Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.
be 30.0% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 47.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Australia, that number is 5.6% as of 2017.
Life
have 44.2% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Australia, there are 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.4% more on education
Germany spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Australia spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 10.8 times more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Australia: At a glance
How big is Australia compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.