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International Comparisons
International comparisons with our top five source countries
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Unit
|
Most
Common
Date |
New
Zealand |
Australia |
United
Kingdom |
United States of America |
Japan |
Republic
of Korea |
| Total population (estimat-ed) |
millions |
2004 |
4.061 |
19.913 |
59.428 |
297.043 |
127.799 |
47.950 |
Average annual rate of change
of
population |
% |
2001-2005 |
1.37 P |
0.96 |
0.31 |
1.03 |
0.14 |
0.57 |
| Male life expectan-cy at birth |
Years
of life |
2002
-2005 |
77.0 |
76.4 |
75.7 |
74.3 |
77.9 |
71.8 |
| Female life expectan-cy at birth |
Years
of life |
2002
-2005 |
81.3 |
82.0 |
80.7 |
79.9 |
85.1 |
79.3 |
Infant
mortality
rate |
per 1,000 live births |
2005 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
| % of total population aged under 15 |
% |
2005 |
21 P |
20 |
18 |
21 |
14 |
20 |
| % of male population aged 60+ |
% |
2005 |
15 P |
16 |
19 |
15 |
23 |
11 |
| % of female population aged 60+ |
% |
2005 |
18 P |
18 |
23 |
18 |
28 |
14 |
| CPI change (annual) |
% |
2005 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
-0.7 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
| Exchange rate (average) |
national currency units/$US |
2003 |
1.64 |
1.45 |
0.59 |
1.00 |
113.04 |
1,183.93 |
| GDP (annual) |
$US billion |
2003 |
80.0 |
527.4 |
1,805.7 |
10,918.5 |
4,291.1 |
608.1 |
| GDP per capita |
$US |
2003 |
19,800 |
26,400 |
30,300 |
37,500 |
33,600 |
12,700 |
| Exports of goods and services |
% of GDP |
2003 |
29.8 |
18.1 |
25.1 |
9.5 |
11.8 |
38.2 |
| Standard-ised unem-ployment rate (OECD) |
% |
2004 |
3.9 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
3.7 |
| Civilian labour force |
millions |
2004 |
2.1 |
10.1 |
29.2 |
147.4 |
66.4 |
23.4 |
Civilian employ-ment
in service sector |
% |
2004 |
69.8 |
74.9 |
76.4 |
78.4 |
67.1 |
64.4 |
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