Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 27.1% more money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in United Arab Emirates, the GDP per capita is $75,600 as of 2023.
be 26.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.
be 45.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In United Arab Emirates, however, that number is 19.5% as of 2003.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United Arab Emirates, 9.0 women do as of 2020.
be 70.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In United Arab Emirates, on the other hand, 5.1 children do as of 2022.
have 12.3% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United Arab Emirates, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.1% less on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United Arab Emirates spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 48.6% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.9% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 1,318 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United Arab Emirates: At a glance
How big is United Arab Emirates compared to Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.