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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand · High econ · Medium mil
Power index #41 / 118🛰 Drones: Moderate✓ No tracked active conflict
27M
👥 Population
$1.8T
📈 GDP (Nominal)
60k
🪖 Active Personnel
$35B
💰 Defense Budget
Composite power index · percentile among 118 scored countries#41
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Figures are educated estimates from open reporting or, where marked, formula-modeled. Blank fields are not estimated, not assumed zero.
Overview

Australia is located in Oceania (Australia and New Zealand). It has an estimated population of 27,000,000, with a nominal GDP of roughly $1,800 billion (about $66,667 per capita). Its armed forces field an estimated 60,000 active-duty personnel, backed by roughly 30,000 reservists, ranking #61 of 174 countries in this dataset by active personnel. Estimated annual defense spending is around $35B, roughly 1.9% of GDP. Its inventory includes an estimated 320 military aircraft, 60 tanks, 45 naval vessels. Australia has a moderate-tier documented drone/UAV program.

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Global Standing percentile per metric
👥Population
#54/196
📈GDP (Nominal)
#13/194
💵GDP Per Capita
#12/194
🪖Active Personnel
#61/174
💰Defense Budget
#12/178
🛡️Tank Strength
#77/93
✈️Total Aircraft
#30/98
Naval Fleet
#50/84
🌊Submarines
#17/39
Active Conflicts
No tracked active conflicts involving Australia. See the Conflict Watch map for all 19 tracked conflicts.
Share of World
0.3%
of world population
27,000,000 people
1.7%
of world GDP
$1,800B nominal
1.4%
of world defense spending
$35B / year
0.3%
of world active personnel
60,000 soldiers
Economy & Demographics
👥Population
27,000,000#54 of 196
📈GDP (Nominal)
$1,800B#13 of 194
💵GDP Per Capita
$66,667#12 of 194
Manpower
Force Composition90,000 total personnel
Active 67%Reserve 33%
🪖Active Personnel
🎖️Reserve Personnel
👮Paramilitary Forces
n/a
Financials & Strategic
Defense burden: 1.9% of GDP
Spend per active soldier: $583k / yr
Soldiers per 1,000 people: 2.2
💰Defense Budget
🛢️Proven Oil Reserves
None reported
☢️Nuclear Warheads
0
🛰️Drone / UAV Capability
Moderate
Airpower
✈️Total Aircraft
🛩️Fighter Aircraft
🛫Bombers & Other Aircraft
🚁Helicopters (Total)
n/a
✈️Air Fleet Modernity
LIKELY MODERNHeuristic: defense spend per soldier ~$583k/yr
Land Power
🛡️Tank Strength
🚚Armored Vehicles
n/a
💥Towed Artillery
n/a
🛡️Armor Fleet Modernity
LIKELY MODERNHeuristic: defense spend per soldier
Naval Power
Fleet Strength
🌊Submarines
🛳️Aircraft Carriers
0
Naval Fleet Modernity
LIKELY MODERNHeuristic: defense spend per soldier, not a fleet inspection
Regional Context — Australia and New Zealand
Australia ranks #1 of 2 in Australia and New Zealand on the composite power index. Bars are relative index scores; follow any row to that country's profile.
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Economic confidence: High. Military confidence: Medium. Ranks shown as "#x of y" count only countries with a reported value for that metric. The composite power index averages the six category scores (log-scaled against the world leader per metric) and is this site's own model — not an official rating.