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Australia vs United Arab Emirates
How Australia and United Arab Emirates compare on 37 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, Australia was higher: 83.9 years against 82.9 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, Australia was higher: $61,490 against $41,610
- Population · In 2023, Australia was higher: 26.5 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 1.77% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 14.1 tonnes
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personAustralia: $61,370 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureAustralia: 22.6 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personAustralia: $61,370 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthAustralia: 2% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationAustralia: 2.8% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtAustralia: 51.9% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personAustralia: 14.1 tonnes in 2024United Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersAustralia: 96.1% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricityAustralia: 100% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaAustralia: 17.4% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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