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Australia

East Asia & PacificHigh incomeCapital: Canberra268,220 observations

Population

27.61M

world rank #55 / 217

GDP

1.8T

world rank #15 / 186

GDP / capita

60,194.1

world rank #23 / 185

Life expectancy

83.1

world rank #22 / 217

Governance

576 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile85.3#10 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile86.5#9 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile79.4#47 Rule of Law0-100 percentile82.3#17

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Economy

1,582 indicators

GDPcurrent US$1.8T#15 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $60,194.1#23 GDP growth%1.4%#149 Inflation%2.9%#82

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Trade

125 indicators

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Health

1,495 indicators

Life expectancyyears83.1#22 Infant mortalityper 1k births3.1#15 Maternal mortalityper 100k2#2 Health spending% GDP10.4%#24

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Education

2,554 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross131.9%#4 Education spending% GDP5.1%#48 Primary enrollment% gross99.6%#65 Tertiary enrollment% gross108.4%#7

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Demography

423 indicators

Populationpeople27.61M#55 Population growth%1.5%#69 Urban population%87.7%#30 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.5#152

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Climate

290 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%12.3%#120 Forest area% land17.4%#137 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita9,801#9

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Energy

291 indicators

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Environment

377 indicators

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Agriculture

311 indicators

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Technology

120 indicators

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Society

450 indicators

Gini indexindex33.8#30 Extreme poverty% pop0.9%#9 Internet users% pop96.1%#17 Homicide rateper 100k0.85#24

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Risk

367 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.4#13 Hazard & exposure0-102.9#24 Vulnerability0-102.1#10

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Other

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