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Australia vs India
AustraliaAustralia and New Zealand
IndiaSouthern Asia
The FCDO advises against all travel to parts of India and all but essential travel to other areas.India is cheaper (cost of living 18.9 vs 67.9).Australia is more peaceful (Global Peace Index 1.602 vs 2.409), scores higher on human development (0.958 vs 0.685) and has the higher income per person ($64,120 vs $2,760).It also has the longer life expectancy (83.1 vs 72.2 years).
Safety
Australia is the more peaceful
- Global Peace Indexlower is more peaceful
- Australia1.602Very high safety#20 of 161IEP GPI · 2026
- India2.409Medium safety#126 of 161IEP GPI · 2026
- Homicidesper 100,000 people a year
- Australia0.9LowUNODC / World Bank · 2023
- India2.8ModerateUNODC / World Bank · 2022
- Safety indexNumbeo's safety index, higher is safer
- Australia52.5ModerateNumbeo · 2026
- India55.8ModerateNumbeo · 2026
- UK travel adviceFCDO, for British travellers
- AustraliaNo advice against travelFCDO foreign travel advice, GOV.UK · read 2026-10-29
- IndiaAgainst all travel to parts, all but essential to other areasFCDO foreign travel advice, GOV.UK · read 2026-10-29
Money
Income per person is higher in Australia
- GNI per personnational income per person, US dollars
- Australia$64,120Very highWorld Bank · 2025
- India$2,760LowWorld Bank · 2025
- Cost of living indexexcluding rent, New York = 100
- Australia67.9ExpensiveNumbeo · 2026
- India18.9Very affordableNumbeo · 2026
Health
People live longer in Australia
- Life expectancyyears, at birth
- Australia83.1Very high#16 of 195World Bank · 2024
- India72.2Moderate#117 of 195World Bank · 2024
Work and internet
Broadband is faster in Australia
- Home internetmedian download speed
- Australia157 MbpsVery fast#46 of 149Ookla Speedtest · 2025
- India62 MbpsFast#96 of 149Ookla Speedtest · 2025
How it changed
Human development: Australia 0.958, India 0.685
AustraliaIndia
UNDP Human Development Report, 1990–2023.
Practical facts
- Capital
- Canberra
- New Delhi
- Population
- 27.6M (2025)
- 1.46B (2025)
- Languages
- English
- English, Hindi, Tamil
- Currency
- Australian dollar (AUD)
- Indian rupee (INR)
- Area
- 7,692,020 km²
- 2,973,190 km²
- Plug type
- Type I
- Type D/M
- Drives on the
- left
- left
- Short visit
- Visa-free for UK, EU and US passports
- Visa needed for UK, EU and US passports
Short visits: passport-index-dataset, 2024, for UK, EU (German) and US passports. Population and area: World Bank. Languages, currency and driving side: restcountries.com. Plug types: worldstandards.eu.
Every figure
Australia and India, side by side
Australia leads on 43 India on 17110 figures. 18 are held for only one country; the other shows a dash. Rows such as population, religion and tax levels have no better or worse end, so they show both values and no verdict. Level means under 2% apart.
Money and cost23
- PPP / Cap aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- $71,934High
- $11,748Low
- GDP / Cap aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- $65,130Very high
- $2,702Low
- GNI / Cap aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- $64,120Very high
- $2,760Low
- Local purchasing power aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 137.3Very high
- 76.4High
- Cost of Living aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 67.9Expensive
- 18.9Very affordable
- Cost of living with rent aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 52.7Very high
- 12.4Very low
- Rent index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 33.7Very expensive
- 4.3Very affordable
- Groceries index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 76.5Very high
- 21.6Very low
- Restaurant prices index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 65.6Very high
- 15.6Very low
- Property Price-to-Income aheadNumbeo Property Investment · 2026
- 8.2Affordable
- 11.0Affordable
- Price level ratio aheadWorld Bank ICP
- 1.605Very high
- 0.387Very low
- Inflation aheadWorld Bank · 2025
- 2.9%Moderate
