Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of United Kingdom, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 17.1% more money
United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $41,600 as of 2020, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $48,700 as of 2020.
be 62.8% more likely to be unemployed
In United Kingdom, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Australia, that number is 5.2% as of 2019.
Life
be 21.2% less likely to die during infancy
In United Kingdom, approximately 3.8 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 14.0% more children
In United Kingdom, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Australia, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 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 United Kingdom? See an in-depth size comparison.