International Rankings of Australia 2015, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	17,081,000	8	2012
Internet users	15,810,000	25	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	10,470,000	20	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	24,400,000	43	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$514,400,000,000	12	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$494,300,000,000	12	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-1.30	48	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	3	50	31 Dec 2010 est
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	6.98	108	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	-$44,900,000,000	184	2013 est.
Debt - external	$1,506,000,000,000	13	31 Dec 2013 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	30.3	96	2008
Exports	$251,700,000,000	22	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	20.90	144	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	17.80	52	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	54.60	122	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-20.80	14	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	27.40	40	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	0.10	41	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	3.80	113	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	27.40	85	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	68.70	62	2013 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$1,488,000,000,000	13	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$43,000	18	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$998,300,000,000	18	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	2.50	53	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	24.40	47	2013 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	25.40	92	1994
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	2.00	28	1994
Imports	$245,800,000,000	21	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	3.20	48	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	2.40	68	2013 est.
Labor force	12,440,000	43	2013 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	3.60	112	2009 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	21.10	51	2009 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	75.00	24	2009 est.
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 1,198,000,000,000	9	31 Dec 2011
Public debt (% of GPD)	32.60	100	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$48,800,000,000	40	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 1,661,000,000,000	11	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad	$440,100,000,000	16	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home	$661,600,000,000	13	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$2,222,000,000,000	12	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 526,500,000,000	10	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	33.2	70	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	5.70	103	2013 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	392,300,000	17	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	314,100	25	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	475,900	18	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	519,100	32	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	1,433,000,000	37	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	213,500,000,000	17	2010 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	0	91	2012 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	78.7	43	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	13.6	98	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	31	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	5.1	42	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	0	109	2012 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	59,130,000	17	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	225,500,000,000	20	2011 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	9,485.68	16	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	33,390,000,000	27	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	30,270,000,000	15	2012 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	10,920,000,000	27	2012 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	48,240,000,000	20	2012 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	1,219,000,000,000	24	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	1,023,000	20	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	70,810	53	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	304,100	21	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	675,200	25	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	25,760	13	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	2229	113	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	-15	43	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	1,152	17	2010
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	22.58	31	2010
Irrigated land (sq km)	25,460	22	2006
Land Area - sq km	7,682,300.00	8	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	6.16	135	2011
Land use - other (%)	93.79	56	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	0.05	169	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	2.93	227	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	7,741,220.00	6	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	492.00	22	2011
Water Area - sq km	58,920	13	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	5,116,722	51	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	5,316,464	54	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	4,239,985	50	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	4,411,958	49	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	135,800	68	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	143,565	68	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	1.71	45	2012
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	1,969,645	77	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	2,075,316	77	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	18.00	130	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	1,457,250	68	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	1,534,947	65	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	13.30	81	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	4,626,603	51	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	4,783,473	50	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	41.80	56	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	1,341,329	37	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	1,321,246	35	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	11.80	30	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	1,828,611	31	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	1,569,197	30	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	15.10	32	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	12.19	157	2014 est.
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	0.20	103	2007
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	72.30	30	2005
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	7.07	122	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%)	22.10	27	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	4.50	110	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%)	51.00	97	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%)	28.90	126	2014 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	100	1	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - total	100	1	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	100	1	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	0	132	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	0	124	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	0	95	2012 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	5.60	27	2010
Health expenditures	9.00	28	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	0.10	42	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	100	67	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	20,000	79	2009 est.
Hospital bed density	3.90	36	2010
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	4.10	182	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	4.74	184	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	4.43	187	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	84.64	13	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	79.63	11	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	82.07	9	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	99.00	9	2003 est.
Literacy - male (%)	99.00	10	2003 est.
Literacy - total (%)	99.00	7	2003 est.
Maternal mortality rate	7.00	98	2010
Median age - female (years)	39.00	40	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	37.50	39	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	38.30	40	2014 est.
Mother's mean age at first birth (years)	30.50	2	2006 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	5.74	23	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	26.80	38	2008
Physicians density	3.85	13	2010
Population	22,507,617	56	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	1.09	89	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	0	154	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	0	147	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	100	1	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	0	138	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	20	2	2011
School life expectancy - male (years)	19	1	2011
School life expectancy - total (years)	20	1	2011
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.05	12	2014 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.05	18	2014 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.03	22	2014 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	1.01	17	2014 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.85	26	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.06	10	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	1.01	21	2014 est
Suffrage	18.00	4	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	1.77	117	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	11	91	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	12	68	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	12	81	2012
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	1.49	96	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	89.2	18	2010-15 est.
Transportation
Airports	480	16	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	349	7	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	131	29	2013
Heliports	1.00	24	2013
Merchant marine (ships)	41	70	2010
Pipelines (km)	34,722	11	2013
Railways (km)	38,445	7	2008
Roadways (km)	823,217	9	2011
Waterways (km)	2,000	40	2011

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