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Australia vs New Zealand

This page compares Australia and New Zealand 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 New Zealand Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.88 7.13 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 10.70 11.03 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 2.36M 466,394.00 Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.62 49.69 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 12.40 16.06 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 72.64 77.69 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 81.10 80.40 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 2.13 1.72 Compare →
Population, male 13.49M 2.63M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 17.52M 3.42M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 27.52 26.58 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 16.67 16.23 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 64.43 64.69 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 2.25M 426,254.00 Compare →
Urban population 23.82M 4.44M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 41.65 49.19 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.38 50.31 Compare →
Rural population 3.37M 849,328.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 4.82M 909,226.00 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 27.69 28.01 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 64.86 65.06 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 17.22 17.53 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.05 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 90.00 88.52 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 85.10 83.70 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.48 1.57 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 87.60 83.94 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 4.85M 958,025.00 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 18.78 18.15 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 93.86 92.24 Compare →
Population, total 27.20M 5.29M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 55.21 54.59 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 1.99 1.67 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 64.01 64.31 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 18.48 18.71 Compare →
Population, female 13.70M 2.66M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 2.57M 482,971.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 8.77M 1.71M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 83.05 82.01 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 2.49M 491,631.00 Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 6.42 10.25 Compare →
Net migration 137,109.00 17,403.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 8.75M 1.71M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 17.73 17.20 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 17.84 18.12 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 30.40 28.20 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Australia New Zealand Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 3.47 19.75 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Australia New Zealand Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 7.74M 267,710.00 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 55,230.12 12,489.11 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.72 4.58 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.