Australia vs United Kingdom
Australia vs United Kingdom: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.2 years in Australia and 11.5 years in United Kingdom, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.3 years, or 1.03 times that in Australia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Australia.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Australia | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.2 | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 11.5 |
| 2017 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
| 2010 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personAustralia: $61,370 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- GDP growthAustralia: 2% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 1.2% a year in 2025
- InflationAustralia: 2.8% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 3.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtAustralia: 51.9% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 102.1% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025