United Kingdom vs Australia

United Kingdom
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: London
Population
69.2M
GDP
$3.7T
Australia
East Asia & Pacific
High income
Capital: Canberra
Population
27.2M
GDP
$1.8T

POP 2.5x GDP 2.1x LE 1.7 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · United Kingdom vs Australia

Foreign Direct Investment124.3%Population Density98.8%Maternal Mortality Ratio75%CO2 Emissions Per Capita70.1%Net Migration66.8%Population60.7%Freshwater Withdrawal59.3%Electric Power Consumption57.2%
MID pair: Foreign Direct Investment is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band HIC.

Demographics: Population Density (United Kingdom, 99% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Australia Year
Population Density 283.1 3.5 2023
Population 69.2M 27.2M 2024
Population Growth Rate 1.1% 2.0% 2024

4 closer demographics rows sit on the United Kingdom and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Australia, 124% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Australia Year
Foreign Direct Investment $-12,955,141,484.504 $53.4B 2024
Government Debt (% of GDP) 131.1% 57.9% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $3.7T $1.8T 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 62.8% 47.1% 2024

5 closer economy rows sit on the United Kingdom and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Australia, 75% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Australia Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 8 2 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 4.1 3.1 2024
Under-5 Mortality Rate 4.7 3.6 2024
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 3.3 4.1 2023

3 closer health rows sit on the United Kingdom and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Australia, 26% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Australia Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 80.5% 108.4% 2023

3 closer education rows sit on the United Kingdom and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: CO2 Emissions Per Capita (United Kingdom, 70% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Australia Year
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 4.2 14.1 2024
Freshwater Withdrawal 5.8% 2.4% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 4,195 9,801 2024
Forest Area 13.3% 17.4% 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the United Kingdom and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (United Kingdom, 7% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Australia Year
Mobile Subscriptions 121.6 112.6 2024
Access to Sanitation 97.8% 95.8% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the United Kingdom and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (United Kingdom, 67% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Australia Year
Net Migration 417.1K 138.5K 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.5% 1.0% 2021
Intentional Homicides 1.1 0.9 2021

3 closer social rows sit on the United Kingdom and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Labor & Wages: PPP Conversion Factor (GDP) (Australia, 51% spread)

Indicator United Kingdom Australia Year
PPP Conversion Factor (GDP) 0.7 1.4 2024

2 closer labor & wages rows sit on the United Kingdom and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this United Kingdom vs Australia comparison

United Kingdom (HIC) and Australia (HIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band HIC). Population is 2.5x larger; GDP is 2.1x larger. Open with Foreign Direct Investment (~124%) before the 8-topic tables (46 rows). Europe & Central Asia vs East Asia & Pacific; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

United Kingdom vs Australia figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · MID scale band.