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Table 16
International comparisons
Table summary
This table displays the results of International comparisons. The information is grouped by OECD countries (appearing as row headers), Population, Life expectancy at birth, GDP per capita, General governmnent debt, Consumer Price Index, Unemployment rate, 2018, 2015 and 2017, calculated using millions, years, US$, % of GDP, annual % change and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
OECDTable 16 Note 2 countries Population Life expectancy at birth GDP per capita General governmnent debt Consumer Price Index Unemployment rate
2018 2015 2017 2017 2018 2017
millions years US$Table 16 Note 1 % of GDP annual % change %
Australia 24.1 82.5 52,003 65.9 1.9 5.6
Austria 8.8 81.3 53,895 94.9 2.0 5.5
Belgium 11.4 81.1 49,512 121.9 2.1 7.1
Canada 37.2 81.9Table 16 Note 3 46,510 109.0 2.3 6.3
Chile 18.6 79.9 24,122 29.6 2.4 6.7
Czech Republic 10.6 78.7 38,037 43.8 2.1 2.9
Denmark 5.8 80.8 54,337 48.9 0.8 5.6
Estonia 1.3 77.7 33,493 12.6 3.4 5.8
Finland 5.5 81.6 46,344 73.2 1.1 8.6
France 65.1 82.4 44,191Note p: preliminary 124.2 1.9 9.4
Germany 82.8 80.7 52,574 71.5 1.7 3.7
Greece 10.6 81.1 28,580Note p: preliminary 188.7 0.6 21.5
Hungary 9.8 75.7 28,799 91.4 2.9 4.1
Iceland 0.4 82.5 55,322 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 2.7 2.7
Ireland 4.9 81.5 76,889 77.2 0.5 6.7
Israel 8.5 82.1 38,886 75.2Table 16 Note 4 0.8 4.2
Italy 60.6 82.6 40,924 152.6 1.1 11.2
Japan 126.5 83.9 41,978e 233.7 1.0 2.8
Korea 51.8 82.1 38,839Note p: preliminary Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 1.5 3.7
Latvia 1.9 74.6 28,378 47.3 2.5 8.7
Lithuania 2.8 74.5 33,325 47.8 2.7 7.1
Luxembourg 0.6 82.4 107,525 30.5 1.5 5.5
Mexico 130.8 75.0 19,630e 51.7Table 16 Note 4 4.9 3.4
Netherlands 17.2 81.6 54,423Note p: preliminary 69.8 1.7 4.8
New Zealand 4.9 81.7 40,527 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 1.6 4.7
Norway 5.3 82.4 62,183e 42.8 2.8 4.2
Poland 38.4 77.6 29,574 68.2 1.7 4.9
Portugal 10.3 81.2 32,554Note p: preliminary 145.4 1.0 8.9
Slovak Republic 5.4 76.7 32,376 58.2 2.5 8.1
Slovenia 2.1 80.9 36,163 88.2 1.7 6.7
Spain 46.7 82.9 39,087Note p: preliminary 114.7 1.7 17.2
Sweden 10.2 82.3 51,405 57.9 2.0 6.7
Switzerland 8.5 83.0 66,300 42.9 0.9 4.8
Turkey 81.3 78.0 28,607e 35.2 16.3 10.8
United Kingdom 66.4 81.0 44,909 116.3 2.3 4.3
United States 328.0 78.7 59,774 135.8 2.4 4.4
All OECD 1,305.1 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 44,290e Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 2.6 5.8
Non-OECD countries
China 1,393.8 76.0 16,762 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 2.1 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
India 1,371.3 68.4 6,701Table 16 Note 5 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 4.9 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Russia 147.3 71.3 24,081Table 16 Note 5 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 2.9 5.2
South Africa 57.7 57.5 13,545 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 4.5 27.5
.. not available for a specific reference period
p preliminary
e estimate
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

2014 to 2016 data.

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Note 4

2016 data.

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Note 5

2017 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.
Sources: Population figures are from “World population data” at prb.org (mid-2018); OECD (2019), Life expectancy at birth (indicator). doi: 10.1787/27e0fc9d-en; Gross domestic product (GDP) (indicator). doi: 10.1787/dc2f7aec-en; General government debt (indicator). doi: 10.1787/a0528cc2-en;Inflation (CPI) (indicator). doi: 10.1787/eee82e6e-en; Unemployment rate (indicator). doi: 10.1787/997c8750-en (Accessed on 18 March 2019).


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