending Per Capita	$6,731	$5,366.78	25% higher	Australia
Job Strain	25.57% of employees	20.7% of employees	24% higher	Australia
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.1 per 1k	3.3 per 1k	24% higher	Australia
Homicide Rate	0.85 per 100k	1.1 per 100k	24% lower	United Kingdom
Protected Land (%)	22%	28.4%	23% lower	United Kingdom
Infant Mortality	3.1 per 1k births	4.0 per 1k births	22% lower	United Kingdom
GDP Growth Rate	1.4%	1.1%	22% higher	Australia
Exports (% GDP)	24.62% of GDP	30.98% of GDP	21% lower	United Kingdom
Home Internet Access	77% of households	95.84% of households	20% lower	United Kingdom
Chronic Pain	32.5% of adults 15+	27% of adults 15+	20% higher	Australia
Teen Birth Rate	6.7 per 1k	8.4 per 1k	20% lower	United Kingdom
Big Mac Price	$5.69	$7.08	20% lower	United Kingdom
Insufficient Physical Activity	25.55% of adults	21.22% of adults	20% higher	Australia
Gender Pay Gap (%)	10.67% of male wages	13.14% of male wages	19% lower	United Kingdom
Low-Wage Workers	19.03% of workers	23.5% of workers	19% lower	United Kingdom
Beer Consumption	3.7 L/person/yr	3.1 L/person/yr	18% higher	Australia
Earnings Inequality	3.5 vs bottom 10%	2.9 vs bottom 10%	18% higher	Australia
Child Mortality	3.7 per 1k births	4.5 per 1k births	18% lower	United Kingdom
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$71,410.42	$60,620.38	18% higher	Australia
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	5.6 vs bottom 20%	6.7 vs bottom 20%	17% lower	United Kingdom
Social Time	4.7 hrs/week	5.7 hrs/week	17% lower	United Kingdom
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	8.3 µg/m³	9.9 µg/m³	17% lower	United Kingdom
Military Spending	1.9% of GDP	2.3% of GDP	17% lower	United Kingdom
Credit Card Ownership	51.41% of adults	62.11% of adults	17% lower	United Kingdom
Self-Rated Health	85% reporting good health	73.4% reporting good health	16% higher	Australia
Liberal Democracy Index	0.79	0.69	15% higher	Australia
High-Tech Exports (%)	25.16%	29.72%	15% lower	United Kingdom
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.1% of GDP	5.9% of GDP	14% lower	United Kingdom
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	23.56% of GDP	26.96% of GDP	13% lower	United Kingdom
Safety at Night	67% feeling safe at night	76% feeling safe at night	12% lower	United Kingdom
Hypertension Prevalence	29.5% of adults	26.4% of adults	12% higher	Australia
Broadband Access (%)	36 per 100 people	41 per 100 people	12% lower	United Kingdom
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$45,485	$41,002	11% higher	Australia
Median Wealth	$337,095	$303,162	11% higher	Australia
Average Earnings	$70,736.19	$63,690.77	11% higher	Australia
Obesity Rate	31.82%	28.71%	11% higher	Australia
Long Work Hours	10.17% of employees	9.2% of employees	10% higher	Australia
Freedom of Expression Index	0.92	0.83	10% higher	Australia
Wealth Concentration	47.43% of wealth	51.96% of wealth	9% lower	United Kingdom
Corruption Perceptions Index	76 pts	70 pts	9% higher	Australia
Tobacco Use Prevalence	11.2% of adults	12.3% of adults	9% lower	United Kingdom
Fertility Rate	1.5 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	9% lower	United Kingdom
Electoral Democracy Index	0.84	0.77	9% higher	Australia
Health Spending (% GDP)	9.9% of GDP	10.87% of GDP	9% lower	United Kingdom
Elderly Population (%)	17.73%	19.5%	9% lower	United Kingdom
Smoking Rate	13.1%	14.2%	8% lower	United Kingdom
Women's Political Empowerment	0.91	0.84	8% higher	Australia
Average Weekly Work Hours	32.29 hrs/week	34.92 hrs/week	8% lower	United Kingdom
Job Insecurity	3.1% of earnings at risk	3.3% of earnings at risk	7% lower	United Kingdom
Lack of Support	10.34% of adults 15+	11.15% of adults 15+	7% lower	United Kingdom
