Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 83.8% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 22.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 2.9% as of 2022.
pay a 15.6% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
make 10.8% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $51,100 as of 2022, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $45,600 as of 2022.
Life
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In South Korea, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
have 43.3% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.0% less on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. South Korea spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 21.5% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In South Korea, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.6% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, National Tax Service, South Korea.
South Korea: At a glance
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