- 2.4%Moderate
- Pension Replacement aheadOECD Pensions at a Glance · 2024
- 40.8%Low
- 39.2%Low
- Bank Account aheadWorld Bank Global Findex · 2024
- 98%Very high
- 89%High
- Send Remittance aheadWorld Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide · 2023
- 2.9%Low
- 0.5%Very low
- Tax WedgeOECD Taxing Wages · 2025
- 27.9%
- —
- Top Income TaxWikipedia · 2024
- 45%
- 39%
- Corporate TaxWikipedia · 2024
- 30%
- 22%
- VAT / GSTWikipedia · 2024
- 10%
- 18%
- Tax RevenueWorld Bank · 2022
- 23.6%
- 6.9%
- GDP (total)World Bank · 2025
- $1,799 bn
- $3,956 bn
- FDI InflowsWorld Bank · 2025
- 2%
- 1%
- Innovation aheadWIPO Global Innovation Index · 2025
- 48Very high
- 38.2High
Work3
- UnemploymentWorld Bank · 2025
- 4.1%
- 4.2%
- Long Work HoursOECD Better Life Index · 2020
- 12.5%Very high
- —
- Public Holidaysdate.nager.at · 2025
- 11
- —
Equality6
- Income InequalityWorld Bank · 2022
- —
- 25.5Very low
- Income Share Bot. 20%World Bank · 2022
- —
- 10.4Very high
- Income Share Top 10%World Bank · 2022
- —
- 22.1Very low
- Poverty RateWorld Bank · 2022
- —
- 82.1%Very high
- Gender Inequality aheadUNDP Human Development Report · 2023
- 0.056Very low
- 0.403Moderate
- Inequality-Adj. HDI aheadUNDP HDR
- 0.873Very high
- 0.475Low
Safety9
- Peace Index aheadIEP Global Peace Index · 2026
- 1.602Very high safety
- 2.409Medium safety
- Safety aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 52.5Moderate
- 55.8Moderate
- Homicides / 100k aheadUNODC / World Bank · 2022–2023
- 0.9Low
- 2.8Moderate
- Assault Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2013–2023
- 309.8Very high
- 25.8Moderate
- Robbery Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2013–2024
- 43High
- 2.8Very low
- Sexual Violence Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2013–2023
- 137.3Very high
- 9Low
- Kidnapping Rate aheadUNODC CTS · 2013–2023
- 1.9High
- 5.1Very high
- Road Deaths / 100k aheadWHO GHO · 2021
- 4.5Very low
- 14.6Moderate
- Disaster Risk aheadWorld Risk Index · 2022
- 21.4Very high
- 42.3Very high
Health16
- Life Expectancy aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 83.1Very high
- 72.2Moderate
- Infant Mortality aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 3.1Very low
- 23.3High
- Healthcare Quality aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 72Good
- 65.5Good
- UHC Service Coverage aheadWHO GHO · 2023
- 89Very high
- 69Low
- Physicians / 1k aheadWorld Bank · 2020–2022
- 4.1Very high
- 0.720Low
- Hospital BedsWorld Bank · 2021
- —
- 1.600Low
- Out-of-Pocket Health % aheadWorld Bank · 2023
- 15.8%Low
- 43.9%High
- Healthcare SpendWorld Bank · 2023
- $6,980
- $85
- Clean Water aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 100%Very high
- 95.7%Moderate
- PM2.5 concentration aheadWHO GHO · 2023
- 6.2Very low
- 42.5Very high
- Air-pollution Deaths / 100k aheadWHO GHO · 2021
- 6.3Very low
- 131.3High
- Obesity aheadWHO GHO · 2024
- 30.6%High
- 8%Very low
- Tobacco Use aheadWHO GHO · 2020–2023
- 11.4%Low
- 25.4%High
- Raised Blood Glucose aheadWHO GHO · 2014
- 5.9%Very low
- 8.7%Moderate
- Suicide Rate / 100k aheadWHO GHO · 2021
- 13.1High
- 12.6High
- Alcohol L / capitaWHO GHO · 2024
- 10.5
- 5.2
Education and getting online8
- PISA MathOECD PISA Results · 2022
- 487Very high
- —
- PISA ReadingOECD PISA Results · 2022
- 498Very high
- —
- PISA ScienceOECD PISA Results · 2022
- 507Very high
- —
- Education SpendWorld Bank · 2022
- 5.1%
- 4.1%
- English Proficiency aheadEF English Proficiency Index · 2025
- 700Native
- 484Low
- Internet aheadWorld Bank · 2024–2025
- 96.1%Very high
- 70%Low
- Home internet speed aheadOokla Speedtest Global Index · 2025
- 157 MbpsVery fast
- 62 MbpsFast
- Mobile internet speed aheadOokla Speedtest Global Index · 2025
- 119 MbpsHigh
- 129 MbpsHigh
Governance and freedom8
- Rule of Law aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.46Very high
- -0.13Moderate
- Corruption aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.84Very high
- -0.28Moderate