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	113 per 100 people	122 per 100 people	7% lower	United Kingdom
Women in Parliament (%)	38%	40.46%	6% lower	United Kingdom
Electric Generating Capacity	108.19M kW	114.75M kW	6% lower	United Kingdom
Housing Affordability	80.47% of income	76.47% of income	5% higher	Australia
Dependency Ratio	55.21% of working-age pop.	57.94% of working-age pop.	5% lower	United Kingdom
Median Age	37.8 years	39.8 years	5% lower	United Kingdom
Urban Population (%)	87.6%	83.24%	5% higher	Australia
Can Raise Emergency Money	96.73% of adults	92.2% of adults	5% higher	Australia
Leisure Time	14.36 hrs/day	14.94 hrs/day	4% lower	United Kingdom
Reading Score Gap	1.8 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	4% higher	Australia
Inequality (Gini)	33.8	32.4	4% higher	Australia
Shipping Traffic	9.38M	9.74M	4% lower	United Kingdom
Alcohol Consumption	10.29 L/adult/yr	10.73 L/adult/yr	4% lower	United Kingdom
Youth Population (%)	17.84%	17.18%	4% higher	Australia
Life Satisfaction	7.2 pts	7.5 pts	3% lower	United Kingdom
Happiness Inequality	1.9 vs bottom 20%	2.0 vs bottom 20%	3% lower	United Kingdom
Inflation Rate	3.2%	3.3%	3% lower	United Kingdom
Life Evaluation Score	6.9 pts	6.7 pts	3% higher	Australia
Women in Senior Management	39.39% of managers	40.52% of managers	3% lower	United Kingdom
Long-Term Unemployment	0.84% of workforce	0.86% of workforce	2% lower	United Kingdom
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	20.96 per 100k	21.36 per 100k	2% lower	United Kingdom
Math Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	2% higher	Australia
Science Score Gap	1.8 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	2% higher	Australia
Life Expectancy	83.1 years	81.2 years	2% higher	Australia
Reading Skills	498.05 pts	494.4 pts	1% higher	Australia
Science Skills	507 pts	499.67 pts	1% higher	Australia
Social Support	89.36% of adults 15+	88.76% of adults 15+	1% higher	Australia
Human Development Index	0.96	0.95	1% higher	Australia
Low Reading Skills	12.08% of students	12.02% of students	1% higher	Australia
Low Math Skills	12.08% of students	12.02% of students	1% higher	Australia
Low Science Skills	12.08% of students	12.02% of students	1% higher	Australia
Milk Consumption per Person	234.49 kg/person/yr	232.2 kg/person/yr	1% higher	Australia
Renewable Energy (%)	12.3%	12.2%	1% higher	Australia
Internet Users (%)	97%	96%	1% higher	Australia
Sanitation Access (%)	100%	99.1%	1% higher	Australia
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	4.1%	1% lower	United Kingdom
Electricity Generation	279.9 TWh	281.33 TWh	1% lower	United Kingdom
Poverty Rate	12.6% of population	12.57% of population	equal	Australia
Employment Rate (%)	80.27% of adults 25-64	80.21% of adults 25-64	equal	Australia
Math Skills	487.08 pts	488.98 pts	equal	United Kingdom
Air Pollution Exposure	98.97% of population	99.13% of population	equal	United Kingdom
Extreme Temperature Exposure	5.1% of population	0% of population	ranked higher	Australia
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	equal	Australia
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	20 days/yr	equal	Australia
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Australia
Birth Rate	10.75 per 1k	10.76 per 1k	equal	United Kingdom
Lowest Elevation	-15 m	-4 m	ranked lower	United Kingdom
Land Border Length	0 km	499 km	ranked lower	United Kingdom
Digital Payments Used	98.95% of adults	99.17% of adults	equal	United Kingdom
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-2.6% of GDP	-3.1% of GDP	ranked higher	Australia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.1% of GDP	-1.65% of GDP	ranked higher	Australia
Border Neighbors	0	1.0	ranked lower	United Kingdom

