Australia vs New Zealand

Australia (Oceania) and New Zealand (Oceania) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Australia New Zealand World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 1960 Australia: 1,813.43 New Zealand: 2,334.13 World: 452.65 1961 Australia: 1,880.48 New Zealand: 2,364.75 World: 471.93 1962 Australia: 1,857.56 New Zealand: 2,471.06 World: 496.11 1963 Australia: 1,970.18 New Zealand: 2,646.24 World: 525.19 1964 Australia: 2,134.49 New Zealand: 2,839.32 World: 563.85 1965 Australia: 2,284.36 New Zealand: 2,171 World: 601.89 1966 Australia: 2,347.38 New Zealand: 2,211.38 World: 638.97 1967 Australia: 2,583.91 New Zealand: 2,208.44 World: 664.4 1968 Australia: 2,728.23 New Zealand: 1,902.42 World: 703.46 1969 Australia: 2,995.86 New Zealand: 2,096.93 World: 761.11 1970 Australia: 3,309.76 New Zealand: 2,311.03 World: 817.68 1971 Australia: 3,500.34 New Zealand: 2,772.92 World: 884.88 1972 Australia: 3,955.22 New Zealand: 3,294.65 World: 1,002 1973 Australia: 4,777.51 New Zealand: 4,323.2 World: 1,201.53 1974 Australia: 6,491.75 New Zealand: 4,610.57 World: 1,362.19 1975 Australia: 7,013.67 New Zealand: 4,171.77 World: 1,488.94 1976 Australia: 7,497.28 New Zealand: 4,373.84 World: 1,589.73 1977 Australia: 7,786.41 New Zealand: 4,950.59 World: 1,766.28 1978 Australia: 8,264.44 New Zealand: 5,936.99 World: 2,055.49 1979 Australia: 9,307.82 New Zealand: 6,668.14 World: 2,335.19 1980 Australia: 10,223.29 New Zealand: 7,467.17 World: 2,587.01 1981 Australia: 11,870.86 New Zealand: 7,813.89 World: 2,628.62 1982 Australia: 12,797.68 New Zealand: 7,656.48 World: 2,554.08 1983 Australia: 11,532.4 New Zealand: 7,598.31 World: 2,561.17 1984 Australia: 12,436.3 New Zealand: 6,713.76 World: 2,614.33 1985 Australia: 11,455.38 New Zealand: 7,600.57 World: 2,690.59 1986 Australia: 11,406.11 New Zealand: 9,427.55 World: 3,118.57 1987 Australia: 11,665.53 New Zealand: 12,330.92 World: 3,487.88 1988 Australia: 14,303.09 New Zealand: 13,759.16 World: 3,829.99 1989 Australia: 17,857.55 New Zealand: 13,312.39 World: 3,930.51 1990 Australia: 18,273.56 New Zealand: 13,663.02 World: 4,338.94 1991 Australia: 18,885.43 New Zealand: 12,230.07 World: 4,453.9 1992 Australia: 18,650.37 New Zealand: 11,793.14 World: 4,679.98 1993 Australia: 17,724.54 New Zealand: 13,094.35 World: 4,685.3 1994 Australia: 18,155.63 New Zealand: 15,280.31 World: 4,967.01 1995 Australia: 20,479.17 New Zealand: 17,400.42 World: 5,463.2 1996 Australia: 22,055.84 New Zealand: 18,794.44 World: 5,507.22 1997 Australia: 23,683.49 New Zealand: 17,474.19 World: 5,408.57 1998 Australia: 21,516.04 New Zealand: 14,738.45 World: 5,302.34 1999 Australia: 20,749.64 New Zealand: 15,322.22 World: 5,401.23 2000 Australia: 21,909 New Zealand: 13,641.1 World: 5,512.56 2001 Australia: 19,733.65 New Zealand: 13,882.86 World: 5,404.2 2002 Australia: 20,335.1 