Australia vs United States: Population, per capita
Australia
1 units per person
in 2024
United States
1 units per person
in 2024
Australia rank
18th
United States rank
20th
Population, per capita over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 units per person against 1 units per person in United States, a difference of 0 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 18th and United States ranks 20th of 186 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 1980s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 2000s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 2010s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 2020s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, per capita, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 1 units per person against 1 units per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population, per capita between Australia and United States?
- 0 units per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for population, per capita?
- Australia ranks 18th and United States ranks 20th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.