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As at 13 October 2026 · official data unless labelled

Australia in charts

Rankings, breakdowns and changes over time, drawn from the official data behind Caveat Indices. Every number in every graphic is checked against its source.

VideoGDP per person in OECD countries, 1960 to 2025In 1960, United States led with US$3,000; in 2025, Luxembourg leads with US$147,252.13 October 2026OECD median 4911. Japan5472. Korea5283. Estonia5264. Canada5155. Finland5116. Australia5077. New Zealand5048. Ireland5049. Switzerland50310. Slovenia500RankingRanked: Student science skills across OECD countries, 2022Japan leads all 37 OECD countries with 547 PISA points, followed by Korea at 528 points and Estonia at 526 points.13 October 202612 months to July 201912 months to July 2026Japan+104%Vietnam+81%India+49%Indonesia+35%Fiji+25%China+23%Philippines+22%Italy+18%ChangeRanked: Where Australians are travelling abroad, compared with 2019Indonesia remains the top destination, with 1,789,800 trips in the 12 months to July 2026 — 135% of its 2019 level.12 October 2026OECD median 67.9%1. New Zealand88%2. Canada85.8%3. United States85.5%4. Australia85%5. Ireland80.8%6. Switzerland80.2%7. Greece77.1%8. Belgium75.3%9. Luxembourg74.4%10. United Kingdom74%RankingRanked: How Australians rate their own health vs the OECDAustralia ranks 4th of 33 OECD countries, with 85% of people aged 16+ rating their health as good or very good.11 October 202612 months to July 201912 months to July 2026South Korea+44%Philippines+28%India+16%Indonesia+11%Taiwan+7.0%New Zealand+1.8%United Kingdom+1.4%Singapore−5.1%ChangeCharted: Which countries are sending more visitors to Australia than before COVID?New Zealand remains the largest source of visitors, with 1,434,110 arrivals in the 12 months to July 2026, reaching 102% of its 2019 level.10 October 2026OECD median US$204,4801. LuxembourgUS$932,0282. BelgiumUS$375,9993. AustraliaUS$369,8204. CanadaUS$349,0175. United KingdomUS$336,2876. ItalyUS$293,1187. New ZealandUS$279,1088. KoreaUS$270,7479. IrelandUS$256,40910. SpainUS$246,380RankingRanked: Australia has the 3rd highest median household net wealth in the OECDLuxembourg leads all 29 countries with a median household net wealth of US$932,028 — more than double the next-ranked country.9 October 2026VideoWhere Australians travel, 1976 to 2025In 1976, New Zealand led with 213,050; in 2025, Indonesia leads with 1,750,370.8 October 2026OECD median 28.9%1. Switzerland58.2%2. Australia46.5%3. Mexico45.5%4. Denmark44.3%5. New Zealand43.6%6. Canada40.3%7. Netherlands39%8. Korea38.7%9. Ireland36.4%10. Norway34.8%RankingRanked: Australians feel heard by government more than mostSwitzerland leads all 30 countries with 58.2% of its population aged 16–65 feeling they have a say in what government does.8 October 2026VideoWhere Australia's visitors come from, 1976 to 2025In 1976, New Zealand led with 148,070; in 2025, New Zealand leads with 1,435,050.7 October 2026VideoAustralia's immigrants by country of birth, 1996 to 2025In 1996, England led with 956,680; in 2025, India leads with 971,020.7 October 2026OECD median 71.1%1. Australia90.7%2. Belgium87.4%3. Luxembourg87.2%4. Turkiye87.1%5. Chile85.3%6. Sweden84.2%7. Denmark84%8. Germany82.5%9. Iceland80.8%10. Norway80.1%RankingRanked: Voter turnout across OECD countriesAustralia leads all 38 OECD countries with a voter turnout of 90.7%, where voting is compulsory.6 October 2026