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Analysis

Australia leads in 85 of 165 shared metrics, while United Kingdom leads in 80.

Australia's Coal Electricity Share is 387.4x that of United Kingdom (42.73% vs 0.11%).

Australia's Capital Elevation is 143.5x that of United Kingdom (578 m vs 4.0 m).

Australia's Forest Area is 40.7x that of United Kingdom (1.34M km² vs 32.2K km²).

Australia's Land Area is 30.8x that of United Kingdom (7.69M km² vs 241.9K km²).

Australia's Irrigated Land is 26.1x that of United Kingdom (19.4K km² vs 718 km²).

Key Comparisons

Coal Electricity ShareAustralia leads

Australia

42.73%

United Kingdom

0.11%

Capital ElevationAustralia leads

Australia

578 m

United Kingdom

4.0 m

Forest AreaAustralia leads

Australia

1.34M km²

United Kingdom

32.2K km²

Land AreaAustralia leads

Australia

7.69M km²

United Kingdom

241.9K km²

Irrigated LandAustralia leads

Australia

19.4K km²

United Kingdom

718 km²

Foreign PatentsAustralia leads

Australia

29.4K

United Kingdom

7.3K

Coal Electricity Share

42.73%

0.11%

Capital Elevation

578 m

4.0 m

Forest Area

1.34M km²

32.2K km²

Land Area

7.69M km²

241.9K km²

Irrigated Land

19.4K km²

718 km²

Foreign Patents

29.4K

7.3K

CO2 Per Capita

14.48 t/person/yr

4.5 t/person/yr

Solar Electricity Share

19.59%

6.6%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

525.18 gCO2/kWh

217.41 gCO2/kWh

Political Voice

46.46% who feel heard by government

19.82% who feel heard by government

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

9.8K kWh/person

4.2K kWh/person

Energy Use (Per Capita)

4.9K kg oil eq/person

2.1K kg oil eq/person

Homicide Rate

0.90 per 100k

0.40 per 100k

Airports

2.3K

1.1K

Coastline Length

25.8K km

12.4K km

Official Languages Count

2.0

1.0

Railway Length

32.6K km

16.4K km

Population Density

3.5 /km²

283.11 /km²

Road Deaths

4.8 per 100k

2.5 per 100k

Road Traffic Death Rate

4.5 per 100k

2.4 per 100k

Food Waste per Person

176.9 kg/person/yr

95.2 kg/person/yr

Tourist Arrivals

1.83M

11.10M

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

37.36 per 1M people

21.22 per 1M people

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.36 per 1M people

1.5 per 1M people

Domestic Patents

3.0K

11.6K

Gender Gap in Work

6.4 min/day

20.53 min/day

Highest Elevation

2.2K m

1.3K m

Armed Forces Personnel

60.0K

153.0K

Population

27.49M

68.75M

Water Stress (%)

2.4%

5.8%

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

3.8 per 1k

2.4 per 1k

Government Debt (% GDP)

58% of GDP

131.07% of GDP

Poor Health

3.8% reporting poor health

8.3% reporting poor health

Wind Electricity Share

13.7%

29.37%

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

5.4 per 100k people

11.49 per 100k people

Voter Turnout

90.67% of votes

59.76% of votes

Meat Consumption per Person

121.61 kg/person/yr

79.9 kg/person/yr

GDP (Nominal)

$1,757,022,451,652.83

$3,686,033,044,482.13

Nurses & Midwives

13.71 per 1k

9.2 per 1k

Air Passengers

68.96M

118.95M

Scientific Publications

62.3K

105.6K

Spirits Consumption

1.5 L/person/yr

2.6 L/person/yr

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

21 sites

35 sites

Youth NEET Rate

8.5% of youth 15-24

13.75% of youth 15-24

Water Withdrawal

11.62 B m³

8.4 B m³

Suicide Rate

13.08 per 100k

9.6 per 100k

R&D Spending (% GDP)

1.9% of GDP

2.9% of GDP

Low Life Satisfaction

3.7% of adults 16+

5.7% of adults 16+

Youth Unemployment Rate

9.6% of youth labor force

14.65% of youth labor force

Agricultural Land (%)

47.22%

70.31%

Seafood Consumption per Person

23.94 kg/person/yr

18.13 kg/person/yr

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

111.43 per 100k

84.32 per 100k

Political Corruption Index

0.03

0.04

Forest Coverage (%)

17.42%

13.29%

Renewable Energy (%)

14.73%

21.29%

Total CO2 Emissions

383.4 Mt CO2e

292.42 Mt CO2e

University Enrollment Rate

104.65%

80.5%

Merchant Fleet Size

604

868

Imports (% GDP)

22.52% of GDP

31.86% of GDP

Vehicles per 1,000 People

757.57 per 1k people

585.12 per 1k people

GNI Per Capita

$62,680

$49,470

Death Rate

6.8 per 1k

9.3 per 1k

Housing Cost Burden

13.83% of households

18.5% of households

Health Spending Per Capita

$6,731

$5,366.78

Job Strain

25.57% of employees

20.7% of employees

Doctors (per 1,000)

4.1 per 1k

3.3 per 1k

Homicide Rate

0.85 per 100k

1.1 per 100k

Protected Land (%)

22%

28.4%

Infant Mortality

3.1 per 1k births

4.0 per 1k births

GDP Growth Rate

1.4%

1.1%

Exports (% GDP)

24.62% of GDP

30.98% of GDP

Home Internet Access

77% of households

95.84% of households

Chronic Pain

32.5% of adults 15+

27% of adults 15+

Teen Birth Rate

6.7 per 1k

8.4 per 1k

Big Mac Price

$5.69

$7.08

Insufficient Physical Activity

25.55% of adults

21.22% of adults

Gender Pay Gap (%)

