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Australia vs China

This page compares Australia and China across 50 key World Bank indicators, grouped by category. Pick any indicator below to see the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Health & Population

Indicator Australia China Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.88 7.76 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 10.70 6.77 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 2.36M 105.24M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.62 50.94 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 12.40 34.11 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 72.64 111.02 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 81.10 75.25 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 2.13 0.43 Compare →
Population, male 13.49M 717.75M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 17.52M 976.80M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 27.52 21.15 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 16.67 12.96 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 64.43 69.33 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 2.25M 93.04M Compare →
Urban population 23.82M 928.44M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 41.65 55.97 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.38 49.06 Compare →
Rural population 3.37M 480.54M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 4.82M 206.63M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 27.69 23.09 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 64.86 70.28 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 17.22 15.23 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.10 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 90.00 81.66 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 85.10 80.97 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.48 1.01 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 87.60 65.89 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 4.85M 225.55M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 18.78 16.43 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 93.86 90.38 Compare →
Population, total 27.20M $1.41B Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 55.21 44.24 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 1.99 -0.12 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 64.01 68.34 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 18.48 16.76 Compare →
Population, female 13.70M 691.22M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 2.57M 113.59M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 8.77M 472.39M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 83.05 78.02 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 2.49M 120.30M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 6.42 5.20 Compare →
Net migration 137,109.00 -268,126.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 8.75M 504.40M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 17.73 14.67 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 17.84 16.01 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 30.40 0.10 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Australia China Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 3.47 150.26 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Australia China Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 7.74M 9.56M Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 55,230.12 42,639.94 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.72 0.46 Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.