New Zealand: 16,874.19 World: 5,539.32 2003 Australia: 23,757.59 New Zealand: 21,913.71 World: 6,129.87 2004 Australia: 30,886.05 New Zealand: 25,420.23 World: 6,818 2005 Australia: 34,535.21 New Zealand: 27,751.07 World: 7,290.57 2006 Australia: 36,658.82 New Zealand: 26,654.59 World: 7,803.19 2007 Australia: 41,128.25 New Zealand: 32,479.98 World: 8,685.33 2008 Australia: 49,811.21 New Zealand: 31,324.74 World: 9,425.74 2009 Australia: 42,954.85 New Zealand: 28,276.73 World: 8,827.04 2010 Australia: 52,313.89 New Zealand: 33,761.9 World: 9,555.07 2011 Australia: 62,799.39 New Zealand: 38,425.83 World: 10,496.93 2012 Australia: 68,301.44 New Zealand: 40,041.75 World: 10,597.85 2013 Australia: 68,476.68 New Zealand: 42,984.96 World: 10,759.35 2014 Australia: 62,817.21 New Zealand: 44,599.9 World: 10,912.24 2015 Australia: 56,970.36 New Zealand: 38,648.73 World: 10,191.98 2016 Australia: 50,084.44 New Zealand: 40,088.32 World: 10,239.47 2017 Australia: 54,117.55 New Zealand: 42,912.15 World: 10,784.4 2018 Australia: 57,410.17 New Zealand: 43,204.13 World: 11,344.73 2019 Australia: 55,194.76 New Zealand: 42,872.27 World: 11,417.6 2020 Australia: 51,983.45 New Zealand: 42,054.67 World: 10,999.49 2021 Australia: 60,758.9 New Zealand: 49,902.15 World: 12,472.91 2022 Australia: 65,169.52 New Zealand: 49,141.63 World: 12,876.24 2023 Australia: 65,058.38 New Zealand: 49,302.34 World: 13,313.86 2024 Australia: 64,609.99 New Zealand: 49,432.36 World: 13,717.09 2025 Australia: 65,129.72 New Zealand: 49,591.04 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Australia New Zealand World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Australia: 70.82 New Zealand: 71.24 World: 50.94 1961 Australia: 70.97 New Zealand: 70.99 World: 52.8 1962 Australia: 70.94 New Zealand: 71.23 World: 55.29 1963 Australia: 70.91 New Zealand: 71.28 World: 55.65 1964 Australia: 70.88 New Zealand: 71.33 World: 56.1 1965 Australia: 70.85 New Zealand: 71.23 World: 55.93 1966 Australia: 70.82 New Zealand: 71.12 World: 56.45 1967 Australia: 70.87 New Zealand: 71.47 World: 56.9 1968 Australia: 70.92 New Zealand: 71.12 World: 57.34 1969 Australia: 70.97 New Zealand: 71.47 World: 57.68 1970 Australia: 71.02 New Zealand: 71.27 World: 57.94 1971 Australia: 71.07 New Zealand: 71.77 World: 58.02 1972 Australia: 71.46 New Zealand: 71.83 World: 58.84 1973 Australia: 71.85 New Zealand: 71.67 World: 59.3 1974 Australia: 72.24 New Zealand: 71.92 World: 59.7 1975 Australia: 72.63 New Zealand: 72.22 World: 60.13 1976 Australia: 73.01 New Zealand: 72.42 World: 60.45 1977 Australia: 73.34 New Zealand: 72.17 World: 61.04 1978 Australia: 73.67 New Zealand: 73.02 World: 61.39 1979 Australia: 74 New Zealand: 73.07 World: 61.84 1980 Australia: 74.33 New Zealand: 72.83 World: 62.15 1981 Australia: 74.66 New Zealand: 73.62 World: 62.52 1982 Australia: 74.9 New Zealand: 73.72 