Australia vs Germany: Prosperity gap
Australia
1.16
in 2020
Germany
1.11
in 2022
Australia rank
95th
Germany rank
96th
Prosperity gap over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.16 against 1.11 in Germany, a difference of 0.05.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 95th and Germany ranks 96th of 120 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.53 | 0.7541 | 0.7799 | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.26 | 0.6322 | 0.6282 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9142 | 0.6182 | 0.296 | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.16 | 0.7422 | 0.4143 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Australia or Germany?
- Australia, at 1.16 against 1.11 in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Australia and Germany?
- 0.05, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Australia ranks 95th and Germany ranks 96th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.