Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of United States, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In United States, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 25.3% less likely to be obese
In United States, 41.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Australia, that number is 30.6% of people as of 2024.
have 11.0% more doctors per person
United States has 36.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Australia has 40.9 as of 2022.
be 16.3% less likely to die by suicide
United States has a suicide rate of 15.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Australia, it is 13.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 42.9% less spent on your healthcare
United States spends $13,473 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Australia spends $7,691 as of 2023.
Economy
make 27.7% less money
United States has a GDP per capita of $90,027 as of 2025, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $65,130 as of 2025.
Life
be 88.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In United States, approximately 17.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Australia, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 43.6% less likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 37.7% less on healthcare
United States spends 16.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Australia, that number is 10.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 29.3% more coastline
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
Safety
be 85.2% less likely to be murdered
United States has a homicide rate of 5.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Australia, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 68.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In United States, road accidents kill 14.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Australia, they kill 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 83.4% less strain on fresh water
United States withdraws 28% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Australia withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 23.7% less electricity
United States uses 12,839 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Australia uses 9,801 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 28.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In United States, air pollution causes 14.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Australia, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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