Australasia
Australasia is a greographical region comprising Australia, New Zealand, and some neighbouring islands
Definitions of Oceania vary; however, the islands at the geographic extremes of Oceania are generally considered to be the Bonin Islands, a politically integral part of Japan; Hawaii, a state of the United States; Clipperton Island, a possession of France; the Juan Fernández Islands, belonging to Chile; and Macquarie Island, belonging to Australia. (The United Nations has its own geopolitical definition of Oceania, but this consists of discrete political entities, and so excludes the Bonin Islands, Hawaii, Clipperton Island, and the Juan Fernández Islands, along with Easter Island.) Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from the highly developed and globally competitive financial markets of Australia and New Zealand, which rank high in quality of life and human development index, to the much less developed economies that belong to countries such as Kiribati and Tuvalu, while also including medium-sized economies of Pacific islands such as Palau, Fiji and Tonga.
| Australia | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Vanuatu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misc |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Country Code | AU | NZ | PG | SB | VU | |
| Geography | | | | | | |
| Area (sq km) | 7,741,220 | 268,838 | 462,840 | 28,896 | 12,189 | |
| Coastline (km) | 25,760 | 15,134 | 5,152 | 5,313 | 2,528 | |
| Highest Point (m) | 2,228 (Mount Kosciuszko) | 3,724 (Aoraki/Mount Cook) | 4,509 (Mount Wilhelm) | 2,335 (Mount Popomanaseu) | 1,877 (Tabwemasana) | |
| Average Elevation (m) | 330 | 388 | 667 | |||
| People | | | | | | |
| Population | 23,470,145 | 4,545,627 | 7,027,332 | 660,121 | 288,037 | |
| Median Age | 38.80 | 38.10 | 23.40 | 22.80 | 22.30 | |
| Growth Rate | 1.01 % | 0.77 % | 1.67 % | 1.90 % | 1.81 % | |
| Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people) | 12.00 | 13.10 | 23.30 | 24.50 | 23.50 | |
| Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | 7.30 | 7.60 | 6.60 | 3.80 | 4.00 | |
| Urban Population | 86.00 % | 86.50 % | 13.20 % | 23.70 % | 25.30 % | |
| Health | | | | | | |
| Mothers age at first birth | 28.70 | 27.80 | 22.60 | |||
| Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births) | 6.00 | 11.00 | 215.00 | 114.00 | 78.00 | |
| Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | 4.20 | 4.40 | 35.30 | 14.30 | 13.90 | |
| Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP) | 9.40 % | 11.00 % | 4.30 % | 5.10 % | 5.00 % | |
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 3.59 | 3.03 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.17 | |
| Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) | 3.80 | 2.80 | 1.40 | 1.70 | ||
| Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | 29.00 % | 30.80 % | 21.30 % | 22.50 % | 25.20 % | |
| Education | | | | | | |
| Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP) | 5.30 % | 6.30 % | 9.90 % | 4.70 % | ||
| School life (years) | 23 | 19 | ||||
| Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | 12.60 % | 12.70 % | 3.60 % | 1.30 % | 10.60 % | |
| Economy | | | | | | |
| GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $) | 1.248 trillion | 189.000 billion | 30.190 billion | 1.330 billion | 772,000,000 | |
| Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP) | 2.20 % | 3.00 % | 2.50 % | 3.50 % | 4.20 % | |
| GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | 50,400 | 39,000 | 3,700 | 2,200 | 2,700 | |
| Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP) | 21.00 % | 21.00 % | 36.80 % | 13.10 % | ||