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Table 16
International comparisons
Table summary
This table displays the results of International comparisons Population
2013, Life expectancy at birth
2013, GDP per capita
2014, General governmnent debt
2014, Consumer Price Index
2014 and Unemployment rate
2014, calculated using thousands, years, US$, % of GDP, annual % change and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Population
2013		 Life expectancy at birth
2013		 GDP per capita
2014		 General governmnent debt
2014		 Consumer Price Index
2014		 Unemployment rate
2014
thousands years US$Table 16 Note 1 % of GDP annual % change %
OECDTable 16 Note 2 countries  
Australia 23,126 82.2 44,971 40.7 2.5 6.1
Austria 8,469 81.2 46,171 102.2 1.6 5.6
Belgium 11,178 80.7 42,839 129.3 0.3 8.5
Canada 35,154 81.5 44,057 94.6 1.9 6.9
Chile 17,632 78.8 22,254 23.1 4.7 6.4
Czech Republic 10,511 78.3 30,366 57.0 0.4 6.1
Denmark 5,615 80.4 44,889 60.6 0.6 6.6
Estonia 1,318 77.3 26,902 13.6 -0.1 7.4
Finland 5,439 81.1 39,987 71.0 1.0 8.7
France 63,786 82.3 38,870 119.2 0.5 10.3
Germany 80,611 80.9 44,985 82.2 0.9 5.0
Greece 11,090Table 16 Note 3 81.4 25,950 179.8 -1.3 26.5
Hungary 9,893 75.7 24,709 99.3 -0.2 7.7
Iceland 324 82.1 43,330 87.8Table 16 Note 4 2.0 4.9
Ireland 4,593 81.1 48,733 125.4 0.2 11.3
Israel 8,059 82.1 33,243 77.0Table 16 Note 4 0.5 5.9
Italy 60,225 82.8 35,015 156.2 0.2 12.7
Japan 127,298 83.4 36,456 239.3Table 16 Note 4 2.7 3.6
Korea 50,220 81.8 34,356 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 1.3 3.5
Luxembourg 537 81.9 97,273 33.7 0.6 5.9
Mexico 118,395 74.6 17,831 48.7Table 16 Note 4 4.0 4.8
Netherlands 16,804 81.4 47,635 81.0 1.0 7.4
New Zealand 4,442 81.4 36,810 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 1.2 5.8
Norway 5,080 81.8 64,837 32.4 2.0 3.5
Poland 38,502 77.1 24,430 65.9 0.1 9.0
Portugal 10,457 80.8 28,382 149.9 -0.3 13.9
Slovak Republic 5,416 76.5 27,711 60.1 -0.1 13.2
Slovenia 2,059 80.4 29,969 97.3 0.2 9.7
Spain 46,593 83.2 33,169 117.7 -0.2 24.4
Sweden 9,609 82.0 45,153 53.8 -0.2 8.0
Switzerland 8,140 82.9 57,246 44.5Table 16 Note 3 0.0 4.5
Turkey 76,055 76.6 19,027 39.7Table 16 Note 4 8.9 9.9
United Kingdom 63,238 81.1 39,709 113.6 1.5 6.1
United States 316,498 78.8 54,353 103.4 1.6 6.2
All OECD 1,257,114 80.5 38,865 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 1.7 7.3
Non-OECD countries  
Brazil 201,467 75.0 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 6.3 4.9
China 1,385,567 75.4 11,874Table 16 Note 4 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 2.0 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
India 1,252,140 66.5 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 6.4 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Indonesia 249,866 70.9 10,023Table 16 Note 4 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 6.4 5.8
Russian Federation 143,507 70.7 25,151Table 16 Note 4 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 7.8 5.2
South Africa 53,158 56.8 13,146 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 6.1 25.1
.. not available for a specific reference period
Note 1.

Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices using current exchange rates.

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Note 2.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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Note 3.

2012 data.

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Note 4.

2013 data.

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Note: International comparisons should be used to gain a general impression only, as there are differences in definitions, data collection and other factors.
Source: Data based on OECD (2016), OECD Factbook 2015-2016.


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