World: 62.87 1983 Australia: 75.15 New Zealand: 73.78 World: 63.13 1984 Australia: 75.39 New Zealand: 74.37 World: 63.44 1985 Australia: 75.63 New Zealand: 73.83 World: 63.73 1986 Australia: 75.87 New Zealand: 74.12 World: 64.12 1987 Australia: 76.15 New Zealand: 74.18 World: 64.46 1988 Australia: 76.43 New Zealand: 74.42 World: 64.67 1989 Australia: 76.71 New Zealand: 74.82 World: 64.96 1990 Australia: 76.99 New Zealand: 75.38 World: 65.11 1991 Australia: 77.28 New Zealand: 76.03 World: 65.3 1992 Australia: 77.38 New Zealand: 76.12 World: 65.55 1993 Australia: 77.88 New Zealand: 76.43 World: 65.74 1994 Australia: 77.88 New Zealand: 76.88 World: 65.96 1995 Australia: 77.83 New Zealand: 76.73 World: 66.2 1996 Australia: 78.08 New Zealand: 76.79 World: 66.52 1997 Australia: 78.48 New Zealand: 77.33 World: 66.83 1998 Australia: 78.63 New Zealand: 78.09 World: 67.07 1999 Australia: 78.93 New Zealand: 77.89 World: 67.31 2000 Australia: 79.23 New Zealand: 78.64 World: 67.65 2001 Australia: 79.63 New Zealand: 78.69 World: 67.95 2002 Australia: 79.94 New Zealand: 78.85 World: 68.23 2003 Australia: 80.24 New Zealand: 79.15 World: 68.52 2004 Australia: 80.49 New Zealand: 79.55 World: 68.77 2005 Australia: 80.84 New Zealand: 79.85 World: 69.11 2006 Australia: 81.04 New Zealand: 80.05 World: 69.47 2007 Australia: 81.29 New Zealand: 80.15 World: 69.81 2008 Australia: 81.4 New Zealand: 80.35 World: 70 2009 Australia: 81.54 New Zealand: 80.7 World: 70.38 2010 Australia: 81.7 New Zealand: 80.9 World: 70.68 2011 Australia: 81.9 New Zealand: 81.16 World: 70.97 2012 Australia: 82.05 New Zealand: 81.41 World: 71.26 2013 Australia: 82.15 New Zealand: 81.4 World: 71.53 2014 Australia: 82.3 New Zealand: 81.46 World: 71.78 2015 Australia: 82.4 New Zealand: 81.61 World: 71.97 2016 Australia: 82.45 New Zealand: 81.66 World: 72.19 2017 Australia: 82.5 New Zealand: 81.86 World: 72.37 2018 Australia: 82.75 New Zealand: 81.71 World: 72.64 2019 Australia: 82.9 New Zealand: 82.06 World: 72.87 2020 Australia: 83.2 New Zealand: 82.26 World: 72.18 2021 Australia: 83.3 New Zealand: 82.21 World: 71.22 2022 Australia: 83.2 New Zealand: 81.96 World: 72.97 2023 Australia: 83.05 New Zealand: 81.76 World: 73.33 2024 Australia: 83.05 New Zealand: 82.01 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Australia New Zealand World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Australia: 3.45 New Zealand: 4.24 World: 4.69 1961 Australia: 3.54 New Zealand: 4.31 World: 4.56 1962 Australia: 3.44 New Zealand: 4.19 World: 5.02 1963 Australia: 3.33 New Zealand: 4.05 World: 5.31 1964 Australia: 3.15 New Zealand: 3.8 World: 5.13 1965 Australia: 2.98 New Zealand: 3.54 World: 5.08 1966 Australia: 2.88 New Zealand: 3.41 World: 4.97 1967 Australia: 2.85 New Zealand: 3.35 World: 4.87 1968 Australia: 2.89 New Zealand: 3.34 World: 4.98 1969 Australia: 2.89 New Zealand: 3.28 