- Political Stability aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 0.78High
- -0.61Low
- Government Effectiveness aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.75Very high
- 0.50High
- Regulatory Quality aheadWorld Bank WGI · 2025
- 1.67Very high
- -0.17Moderate
- Democracy aheadEIU Democracy Index · 2025
- 8.9Very high
- 7High
- Freedom House aheadFreedom House · 2025
- 94Very high
- 62Moderate
- Press Freedom aheadRSF World Press Freedom Index · 2026
- 74.6Satisfactory
- 32Difficult
Quality of life10
- Human Development aheadUNDP Human Development Report · 2023
- 0.958Very high
- 0.685Medium
- Happiness aheadWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 6.92Moderate
- 4.54Very low
- Quality of life index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 189.6Very high
- 122.3Low
- Climate index aheadNumbeo · 2026
- 91.9Excellent
- 65.2Good
- WHR: GDPWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 1.937
- 1.397
- WHR: Social SupportWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 1.497
- 0.732
- WHR: Healthy Life Exp.World Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.956
- 0.298
- WHR: FreedomWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.989
- 1.015
- WHR: GenerosityWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.159
- 0.121
- WHR: Corruption TrustWorld Happiness Report · 2026
- 0.294
- 0.124
People and planet23
- PopulationWorld Bank · 2025
- 27,614,411
- 1,463,865,525
- AreaWorld Bank
- 7,692,020 km²
- 2,973,190 km²
- Median AgeWorld Bank age-group shares
- 40.2
- 33.9
- Population GrowthWorld Bank · 2025
- 1.53%
- 0.89%
- Urban PopulationWorld Bank · 2025
- 87.7%
- 35.7%
- Net MigrationWorld Bank · 2025
- 137,109
- -495,753
- Foreign-Born %UN DESA International Migrant Stock · 2024
- 30.4%
- 0.3%
- Fertility RateWorld Bank · 2024
- 1.48
- 1.96
- Avg Household SizeOECD Family Database · 2024
- 2.5
- —
- Single-Person HouseholdsOECD Family Database · 2021
- 25.1%
- —
- Lone-Parent HouseholdsOECD Family Database · 2021
- 10.4%
- —
- ChristianPew Research · 2020
- 46.8%
- 2.2%
- MuslimPew Research · 2020
- 3.5%
- 15.2%
- HinduPew Research · 2020
- 3%
- 79.4%
- BuddhistPew Research · 2020
- 2.6%
- 0.7%
- JewishPew Research · 2020
- 0.4%
- 0%
- UnaffiliatedPew Research · 2020
- 42.3%
- 0%
- Other religionsPew Research · 2020
- 1.4%
- 2.5%
- CO₂ / Capita aheadWorld Bank · 2024
- 14.1Very high
- 2.2Moderate
- Renewables aheadWorld Bank · 2021
- 12.3%Low
- 34.9%High
- Forest CoverWorld Bank · 2023
- 17.4%
- 24.5%
- Climate Vulnerability aheadND-GAIN Country Index · 2023
- 0.316Very low
- 0.485High
- Climate Readiness aheadND-GAIN Country Index · 2023
- 0.693Very high
- 0.394Moderate
Other4
- LiteracyWorld Bank · 2024
- —
- 78.2%
- Mobile MoneyWorld Bank Global Findex · 2024
- —
- 23.1%
- Receive RemittanceWorld Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide · 2023
- —
- 1.8%
- Leisure TimeOECD Better Life Index · 2020
- 14.4
- —
Quick answers
Is Australia cheaper than India?
Numbeo's 2026 cost-of-living index (NYC = 100) puts Australia at 67.9 and India at 18.9. India is about 72% cheaper overall.
Is Australia or India safer?
On the Global Peace Index (lower = more peaceful), Australia scores 1.60 and India scores 2.41. Australia ranks as the more peaceful of the two.
Which has the higher quality of life, Australia or India?
On the UN Human Development Index, Australia scores 0.958 and India scores 0.685. Australia scores higher on this composite of income, health and education. Single indexes hide trade-offs; the full comparison above shows where each country wins.
What is life like in Australia compared to India?
GNI per capita runs $64,120 in Australia against $2,760 in India; people live 83.1 years on average against 72.2; Numbeo users rate healthcare 72 against 66. Those are national averages and they hide the thing you actually feel: capital-city costs run well ahead of the national figure in most countries, and rural provision of healthcare and internet often lags the number shown here. The table below splits it indicator by indicator.