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Australia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

Source·World Bank Open DataUpdated·Reviewed by·Population Review Data Team

Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Australia leads in 6 of the comparable categories.

MetricAustraliaBosnia and Herzegovina
Population26,659,9223,185,073
GDP Per Capita$65,058$8,663
Life Expectancy83.177.8
Population Growth Rate2.43-0.62
Urban Population87.5%51.6%
Fertility Rate1.501.49
Infant Mortality (per 1000)3.15.3
Literacy Rate--
Unemployment Rate3.7%10.7%
Internet Users96.1%78.8%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10004.09-
Gini Index33.8-
Forest Area17.4%42.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Australia has a population of 26,659,922 compared to Bosnia and Herzegovina's 3,185,073.

Across the metrics compared, Australia leads in 6 categories while Bosnia and Herzegovina leads in 1. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.

Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.

Comparing Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina on U.S. population demographics requires lining up the underlying the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files data side by side. The table above runs the comparison on the canonical fields; the narrative below identifies the factor or factors that drive the most meaningful difference between the two.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.