Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
have 44.9% more doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Australia has 40.9 as of 2022.
be 17.7% more likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Australia, that number is 30.6% of people as of 2024.
be 38.6% more likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Australia, it is 13.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 40.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Australia, that number is 4.1% as of 2025.
make 16.9% more money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $65,130 as of 2025.
Life
be 83.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Australia, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 34.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.
have 20.2% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 87.3% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
Safety
be 57.1% less likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Australia, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 14.2% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Australia has 36.5 as of 2024.
live with 25.5% more strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Australia withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 30.5% less electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Australia uses 9,801 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 25.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Australia, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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