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🇦🇺 Australia vs 🇷🇺 Russia

Russia has 115.9M more people — 143,513,328 against 27,614,411. Below, 33 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇦🇺 Australia
27,614,411
Oceania · rank #55 · +1.53%
World Bank, 2025
🇷🇺 Russia
143,513,328
Europe · rank #9 · −0.11%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

33 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

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.
IndicatorAustraliaRussia
Population27,614,41155th of 240143,513,3289th of 240
Annual Growth Rate+1.53%74th of 240−0.11%198th of 240
Population Density/km²3/km²234th of 2409/km²221st of 240
Land Areakm²7,692,020 km²6th of 24016,376,870 km²1st of 240
Urban Population87.7%47th of 24075.3%86th of 240
GDP per Capita$65,13020th of 240$17,547100th of 240
GDP Growth+1.4%160th of 210+1.0%172nd of 210
Life Expectancyyears83.1 years22nd of 24073.4 years141st of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.48 births per woman175th of 2401.42 births per woman193rd of 240
Birth Rateper 1,00010.7 per 1,000140th of 2138.4 per 1,000176th of 213
Death Rateper 1,0006.9 per 1,000124th of 21312.4 per 1,00015th of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births3.1 per 1,000 live births166th of 1944.1 per 1,000 live births152nd of 194
Unemployment Rate4.1%118th of 1862.1%169th of 186
Inflation Rate2.9%99th of 1918.7%29th of 191
Gini Index33.899th of 17033.0111th of 170
Health Spendingof GDP10.4% of GDP25th of 1927.0% of GDP85th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0004.09 per 1,00029th of 2065.11 per 1,0008th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0003.82 per 1,00051st of 1996.81 per 1,00012th of 199
Education Spendingof GDP5.1% of GDP64th of 2024.2% of GDP100th of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary131.9% gross, secondary7th of 20792.5% gross, secondary95th of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption12.3% of final consumption130th of 2113.5% of final consumption172nd of 211
Forest Coverageof land area17.4% of land area135th of 21149.8% of land area53rd of 211
Internet Penetration96.1%22nd of 21194.4%35th of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people112.6 per 100 people112th of 212186.1 per 100 people9th of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births2 per 100,000 live births189th of 1939 per 100,000 live births150th of 193
Military Spendingof GDP1.88% of GDP75th of 1637.05% of GDP6th of 163
Protected Areasof land area22.0% of land area77th of 21111.5% of land area147th of 211
Median Ageyears38.3 years80th of 24040.3 years59th of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears12.9 years9th of 14811.6 years36th of 148
Human Development Index0.9587th of 1920.83263rd of 192
Happiness Index/ 106.92/ 1016th of 1645.83/ 1082nd of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita14.48 tonnes per capita11th of 21212.30 tonnes per capita19th of 212
Obesity Rate32.4%52nd of 19821.2%117th of 198

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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