10.67% of male wages

13.14% of male wages

Low-Wage Workers

19.03% of workers

23.5% of workers

Beer Consumption

3.7 L/person/yr

3.1 L/person/yr

Earnings Inequality

3.5 vs bottom 10%

2.9 vs bottom 10%

Child Mortality

3.7 per 1k births

4.5 per 1k births

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$71,410.42

$60,620.38

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

5.6 vs bottom 20%

6.7 vs bottom 20%

Social Time

4.7 hrs/week

5.7 hrs/week

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

8.3 µg/m³

9.9 µg/m³

Military Spending

1.9% of GDP

2.3% of GDP

Credit Card Ownership

51.41% of adults

62.11% of adults

Self-Rated Health

85% reporting good health

73.4% reporting good health

Liberal Democracy Index

0.79

0.69

High-Tech Exports (%)

25.16%

29.72%

Education Spending (% GDP)

5.1% of GDP

5.9% of GDP

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

23.56% of GDP

26.96% of GDP

Safety at Night

67% feeling safe at night

76% feeling safe at night

Hypertension Prevalence

29.5% of adults

26.4% of adults

Broadband Access (%)

36 per 100 people

41 per 100 people

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$45,485

$41,002

Median Wealth

$337,095

$303,162

Average Earnings

$70,736.19

$63,690.77

Obesity Rate

31.82%

28.71%

Long Work Hours

10.17% of employees

9.2% of employees

Freedom of Expression Index

0.92

0.83

Wealth Concentration

47.43% of wealth

51.96% of wealth

Corruption Perceptions Index

76 pts

70 pts

Tobacco Use Prevalence

11.2% of adults

12.3% of adults

Fertility Rate

1.5 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

Electoral Democracy Index

0.84

0.77

Health Spending (% GDP)

9.9% of GDP

10.87% of GDP

Elderly Population (%)

17.73%

19.5%

Smoking Rate

13.1%

14.2%

Women's Political Empowerment

0.91

0.84

Average Weekly Work Hours

32.29 hrs/week

34.92 hrs/week

Job Insecurity

3.1% of earnings at risk

3.3% of earnings at risk

Lack of Support

10.34% of adults 15+

11.15% of adults 15+

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

113 per 100 people

122 per 100 people

Women in Parliament (%)

38%

40.46%

Electric Generating Capacity

108.19M kW

114.75M kW

Housing Affordability

80.47% of income

76.47% of income

Dependency Ratio

55.21% of working-age pop.

57.94% of working-age pop.

Median Age

37.8 years

39.8 years

Urban Population (%)

87.6%

83.24%

Can Raise Emergency Money

96.73% of adults

92.2% of adults

Leisure Time

14.36 hrs/day

14.94 hrs/day

Reading Score Gap

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Inequality (Gini)

33.8

32.4

Shipping Traffic

9.38M

9.74M

Alcohol Consumption

10.29 L/adult/yr

10.73 L/adult/yr

Youth Population (%)

17.84%

17.18%

Life Satisfaction

7.2 pts

7.5 pts

Happiness Inequality

1.9 vs bottom 20%

2.0 vs bottom 20%

Inflation Rate

3.2%

3.3%

Life Evaluation Score

6.9 pts

6.7 pts

Women in Senior Management

39.39% of managers

40.52% of managers

Long-Term Unemployment

0.84% of workforce

0.86% of workforce

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

20.96 per 100k

21.36 per 100k

Math Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Science Score Gap

1.8 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Life Expectancy

83.1 years

81.2 years

Reading Skills

498.05 pts

494.4 pts

Science Skills

507 pts

499.67 pts

Social Support

89.36% of adults 15+

88.76% of adults 15+

Human Development Index

0.96

0.95

Low Reading Skills

12.08% of students

12.02% of students

Low Math Skills

12.08% of students

12.02% of students

Low Science Skills

12.08% of students

12.02% of students

Milk Consumption per Person

234.49 kg/person/yr

232.2 kg/person/yr

Renewable Energy (%)

12.3%

12.2%

Internet Users (%)

97%

96%

Sanitation Access (%)

100%

99.1%

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Electricity Generation

279.9 TWh

281.33 TWh

Poverty Rate

12.6% of population

12.57% of population

Employment Rate (%)

80.27% of adults 25-64

80.21% of adults 25-64

Math Skills

487.08 pts

488.98 pts

Air Pollution Exposure

98.97% of population

99.13% of population

Extreme Temperature Exposure

5.1% of population

0% of population

Time Zones Count

1.0 time zones

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

20 days/yr

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Birth Rate

10.75 per 1k

10.76 per 1k

Lowest Elevation

-15 m

-4 m

Land Border Length

0 km

499 km

Digital Payments Used

98.95% of adults

99.17% of adults

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-2.6% of GDP

-3.1% of GDP

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

3.1% of GDP

-1.65% of GDP

Border Neighbors

1.0