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Australia vs United States

This page compares Australia and United States 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 States Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.88 9.00 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 10.70 10.60 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 2.36M 28.70M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 49.62 50.24 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 12.40 19.88 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 72.64 146.89 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 81.10 76.50 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 2.13 1.04 Compare →
Population, male 13.49M 170.88M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 17.52M 220.21M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 27.52 27.69 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 16.67 16.36 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 64.43 64.75 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 2.25M 27.95M Compare →
Urban population 23.82M 272.51M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 41.65 82.42 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 50.38 49.76 Compare →
Rural population 3.37M 67.60M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 4.82M 60.98M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 27.69 26.76 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 64.86 65.96 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 17.22 16.96 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.06 1.05 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 90.00 80.99 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 85.10 81.40 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.48 1.63 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 87.60 80.12 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 4.85M 58.92M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 18.78 19.51 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 93.86 88.44 Compare →
Population, total 27.20M 340.11M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 55.21 54.45 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 1.99 0.98 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 64.01 63.52 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 18.48 17.69 Compare →
Population, female 13.70M 169.23M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 2.57M 33.02M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 8.77M 107.50M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 83.05 78.89 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 2.49M 30.22M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 6.42 12.41 Compare →
Net migration 137,109.00 1.23M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 8.75M 112.71M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 17.73 17.93 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 17.84 17.32 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 30.40 15.20 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Australia United States Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 3.47 36.82 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Australia United States Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 7.74M 9.83M Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 55,230.12 127,287.53 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 0.72 1.40 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.