Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 7.8 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 12.4% more likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $48,700 as of 2020.
be 56.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Australia, that number is 5.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 62.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 79.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 19.4% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Australia, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 37.8% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 47.8% more on healthcare
Iran spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Australia, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.6 times more coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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 Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.