How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 3.7 times as long as India’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

India’s highest peak towers 6,358 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

India has 53 times as many people as Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)

How crowded is it?

India is 137 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 9.7 years older than in India.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in India have 0.5 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · India: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

India has 3 official languages, Australia 1.

Australia: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

India’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Australia’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 6.1 times as much per person as India.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in India (Gini 8.3 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · India: 25.5 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

India and Australia are practically level.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

India and Australia are practically level.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · India: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 3.9× India’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 82 times as much on health per person as India.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in India is 7.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 5.7 times as many doctors per person as India.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 8.0% in India.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in India smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 2.38 points higher than in India.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 2 times as much alcohol as in India.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 14 times as much meat per person as India.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 893 kcal more food per person per day than India.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in India put in 771 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 6 years longer than in India.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · India: 0.01 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 70% in India.

Australia: 96% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and India are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 36% in India.

Australia: 88% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.

Australia: 113 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)

How much railway is there?

India’s railway network is 2.1 times as long as Australia’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · India: 68,103 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 20 times as many passengers per resident as those from India.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 25% of India, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · India: 24.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 6.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in India.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in India carries 8.2 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.3 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Australia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in India are 3.2 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · India: 14.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

India is on average 2.0 °C warmer than Australia.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

India gets 2.8 times as much rain as Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)