World: 4.88 1970 Australia: 2.86 New Zealand: 3.17 World: 4.84 1971 Australia: 2.96 New Zealand: 3.18 World: 4.69 1972 Australia: 2.74 New Zealand: 3 World: 4.55 1973 Australia: 2.49 New Zealand: 2.76 World: 4.42 1974 Australia: 2.4 New Zealand: 2.58 World: 4.26 1975 Australia: 2.15 New Zealand: 2.37 World: 4.07 1976 Australia: 2.06 New Zealand: 2.27 World: 3.97 1977 Australia: 2.01 New Zealand: 2.21 World: 3.84 1978 Australia: 1.95 New Zealand: 2.07 World: 3.77 1979 Australia: 1.91 New Zealand: 2.12 World: 3.76 1980 Australia: 1.89 New Zealand: 2.03 World: 3.73 1981 Australia: 1.94 New Zealand: 2.01 World: 3.71 1982 Australia: 1.93 New Zealand: 1.95 World: 3.72 1983 Australia: 1.92 New Zealand: 1.92 World: 3.59 1984 Australia: 1.84 New Zealand: 1.93 World: 3.57 1985 Australia: 1.92 New Zealand: 1.93 World: 3.53 1986 Australia: 1.87 New Zealand: 1.96 World: 3.51 1987 Australia: 1.85 New Zealand: 2.03 World: 3.48 1988 Australia: 1.83 New Zealand: 2.1 World: 3.39 1989 Australia: 1.84 New Zealand: 2.12 World: 3.35 1990 Australia: 1.9 New Zealand: 2.18 World: 3.31 1991 Australia: 1.85 New Zealand: 2.09 World: 3.13 1992 Australia: 1.89 New Zealand: 2.06 World: 3.04 1993 Australia: 1.86 New Zealand: 2.04 World: 2.97 1994 Australia: 1.84 New Zealand: 1.98 World: 2.92 1995 Australia: 1.82 New Zealand: 1.98 World: 2.87 1996 Australia: 1.8 New Zealand: 1.96 World: 2.82 1997 Australia: 1.78 New Zealand: 1.96 World: 2.78 1998 Australia: 1.76 New Zealand: 1.89 World: 2.75 1999 Australia: 1.76 New Zealand: 1.97 World: 2.72 2000 Australia: 1.76 New Zealand: 1.98 World: 2.73 2001 Australia: 1.74 New Zealand: 1.97 World: 2.69 2002 Australia: 1.76 New Zealand: 1.89 World: 2.66 2003 Australia: 1.75 New Zealand: 1.93 World: 2.64 2004 Australia: 1.77 New Zealand: 1.98 World: 2.63 2005 Australia: 1.81 New Zealand: 1.97 World: 2.61 2006 Australia: 1.91 New Zealand: 2.01 World: 2.61 2007 Australia: 1.96 New Zealand: 2.18 World: 2.6 2008 Australia: 1.98 New Zealand: 2.19 World: 2.6 2009 Australia: 1.97 New Zealand: 2.13 World: 2.59 2010 Australia: 1.93 New Zealand: 2.17 World: 2.57 2011 Australia: 1.93 New Zealand: 2.09 World: 2.55 2012 Australia: 1.92 New Zealand: 2.1 World: 2.56 2013 Australia: 1.86 New Zealand: 2.01 World: 2.53 2014 Australia: 1.83 New Zealand: 1.92 World: 2.52 2015 Australia: 1.81 New Zealand: 1.99 World: 2.49 2016 Australia: 1.75 New Zealand: 1.87 World: 2.49 2017 Australia: 1.74 New Zealand: 1.81 World: 2.46 2018 Australia: 1.74 New Zealand: 1.71 World: 2.39 2019 Australia: 1.66 New Zealand: 1.72 World: 2.35 2020 Australia: 1.58 New Zealand: 1.62 World: 2.28 2021 Australia: 1.7 New Zealand: 1.65 World: 2.25 2022 Australia: 1.63 New Zealand: 1.67 World: 2.22 2023 Australia: 1.5 New Zealand: 1.57 World: 2.2 2024 Australia: 1.48 New Zealand: 1.57 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Australia New Zealand World

