Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 37.8% more money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in United Arab Emirates, the GDP per capita is $67,100 as of 2019.
be 69.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 1.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United Arab Emirates, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 70.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In United Arab Emirates, on the other hand, 5.1 children do as of 2022.
have 12.1% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United Arab Emirates, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% more likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In United Arab Emirates, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 39.2% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. United Arab Emirates spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 56.6% less on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.9% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 1,318 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United Arab Emirates: At a glance
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