Australia vs Russia

Australia scores 77.1 in the NationsTree Index (10th in the world) and Russia scores 63.8 (51st), a gap of 13.2 points. Their trees are 30 m and 54 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Russia has 5.2 times the population of Australia. Russia is 2.2 times larger than Australia by land area. Russia has an economy 3.6 times the size of Australia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Australia 27.6 million and Russia 143.5 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $71,934 in Australia and $49,568 in Russia (2025, international dollars). People in Australia live on average 9.6 years longer (83.1 vs 73.4 years).

Of 34 indicators reported by both countries, Australia ranks higher in the world on 26 and Russia on 8. Australia is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, society & health and trade. Russia is clearly stronger in military and main industries.

As a nation, Russia is the older of the two (statehood since 882, 1,144 years), compared with Australia (since 1901). Over the last five years Russia improved faster (direction score 45 vs 34 out of 100).