3rd lowest population density4 per km² · #3 of 209 · 2025
6th highest total area7,741,220 km² · #6 of 205 · 2023
7th highest meat supply116.8 kg · #7 of 189 · 2023
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COUNTRYDUEL OCEANIA
Surprising facts about Australia
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Australia’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Australia among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Australia sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Australia across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Australia
vs New Zealand 2,327 km
vs Vanuatu 2,720 km
vs Papua New Guinea 2,878 km
vs Solomon Islands 3,076 km
vs Fiji 3,459 km