Australia: 47 winsUnited States: 88 wins

Across 135 shared metrics

Analysis

United States leads in 88 of 135 shared metrics, while Australia leads in 47.

Australia's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 2.0x that of United States (3.1% vs 1.0%).

Australia's Exports (% GDP) is 1.2x that of United States (24.6% vs 11.1%).

Australia's Tax Revenue (% GDP) is 1.2x that of United States (23.6% vs 10.9%).

Australia's Median Wealth is 1.0x that of United States ($337.1K vs $165.7K).

United States has 99% higher Domestic Patents than Australia.

Key Comparisons

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Australia leads
3.1%
1.0%
Exports (% GDP)Australia leads
24.6%
11.1%
Tax Revenue (% GDP)Australia leads
23.6%
10.9%
Median WealthAustralia leads
$337.1K
$165.7K
Domestic PatentsUnited States leads
3.0K
262.2K
Water WithdrawalUnited States leads
11.62
444.29

All Metrics

Comparison of Australia and United States across 135 metrics
FDI Inflows (% GDP)3.1%1.0%
Exports (% GDP)24.6%11.1%
Tax Revenue (% GDP)23.6%10.9%
Median Wealth$337.1K$165.7K
Domestic Patents3.0K262.2K
Water Withdrawal11.62444.29
Tourist Arrivals1.83M45.04M
Active Military Personnel60.0K1.28M
GDP (Nominal)1757.02B28750.96B
Electricity Generation279.94.4K
Air Passengers68.96M941.56M
Population27.49M338.02M
Irrigated Land19.4K234.8K
Carbon Emissions (Total)394.65M4.79B
Population Density3.4736.82
Foreign Patents29.4K329.2K
Electricity Capacity108.19M1.24B
Railway Length32.6K293.6K
Homicide Rate0.907.20
Airports2.3K16.1K
Scientific Publications62.3K457.3K
Water Stress (%)2.4%15.8%
Shipping Traffic9.38M62.21M
Homicide Rate0.855.76
Merchant Ships6043.5K
Extreme Temperature Exposure5.1%25.0%
Protected Land (%)22.0%12.9%
Tourism Revenue26.23B84.20B
Long-Term Unemployment0.8%0.5%
Highest Elevation2.2K6.2K
Road Deaths4.7812.239
Spirits Consumption1.543.63
Imports (% GDP)22.5%14.3%
Forest Area1.34M3.10M
Low Adult Numeracy11.1%25.0%
Housing Cost Burden13.8%29.0%
Government Debt (% GDP)58.0%118.1%
GDP Growth Rate1.4%2.8%
Teen Birth Rate6.7113.145
Forest Coverage (%)17.4%33.9%
R&D Spending (% GDP)1.9%3.6%
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)20.95539.454
Smoking Rate13.1%24.3%
Health Spending Per Capita6.7K12.4K
Infant Mortality3.105.50
Child Mortality3.706.50
Voter Turnout90.7%64.1%
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)3.802.70
Health Spending (% GDP)9.9%16.5%
Gender Pay Gap (%)10.7%17.3%
Military Spend (% GDP)2.0%3.2%
Wealth Concentration47.4%75.1%
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)5.568.49
University Enrollment Rate104.6%79.4%
Women in Parliament (%)38.0%28.7%
Poverty Rate12.6%18.1%
Coastline Length25.8K19.9K
Youth Unemployment (%)8.5%11.8%
Job Insecurity3.1%4.2%
Earnings Inequality3.494.79
Disposable Income (Per Capita)$45.5K$61.4K
Obesity Rate31.8%42.9%
GNI Per Capita62.7K83.5K
Energy Use (Per Capita)4.9K6.4K
Death Rate6.818.76
Electricity Use (Per Capita)9.8K12.6K
Renewable Energy (%)14.7%12.1%
GDP Per Capita$60.1K$75.5K
Inequality (Gini)33.841.8
Low Reading Skills12.1%14.8%
Low Math Skills12.1%14.8%
Low Science Skills12.1%14.8%
GDP Per Capita (PPP)71.4K85.8K
Low-Wage Workers19.0%22.7%
Land Area7.69M9.15M
Suicide Rate13.0815.63
Average Earnings$70.7K$82.9K
Nurses & Midwives13.7111.88
Renewable Energy (%)12.3%10.9%
Poor Health3.8%3.4%
Long Work Hours10.2%9.2%
Doctors (per 1,000)4.093.68
Inflation Rate3.2%2.9%
Home Internet Access77.0%84.4%
Urban Population (%)87.6%80.1%
Adult Literacy280.401259.295
Social Time4.675.06
Fertility Rate1.501.63
Adult Numeracy267.633249.944
Beer Consumption3.683.97
Numeracy Gap1.691.82
Education Spending (% GDP)5.1%5.4%
Life Expectancy83.0 years78.4 years
Safety at Night67.0%71.5%
Life Expectancy83.1 years78.4 years
Life Expectancy83.9 years79.3 years
Air Pollution (PM2.5)8.257.81
Employment Rate (%)80.3%76.7%
Math Skills487.08464.89
Literacy Gap1.561.64
Broadband Access (%)3638
Low Adult Literacy1.4%1.5%
Internet Users (%)97.0%93.0%
Alcohol Consumption10.299.90
Leisure Time14.35614.745
Air Pollution Exposure99.0%95.8%
Chronic Pain32.5%33.5%
Lack of Support10.3%10.0%
Median Age38.5 years39.5 years
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)96.0%99.1%
Youth Population (%)17.8%17.3%
High-Tech Exports (%)25.2%24.3%
Housing Affordability80.5%81.8%
Science Skills507499.41
Human Development Index0.960.94
Agricultural Land (%)47.2%46.1%
CO2 Per Capita14.47714.197
Job Strain25.6%25.8%
Gender Gap in Work6.446.48
Reading Skills498.05503.94
Social Support89.4%89.9%
Math Score Gap1.731.71
Science Score Gap1.781.79
Dependency Ratio55.21254.448
Unemployment Rate4.1%4.1%
Elderly Population (%)17.7%17.9%
Youth Unemployment Rate9.5%9.4%
Self-Rated Health85.0%84.9%
Reading Score Gap1.821.82
Electricity Access (%)100.0%100.0%
Mobile Subscriptions (%)113113
Sanitation Access (%)100.0%99.6%
Birth Rate10.7510.75
Lowest Elevation-15-86
Land Boundaries Length012.0K

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