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🇦🇺 Australia vs 🇷🇺 Russia

Population difference
115,898,917
27.6M
Australia
143.5M
Russia
5.2×
Russia is larger by

33 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side, with 2 more published for only one of them. They differ most on population, where Russia’s figure is 5.2× higher.

Indicators compared
33
Published by both countries
Not comparable
2
Published for one side only
Australia
by population · Oceania
Russia
by population · Europe

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Australia27,614,411
Russia143,513,328
Land Areakm²
Australia7,692,020 km²
Russia16,376,870 km²
Population Density/km²
Australia3/km²
Russia9/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Australia83.1 years
Russia73.4 years
GDP per Capita
Australia$65,130
Russia$17,547
Urban Population
Australia87.7%
Russia75.3%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

33 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both Australia and Russia, side by side
IndicatorAustraliaRussiaAustralia vs Russia
Population27,614,41155th of 240143,513,3289th of 2405.2× lower
Annual Growth Rate+1.53%74th of 240−0.11%198th of 2401.64 points apart
Population Density/km²3/km²234th of 2409/km²221st of 2402.5× lower
Land Areakm²7,692,020 km²6th of 24016,376,870 km²1st of 24053% lower
Urban Population87.7%47th of 24075.3%86th of 24017% higher
GDP per Capita$65,13020th of 240$17,547100th of 2403.7× higher
GDP Growth+1.4%160th of 210+1.0%172nd of 21035% higher
Life Expectancyyears83.1 years22nd of 24073.4 years141st of 24013% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.48 births per woman175th of 2401.42 births per woman193rd of 2404% higher
Birth Rateper 1,00010.7 per 1,000140th of 2138.4 per 1,000176th of 21327% higher
Death Rateper 1,0006.9 per 1,000124th of 21312.4 per 1,00015th of 21344% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births3.1 per 1,000 live births26th of 1944.1 per 1,000 live births39th of 19424% lower
Unemployment Rate4.1%69th of 1862.1%18th of 1861.9× higher
Inflation Rate2.9%99th of 1918.7%29th of 1913.0× lower
Gini Index33.871st of 17033.060th of 1702% higher
Health Spendingof GDP10.4% of GDP25th of 1927.0% of GDP85th of 19248% higher
Physiciansper 1,0004.09 per 1,00029th of 2065.11 per 1,0008th of 20620% lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0003.82 per 1,00051st of 1996.81 per 1,00012th of 19944% lower
Education Spendingof GDP5.1% of GDP64th of 2024.2% of GDP100th of 20221% higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary131.9% gross, secondary7th of 20792.5% gross, secondary95th of 20743% higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption12.3% of final consumption130th of 2113.5% of final consumption172nd of 2113.5× higher
Forest Coverageof land area17.4% of land area135th of 21149.8% of land area53rd of 2112.9× lower
Internet Penetration96.1%22nd of 21194.4%35th of 2112% higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people112.6 per 100 people112th of 212186.1 per 100 people9th of 21240% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births2 per 100,000 live births3rd of 1939 per 100,000 live births44th of 1934.5× lower
Military Spendingof GDP1.88% of GDP75th of 1637.05% of GDP6th of 1633.7× lower
Protected Areasof land area22.0% of land area77th of 21111.5% of land area147th of 2111.9× higher
Median Ageyears38.3 years80th of 24040.3 years59th of 2405% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears12.9 years9th of 14811.6 years36th of 14811% higher
Human Development Index0.9587th of 1920.83263rd of 19215% higher
Happiness Index/ 106.92/ 1016th of 1645.83/ 1082nd of 16419% higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita14.48 tonnes per capita11th of 21212.30 tonnes per capita19th of 21218% higher
Obesity Rate32.4%52nd of 19821.2%117th of 19852% higher

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Not Comparable

Published for one country but not the other, so no comparison is shown.

  • Poverty Rate — 7.2% for Russia, not published for Australia
  • Literacy Rate — 99.9% for Russia, not published for Australia

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

AustraliaRussia
020M40M60M80M100M120M140M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Australia and Russia population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Australia19508.18M
Australia197513.9M
Australia200019.1M
Australia202527M
Australia205032.5M
Australia207537.7M
Australia210043.1M
Russia1950103.4M
Russia1975134.1M
Russia2000146.7M
Russia2025144M
Russia2050136.1M
Russia2075128.6M
Russia2100126.4M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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