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Australia vs United Kingdom

This page compares Australia and United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.88 9.70 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 10.70 9.89 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 2.36M 5.80M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.62 49.24 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 12.40 16.76 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 72.64 90.74 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 81.10 79.54 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 2.13 1.17 Compare →
Population, male 13.49M 34.09M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 17.52M 43.83M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 27.52 30.80 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 16.67 18.06 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 64.43 63.32 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 2.25M 6.16M Compare →
Urban population 23.82M 57.63M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 41.65 56.40 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.38 50.76 Compare →
Rural population 3.37M 11.60M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 4.82M 13.50M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 27.69 27.14 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 64.86 64.05 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 17.22 16.50 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.06 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 90.00 87.07 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 85.10 83.33 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.48 1.55 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 87.60 83.24 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 4.85M 11.90M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 18.78 20.90 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 93.86 91.60 Compare →
Population, total 27.20M 69.23M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 55.21 57.94 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 1.99 1.07 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 64.01 62.61 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 18.48 17.90 Compare →
Population, female 13.70M 35.14M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 2.57M 7.34M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 8.77M 22.00M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 83.05 81.39 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 2.49M 6.10M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 6.42 7.82 Compare →
Net migration 137,109.00 389,911.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 8.75M 21.83M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 17.73 19.50 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 17.84 17.19 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 30.40 17.10 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Australia United Kingdom Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 3.47 283.11 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Australia United Kingdom Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 7.74M 243,610.00 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 55,230.12 8,983.56 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.72 3.72 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.