No matter how you tinker with the weights, Canada and New Zealand end up being among the countries most similar to Australia. Switzerland and the UK, too, are quite similar to us. But some of the other countries that end up looking quite similar to Australia might surprise you – Estonia, Latvia, and Chile, for example.
New Zealand is by far the most similar country to Australia. It was even asked to become one of Australia's states when it formed. New Zealand citizens have the right to live and work in Australia. Both are former British colonies with similar politics and culture.
With a land size of 7,682,300 sq km, Australia is only slightly smaller than the United States. It is the smallest continent on our planet and the 6th largest country. The United States is 9,833,517 sq km making it the fourth largest country in the world.
Australia, which is both a country and a continent, covers an area of about 7.69 million square kilometers (2.97 million square miles). Europe, on the other hand, covers an area of about 10.18 million square kilometers (3.93 million square miles) if you include the European part of Russia.
Australia is the planet's sixth largest country after Russia, Canada, China, the USA, and Brazil.
However, China leads when it comes to the land area compared with the U.S. World Atlas says China is approximately 2% larger than the U.S. in terms of land area.
Australia is about 32 times bigger than United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while Australia is approximately 7,741,220 sq km, making Australia 3,078% larger than United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the population of United Kingdom is ~67.8 million people (41.7 million fewer people live in Australia).
Australian sizes are measured the same as the UK. So if you're a 10 in Australia, you'll need a 10 from a UK-based store. If you're purchasing from an American store, you'll need to go 2 sizes smaller. So if you're a 10 in Australia, you're a 6 in the US.
Australia is approximately 7,741,220 sq km, while Canada is approximately 9,984,670 sq km. Meanwhile, the population of Australia is 23 million people (12 million more people live in Canada).
With both being former British colonies, they are closer in culture to Europe than Asia. Australia and New Zealand are part of the Oceania continent, and are on separate tectonic plates to Asia. That's why when people talk about the two countries, they may not think of them as being part of Asia.
Foreign relations between neighbouring countries Australia and New Zealand, also referred to as Trans-Tasman relations, are extremely close. Both countries share a British colonial heritage as antipodean Dominions and settler colonies, and both are part of the core Anglosphere.
Due to Australia's history as a colony of Britain, the two nations retain significant shared threads of cultural heritage, many of which are common to all English-speaking countries. English is the de facto language of both nations. Both legal systems are based on the common law.
Some interesting details: look at the size of Nigeria on the African continent, or Mexico in comparison to North America. Compare Russia to China and India. And notice that Tokyo is bigger than Australia.
The continents are, from largest to smallest: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
Australia's average wealth is just 1.8 times our median wealth; by contrast the UK's is 2.2 times greater, while the US is second worst out of the top 50, at 6.7 times.
Canada — 9,879,750 km² China — 9,600,013 km² United States — 9,525,067 - 9,831,510 km² Brazil — 8,515,770 km²
The United States remains the most powerful country in the world, followed by China and Russia. However, the balance of power may shift in the coming years as countries like India and Brazil continue to grow economically and assert themselves on the global stage.
Chinese Australians are one of the largest groups within the global Chinese diaspora, and are the largest Asian Australian community.
Hong Kong is approximately 1,108 sq km, while Australia is approximately 7,741,220 sq km, making Australia 698,566% larger than Hong Kong.