2 4 6 8 10 12 1991 Australia: 9.59 New Zealand: 10.61 World: 5.12 1992 Australia: 10.73 New Zealand: 10.67 World: 5.28 1993 Australia: 10.88 New Zealand: 9.8 World: 5.54 1994 Australia: 9.72 New Zealand: 8.35 World: 5.79 1995 Australia: 8.47 New Zealand: 6.46 World: 5.92 1996 Australia: 8.51 New Zealand: 6.29 World: 5.98 1997 Australia: 8.37 New Zealand: 6.86 World: 6.01 1998 Australia: 7.68 New Zealand: 7.72 World: 6.16 1999 Australia: 6.88 New Zealand: 7.02 World: 6.28 2000 Australia: 6.29 New Zealand: 6.13 World: 6.11 2001 Australia: 6.75 New Zealand: 5.43 World: 6.19 2002 Australia: 6.38 New Zealand: 5.28 World: 6.41 2003 Australia: 5.93 New Zealand: 4.75 World: 6.48 2004 Australia: 5.4 New Zealand: 4.01 World: 6.33 2005 Australia: 5.04 New Zealand: 3.81 World: 6.22 2006 Australia: 4.79 New Zealand: 3.86 World: 5.97 2007 Australia: 4.38 New Zealand: 3.66 World: 5.77 2008 Australia: 4.24 New Zealand: 4.17 World: 5.82 2009 Australia: 5.57 New Zealand: 6.12 World: 6.41 2010 Australia: 5.21 New Zealand: 6.56 World: 6.28 2011 Australia: 5.08 New Zealand: 6.49 World: 6.15 2012 Australia: 5.23 New Zealand: 6.93 World: 6.15 2013 Australia: 5.66 New Zealand: 5.84 World: 6.1 2014 Australia: 6.08 New Zealand: 5.43 World: 5.96 2015 Australia: 6.06 New Zealand: 5.42 World: 6 2016 Australia: 5.71 New Zealand: 5.15 World: 5.97 2017 Australia: 5.59 New Zealand: 4.74 World: 5.9 2018 Australia: 5.35 New Zealand: 4.34 World: 5.76 2019 Australia: 5.14 New Zealand: 4.11 World: 5.59 2020 Australia: 6.39 New Zealand: 4.6 World: 6.59 2021 Australia: 5.02 New Zealand: 3.78 World: 6.05 2022 Australia: 3.73 New Zealand: 3.3 World: 5.23 2023 Australia: 3.67 New Zealand: 3.73 World: 4.85 2024 Australia: 3.94 New Zealand: 4.72 World: 4.81 2025 Australia: 4.09 New Zealand: 5.08 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Australia New Zealand World

