Australia vs United Kingdom: Annual number of objects launched into space
Australia
12 objects
in 2025
United Kingdom
10 objects
in 2025
Australia rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
15th
Annual number of objects launched into space over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 12 objects against 10 objects in United Kingdom, a difference of 2 objects.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1967 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Australia ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 50 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 objects | 1 objects | 0 objects | — |
| 1970s | 1 objects | 1 objects | 0 objects | — |
| 1990s | 1 objects | 1.5 objects | 0.5 objects | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1 objects | 2 objects | 1 objects | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1.83 objects | 8.5 objects | 6.67 objects | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 8.6 objects | 115.8 objects | 107.2 objects | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of objects launched into space, Australia or United Kingdom?
- Australia, at 12 objects against 10 objects in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of objects launched into space between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 2 objects, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for annual number of objects launched into space?
- Australia ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of objects launched into space. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of satellites, probes, landers, crewed spacecrafts, and space station flight elements, launched into Earth orbit or beyond.