Attribute |
Australia × | Canada × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 7,741,220 | 9,984,670 |
Continent | Australia | North America |
Land area (km²) | 7,682,300 | 9,093,507 |
Water area (km²) | 58,920 | 891,163 |
Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 8,893 |
Border countries | - | |
Coastline (km) | 25,760 | 202,080 |
Mean elevation (m) | 330 | 487 |
Lowest point (m) | -15 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 2,228 | 5,959 |
People | | |
Population | 25,466,459 | 37,694,085 |
1↑Official languages | | |
Religion | Protestant | Catholic |
Government | | |
Long country name | Commonwealth of Australia | - |
Short country name | Australia | Canada |
Government type | Parliamentary democracy | Federal parliamentary democracy |
Capital | Canberra | Ottawa |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 1,248,000,000,000 | 1,774,000,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 1,380,000,000,000 | 1,653,000,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.2 | 3 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 50,400 | 48,400 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 21 | 20.8 |
Labor force | 12,910,000 | 19,520,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 5.6 | 6.3 |
Population below poverty line (%) | - | 9.4 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 490,000,000,000 | 649,600,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 496,900,000,000 | 665,700,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.89 | 1.31 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 35.5 | 39.3 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.5 | -1 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 40.8 | 89.7 |
Inflation rate (%) | 2 | 1.6 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 3 | 1 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 5.24 | 3.2 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 277,700,000,000 | 748,900,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 277,700,000,000 | 748,900,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 2,384,000,000,000 | 3,219,000,000,000 |
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 1,187,000,000,000 | 1,593,000,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -36,010,000,000 | -48,750,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 231,600,000,000 | 423,500,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 221,000,000,000 | 442,100,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 66,580,000,000 | 86,680,000,000 |
External debt (USD) | 1,714,000,000,000 | 1,608,000,000,000 |
National currency | Australian dollars | Canadian dollars |
National currency (code) | AUD | CAD |
National currency (symbol) | $ | $ |
National currency rate to USD | 1.311 | 1.308 |