0 5 10 15 20 1970 Australia: 12.85 New Zealand: 5.51 World: 4.14 1971 Australia: 12.56 New Zealand: 5.29 World: 4.04 1972 Australia: 12.77 New Zealand: 5.94 World: 4.16 1973 Australia: 13.28 New Zealand: 6.3 World: 4.32 1974 Australia: 13.64 New Zealand: 6.4 World: 4.23 1975 Australia: 13.96 New Zealand: 5.94 World: 4.14 1976 Australia: 14.02 New Zealand: 6.46 World: 4.31 1977 Australia: 14.8 New Zealand: 6.62 World: 4.36 1978 Australia: 14.37 New Zealand: 6.44 World: 4.42 1979 Australia: 14.62 New Zealand: 5.89 World: 4.46 1980 Australia: 15.13 New Zealand: 5.92 World: 4.33 1981 Australia: 14.96 New Zealand: 5.83 World: 4.18 1982 Australia: 15.12 New Zealand: 6.3 World: 4.05 1983 Australia: 14.17 New Zealand: 6.27 World: 4.01 1984 Australia: 14.37 New Zealand: 6.34 World: 4.07 1985 Australia: 15.07 New Zealand: 6.61 World: 4.05 1986 Australia: 14.88 New Zealand: 6.44 World: 4.04 1987 Australia: 15.35 New Zealand: 6.73 World: 4.1 1988 Australia: 15.63 New Zealand: 7.1 World: 4.16 1989 Australia: 16.31 New Zealand: 7.02 World: 4.16 1990 Australia: 16.27 New Zealand: 7.5 World: 4.15 1991 Australia: 16.18 New Zealand: 7.34 World: 4.1 1992 Australia: 16.2 New Zealand: 7.73 World: 4.01 1993 Australia: 16.28 New Zealand: 7.65 World: 3.97 1994 Australia: 16.42 New Zealand: 7.71 World: 3.94 1995 Australia: 16.81 New Zealand: 7.84 World: 3.99 1996 Australia: 17.16 New Zealand: 7.99 World: 4.01 1997 Australia: 17.5 New Zealand: 8.29 World: 4.02 1998 Australia: 18.39 New Zealand: 7.98 World: 3.98 1999 Australia: 18.51 New Zealand: 8.35 World: 3.95 2000 Australia: 18.6 New Zealand: 8.55 World: 4.01 2001 Australia: 18.7 New Zealand: 9 World: 4.01 2002 Australia: 18.91 New Zealand: 8.86 World: 4.02 2003 Australia: 18.67 New Zealand: 8.92 World: 4.15 2004 Australia: 19.16 New Zealand: 8.69 World: 4.28 2005 Australia: 19.04 New Zealand: 8.76 World: 4.39 2006 Australia: 19.08 New Zealand: 8.68 World: 4.48 2007 Australia: 19.24 New Zealand: 8.31 World: 4.59 2008 Australia: 19.03 New Zealand: 8.5 World: 4.56 2009 Australia: 18.92 New Zealand: 7.77 World: 4.45 2010 Australia: 18.85 New Zealand: 7.69 World: 4.67 2011 Australia: 18.48 New Zealand: 7.46 World: 4.76 2012 Australia: 18.18 New Zealand: 7.89 World: 4.77 2013 Australia: 17.54 New Zealand: 7.78 World: 4.81 2014 Australia: 16.89 New Zealand: 7.81 World: 4.78 2015 Australia: 16.82 New Zealand: 7.68 World: 4.7 2016 Australia: 16.89 New Zealand: 7.37 World: 4.65 2017 Australia: 16.72 New Zealand: 7.53 World: 4.67 2018 Australia: 16.39 New Zealand: 7.27 World: 4.73 2019 Australia: 16.1 New Zealand: 7.49 World: 4.7 2020 Australia: 15.3 New Zealand: 6.84 World: 4.47 2021 Australia: 14.98 New Zealand: 6.83 World: 4.68 2022 Australia: 14.53 New Zealand: 6.32 World: 4.67 2023 Australia: 14.16 New Zealand: 6.11 World: 4.68 2024 Australia: 14.1 New Zealand: 6.01 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Australia New Zealand World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Australia: 63 New Zealand: 62.72 World: 15.6 2006 Australia: 66 New Zealand: 69 World: 17.2 2007 Australia: 69.45 New Zealand: 69.76 World: 20.2 2008 Australia: 71.67 New Zealand: 72.03 World: 22.8 2009 Australia: 74.25 New Zealand: 79.7 World: 25.3 2010 Australia: 76 New Zealand: 80.46 World: 28.4 2011 Australia: 79.49 New Zealand: 81.23 World: 30.9 2012 Australia: 79 New Zealand: 81.64 World: 33.3 2013 Australia: 83.45 New Zealand: 82.78 World: 35.3 2014 Australia: 84 New Zealand: 84 World: 37.4 2015 Australia: 84.56 New Zealand: 85.2 World: 39.9 2016 Australia: 86.54 New Zealand: 86.5 World: 43.6 2017 Australia: 86.55 New Zealand: 87.7 World: 46.3 2018 Australia: 90.01 New Zealand: 89 World: 49.4 2019 Australia: 93.61 New Zealand: 89.86 World: 53.9 2020 Australia: 94.69 New Zealand: 90.92 World: 60.1 2021 Australia: 96.97 New Zealand: 91.99 World: 63.8 2022 Australia: 96.12 New Zealand: 93.07 World: 67 2023 Australia: 96.12 New Zealand: 93.33 World: 69.2 2024 Australia: 96.13 New Zealand: 93.52 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Australia New Zealand
Population 27.6 mn 2025
55th of 215		 5.3 mn 2025
124th of 215
Population density 3.5 /km² 2023
212th of 214		 19.7 /km² 2023
183rd of 214
Population growth 1.53 % 2025
68th of 215		 0.65 % 2025
124th of 215
Life expectancy 83.1 years 2024
21st of 215		 82.0 years 2024
34th of 215
Fertility rate 1.48 2024
153rd of 215		 1.57 2024
137th of 215
Birth rate 10.7 ‰ 2024
142nd of 215		 11.0 ‰ 2024
136th of 215
Infant mortality 3.1 ‰ 2024
26th of 196		 4.0 ‰ 2024
38th of 196
Urban population 87.7 % 2025
40th of 215		 84.0 % 2025
47th of 215
Aged 65+ 18.1 % 2025
47th of 215		 17.6 % 2025
52nd of 215
Living in cities 49.9 % 2025
56th of 215		 45.5 % 2025
75th of 215
Living in towns 31.9 % 2025
102nd of 215		 30.8 % 2025
112th of 215
Living in rural areas 18.2 % 2025
145th of 215		 23.7 % 2025
120th of 215

