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Land Area
Australia
7,692,024 km²
Largest
India
3,287,263 km²
42.7% of largest
Australia is 2.34× larger than India
Population
India
LARGEST
1.46B
PEOPLE
Australia
1.9% OF LARGEST
27.61M
PEOPLE
India has 53.01× the population of Australia
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.96T
Australia
45.5% OF LARGEST
$1.8T
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Australia
4.1% OF LARGEST
59K
TROOPS
India has 24.49× the active personnel of Australia
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Australia
21.3% OF LARGEST
465
AIRCRAFT
India has 4.69× the aircraft of Australia
Naval Assets
India
Australia
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Australia
8.1% OF LARGEST
70.9
Metric Tonnes
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Australia
9.5% OF LARGEST
$54B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Australia
24% OF MOST
47
billionaires
Oil
Proven Reserves
India
LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Australia
53.3% OF LARGEST
2.4
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
Australia
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.3M b/d
Consumption
1.1M b/d
−0.7M b/d net
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
Australia
$432.6B
Exports
$432.6B
Imports
$395.8B
Trade Balance
+$36.9B
Trade Surplus
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
Australia
consumption
India
consumption
Tea
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Australia
consumption
Beer
litres / person / yr
Australia
consumption
India
supply
Wine
litres / person / yr
Australia
consumption
India
consumption
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
Australia
consumption
India
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
Australia
India
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
Australia
189
Gold
201
Silver
233
Bronze
623
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 598
❄ Winter: 25
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
Australia
India
Age Demographics
Median Age
Australia
37.5
YEARS
10
30
50
70
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
Australia is 9.3 years older (median) than India
Youth Population
India has the highest youth population at 52.5% (under 30)
Elderly Population
Australia has the highest elderly population at 20% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
Australia
|
India
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|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations |
189
|
62
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| Tourist Arrivals per year |
9.3M
|
17.9M
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| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
13
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10
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| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
21
|
43
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Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
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Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
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Australia
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India
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| Cost of Living Index |
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| Rent Index |
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| Groceries Index |
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| Restaurant Price Index |
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| Local Purchasing Power |
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| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $18 | $3 |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $80 | $15 |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $1,600 | $250 |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $1,200 | $150 |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $160 | $35 |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $60 | $12 |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $100 | $15 |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
Australia
India
Physicians per 1,000
Australia
India
Hospital beds per 1,000
Australia
India
Diabetes prevalence
India
Australia
Obesity prevalence
Australia
India
Suicide rate per 100k
Australia
India
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for Australia vs India — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | Australia | India |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 27614411 | 1463865525 |
| Area (sq km) | 7692024 | 3287263 |
| Capital | Canberra | New Delhi |
| Official Language | English | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages |
| Currency | Australian Dollar (AUD) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
| Government Type | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
Military Strength
| Metric | Australia | India |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 59,000 | 1,445,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 28,850 | 1,155,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 88,450 | 2,610,550 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $31,800,000,000 | $81,400,000,000 |
| Tanks | 59 | 4,614 |
| Armored Vehicles | 1,426 | 12,000 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 54 | 100 |
| Towed Artillery | 75 | 4,175 |
| Rocket Projectors | 6 | 266 |
Economy
| Metric | Australia | India |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $1,798,518,933,689 | $3,956,067,115,772 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $65,130 | $2,702 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 33.8 | 25.5 |
| Currency | Australian Dollar (AUD) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
Australia is 2.3 times larger in area than India.
India has 53.0 times more people than Australia.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
Australia has the highest GDP per capita at $65,130 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.96 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
Australia vs India: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $4.0T is 2.2x larger than Australia's $1.8T — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.5B is 53.0x larger than Australia's 28M.
Area: Australia covers 7,692,024 km², making it 2.3x larger than India.
Military: India fields 1.4Million active troops vs Australia's 59Thousand.
Trade: Australia runs a trade surplus of $37B while India has a trade deficit of $91B.
Life Expectancy: Australia leads with a life expectancy of 83 years vs India's 72.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated August 2026.
Sources & methodology