Australia vs South Korea

South Korea scores 84.5 in the NationsTree Index (1st in the world) and Australia scores 77.1 (10th), a gap of 7.5 points. Their trees are 30 m and 40 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

South Korea has 87% more people than Australia. Australia is 77 times larger than South Korea by land area. The economy of South Korea is 64% larger than that of Australia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Australia 27.6 million and South Korea 51.7 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $71,934 in Australia and $63,125 in South Korea (2025, international dollars). People in South Korea live on average 0.6 years longer (83.6 vs 83.1 years).

Of 33 indicators reported by both countries, Australia ranks higher in the world on 17 and South Korea on 16. Australia is clearly stronger in natural resources and land & people. South Korea is clearly stronger in military, main industries and trade.

As a nation, South Korea is the older of the two (statehood since 57 BC, 2,082 years), compared with Australia (since 1901). Over the last five years South Korea improved faster (direction score 75 vs 34 out of 100).