Human development

Indicator Australia New Zealand
Human Development Index 0.958 2023
7th of 193		 0.938 2023
18th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.873 2023
12th of 169		 0.853 2023
19th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.700 2023
66th of 156		 0.731 2023
44th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.056 2023
20th of 172		 0.082 2023
30th of 172

Economy

Indicator Australia New Zealand
GDP 1.8 tn US$ 2025
15th of 186		 264.1 bn US$ 2025
52nd of 186
GDP per capita 65,130 US$ 2025
12th of 186		 49,591 US$ 2025
23rd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 71,934 int. $ 2025
22nd of 185		 57,350 int. $ 2025
35th of 185
GNI per capita 64,120 US$ 2025
11th of 182		 46,630 US$ 2025
23rd of 182
GDP growth 1.4 % 2025
149th of 186		 0.5 % 2025
172nd of 186
Inflation 2.9 % 2025
84th of 165		 2.8 % 2025
85th of 165
Trade 45.9 % 2025
113th of 138		 50.7 % 2024
Exports 23.2 % 2025
99th of 138		 24.7 % 2024
FDI inflows 2.0 % 2025
79th of 192		 1.4 % 2025
152nd of 192
Manufacturing 5.3 % 2025
113th of 132		 8.3 % 2023
Agriculture 2.3 % 2025
125th of 158		 4.0 % 2023
Tax revenue 23.6 % 2022 29.5 % 2024
4th of 89
Government debt 57.9 % 2022
38th of 56		 52.0 % 2024
13th of 56
Military spending 1.9 % 2024
65th of 147		 1.2 % 2024
97th of 147

Labour

Indicator Australia New Zealand
Unemployment 4.1 % 2025
69th of 181		 5.1 % 2025
91st of 181
Youth unemployment 9.6 % 2025
69th of 181		 14.4 % 2025
104th of 181
Women in the labour force 62.5 % 2025
32nd of 181		 66.1 % 2025
20th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 2.2 % 2025
152nd of 181		 5.4 % 2025
125th of 181
Weekly hours worked 31.3 h 2025
159th of 181		 33.5 h 2025
148th of 181
Youth NEET rate 8.6 % 2025
26th of 181		 12.8 % 2025
56th of 181
Labour income share 57.5 % 2023 54.1 % 2025
22nd of 114
Output per hour 71.8 $ 2025
19th of 181		 51.4 $ 2025
40th of 181

Health

Indicator Australia New Zealand
Health spending 10.4 % 2023
24th of 192		 10.1 % 2024
27th of 192
Health spending per person 6,980 US$ 2023
8th of 191		 5,022 US$ 2024
20th of 191
Physicians 4.09 /1,000 2022
24th of 125		 3.61 /1,000 2022
33rd of 125
Under-5 mortality 3.6 ‰ 2024
25th of 196		 4.7 ‰ 2024
37th of 196
Maternal mortality 2 /100k 2023
3rd of 194		 7 /100k 2023
36th of 194
Tobacco use 11.6 % 2024
45th of 166		 9.3 % 2024
30th of 166
Safe drinking water - 100.0 % 2024
8th of 147

