Australia Compared To America
According to the world health organization there should be more than 2 3 health workers per 1 000 people in order to cover the primary healthcare needs.
Australia compared to america. The number of physicians generalist and specialist medical doctors per 1 000 people. Australia is about 1 3 times smaller than united states. Americans on the other hand are big tippers. In australia the minimum wage is higher than in most us states and the tipping culture as such is practically non existent.
17 840 000 sq 6 890 000 miles sq population 2017. Besides the obvious time differences and being on the other side of the world there are some major differences between the u s. Without the incentive of tips australians in service industries may seem particularly laid back to typically impatient american visitors. Restaurant prices in united states are 5 46 lower than in australia groceries prices in united states are 6 78 lower than in australia local purchasing power in united states is 4 85 higher than in australia.
Obesity estimates derived from health examinations are generally higher and more reliable than those coming from self reports because they preclude any misreporting of people s height and weight. Its also worth noting that australia s population is significantly less than america s the whole of australia has about the same number of people living in it as the state of texas. Meanwhile the population of united states is 326 6 million people 303 4 million fewer people live in australia. Here is a list of differences that i ve noticed so far during my time studying abroad in australia.
Australia compared to south america in landmass australia. 7 682 300 km sq 2 966 152 miles sq south america. United states is approximately 9 833 517 sq km while australia is approximately 7 741 220 sq km making australia 78 72 the size of united states. So from an infrastructure standpoint australia travel cannot support the same frequency of flights ferries trains buses between destinations.