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Australia

Canberra
Leads 5 of 15 metrics
vs
China flag

China

Beijing
Leads 10 of 15 metrics
55×
China has 55× the population of Australia
34×
China has 34× the active military of Australia
32×
China has 32× the gold reserves of Australia
Australia Tale of the tape China
25.7M
Population
CHN 55×
1.41B
7.69M km²
Land Area
CHN 1.2×
9.6M km²
$1.54T
GDP (nominal)
CHN 12×
$18T
$60,060
GDP per Capita
AUS 4.7×
$12,720
83.4 yrs
Life Expectancy
AUS 1.1×
77.1 yrs
0.951
HDI
AUS 1.2×
0.768
99.0%
Literacy Rate
AUS 1.0×
96.8%
86.5%
Internet Users
AUS 1.2×
70.4%
59K
Active Military
CHN 34×
2.04M
$34B
Defense Budget
CHN 9.3×
$314B
$433B
Exports
CHN 8.7×
$3.75T
$396B
Imports
CHN 8.1×
$3.22T
623
Olympic Medals
CHN 1.3×
819
71 t
Gold Reserves
CHN 32×
2,280 t
77.0
Cost of Living Index
CHN 1.8× lower
42.0
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country (for cost of living, the lower index leads).
Australia China
Canberra Capital Beijing
Australian Dollar (AUD) Currency Renminbi (Yuan, CNY)
English Language Mandarin Chinese
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy Government Unitary one-party socialist republic