Quality of Life Comparison


If you lived in Australia instead of Italy, you would:


be 45.7% more likely to be obese

In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese. In Australia, that number is 29.0% of people.


make 32.0% more money

Italy has a GDP per capita of $38,100, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $50,300.

be 49.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Italy, 11.1% of adults are unemployed. In Australia, that number is 5.6%.


have 40.7% more children

In Italy, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people. In Australia, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people.

be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Italy, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Australia, 6.0 women do.

be 30.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Italy, approximately 3.3 children die before they reach the age of one. In Australia, on the other hand, 4.3 children do.

Basic Needs

be 43.9% more likely to have internet access

In Italy, approximately 61.3% of the population has internet access. In Australia, about 88.2% do.


spend 26.8% more on education

Italy spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education. Australia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education.


see 3.4 times more coastline

Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.

Australia: At a glance


How big is Australia compared to Italy? See an in-depth size comparison.




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