Food

Indicator Australia New Zealand
Calories per person 3,562 kcal 2023
15th of 155		 3,122 kcal 2023
60th of 155
Protein supply 120.7 g 2022
16th of 174		 101.9 g 2022
65th of 174
Animal protein supply 78.5 g 2022
13th of 174		 57.4 g 2022
58th of 174
Fat supply 158.8 g 2022
11th of 174		 113.1 g 2022
61st of 174
Food insecurity 15.1 % 2024
55th of 134		 17.9 % 2024
64th of 134
Severe food insecurity 4.4 % 2024
55th of 124		 4.9 % 2024
63rd of 124
Cereal import dependency -241.6 % 2022
157th of 160		 48.1 % 2022
76th of 160

Education

Indicator Australia New Zealand
Secondary enrolment 131.9 % 2024
4th of 108		 114.2 % 2024
13th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 108.4 % 2024
10th of 128		 77.2 % 2024
35th of 128
Education spending 5.1 % 2022 5.2 % 2023
25th of 121
Expected schooling 20.7 yrs 2023
3rd of 195		 19.3 yrs 2023
6th of 195
Mean schooling 12.9 yrs 2023
21st of 193		 12.9 yrs 2023
20th of 193

Society

Indicator Australia New Zealand
Income inequality 33.8 2020
39th of 93		 -
Extreme poverty 0.9 % 2020
35th of 93		 -
Internet use 96.1 % 2024
19th of 182		 93.5 % 2024
39th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 112.6 /100 2024
95th of 151		 130.1 /100 2024
48th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
7th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
83rd of 213
Women in parliament 46.0 % 2025
10th of 184		 45.5 % 2025
12th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Australia New Zealand
Refugees hosted 33,415 2025
73rd of 177		 2,148 2025
116th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 1.2 ‰ 2025
82nd of 177		 0.4 ‰ 2025
108th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 82,925 2025
19th of 177		 4,584 2025
70th of 177
Refugees from the country 41 2025
166th of 199		 58 2025
162nd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
188th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
163rd of 199

Governance

Indicator Australia New Zealand
Control of corruption 85.3 /100 2024
10th of 207		 86.9 /100 2024
8th of 207
Government effectiveness 86.5 /100 2024
9th of 205		 87.3 /100 2024
5th of 205
Rule of law 82.3 /100 2024
17th of 207		 85.7 /100 2024
10th of 207
Regulatory quality 82.0 /100 2024
9th of 205		 84.0 /100 2024
4th of 205
Voice and accountability 83.3 /100 2024
11th of 205		 86.4 /100 2024
5th of 205
Political stability 79.4 /100 2024
50th of 207		 85.5 /100 2024
25th of 207

Environment

Indicator Australia New Zealand
CO₂ per capita 14.10 t 2024
192nd of 202		 6.01 t 2024
162nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 386.7 Mt 2024
16th of 204		 32.5 Mt 2024
71st of 204
Share of global CO₂ 1.00 % 2024
16th of 204		 0.08 % 2024
71st of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 20.0 Gt 2024
17th of 204		 2.0 Gt 2024
68th of 204
GHG per capita 21.75 t 2024
192nd of 202		 14.71 t 2024
185th of 202
Renewable energy 12.3 % 2021
132nd of 211		 28.9 % 2021
82nd of 211
Forest area 17.4 % 2023
137th of 212		 37.8 % 2023
81st of 212
PM2.5 exposure 6.4 µg/m³ 2023
20th of 200		 6.9 µg/m³ 2023
24th of 200
Water stress 4.7 % 2022
54th of 176		 8.0 % 2022
78th of 176
Land area 7.7 mn km² 2023
6th of 214		 263,310 km² 2023
75th of 214

Energy

Indicator Australia New Zealand
Renewable electricity 38.7 % 2025
86th of 190		 88.5 % 2025
28th of 190
Wind and solar 33.4 % 2025
20th of 190		 10.6 % 2025
71st of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
37th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
134th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 38.7 % 2025
98th of 190		 88.5 % 2025
32nd of 190
Fossil electricity 61.3 % 2025
98th of 190		 11.5 % 2025
32nd of 190
Coal power 42.7 % 2025
173rd of 188		 1.1 % 2025
124th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 525 g/kWh 2025
123rd of 190		 93 g/kWh 2025
26th of 190
Electricity per capita 10.63 MWh 2025
18th of 191		 8.25 MWh 2025
25th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.