Oceania · Australia and New Zealand
Australia
Australia covers about 7,691,000 km² (2,970,000 mi²), the 7th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Brazil, at about 8,473,000 km².
- 7,691,000km²Area, main territory
- 27.6 millionPopulation
- 251In Belgiums
1,000 km
- Australia
Facts
| Area, main territory | 7,691,000 km²2,970,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 7,688,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 251 |
| Capital | Canberra |
| Population | 27.6 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 3.6 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 44°S to 9°S |
| In other languages | Australien Deutsch · Australie Français · Austrália Português · オーストラリア 日本語 · 澳大利亚 中文 · 오스트레일리아 한국어 |
| Continent | Oceania#1 of 14 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Australia
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 2.21× the size of Australia.
- Australia ranks 6th of 239 by area but only 54th of 237 by population: it holds fewer people than its size suggests.
- At 3.6 people per km², Australia is the 178th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 26°S is drawn about 1.2× too large in area, so Australia looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Australia's main territory stretches about 3,680 km north to south and 3,980 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,688,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,691,000 km², to within 2%.
How Australia measures up
Australia holds 91% of the land area and 62% of the people of the 14 countries listed for Oceania.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,691,000 km² | 6th of 239 |
| Population | 27.6 million | 54th of 237 |
| Density | 3.6 per km² | 178th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 25.8°S | 204th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Australia is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 251× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 31.5× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 21.5× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 20.6× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 14.0× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 2.44× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.91× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.81× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.45× its size |
Where Australia sits
- Australia's centre lies at 25.8°S, 134.3°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,860 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 44°S to 9°S, about 3,830 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Australia had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Australia would have 9.63 billion people. It has 27.6 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Australia would have 28.6 million people. It has 27.6 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 556.5 million.
States and territories of Australia
Natural Earth’s file divides Australia into 8 states and territories. Each has its own page, drawn at true size and matched to the countries closest to it in area and in people.
About the same size as
Largest in Oceania
- Australia#1 · 7,691,000 km²
- Papua New Guinea465,000 km²
- New Zealand268,000 km²
- Solomon Islands27,200 km²
- Fiji18,900 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2025; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11