Take the world's hardest G20 quiz

How well do you know Australia's place in the world? Take our quiz to see if you can spot how Australia compares to G20 countries. (We don't reckon you can...)

Before you get started, here's a reminder of who is included in the G20.

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1. How big is Australia's economy?

Select where you think Australia's GDP ranks out of all the G20 countries.

The G20 countries are responsible for more than 80 per cent of global GDP. Australia comes in 13th on the list of G20 countries but is only responsible for 1.09 per cent, with the EU, the US and China accounting for half of global GDP. (Data: World Bank)

2. How long do Australians live?

Select where you think Australians' life expectancy ranks out of all the G20 countries.

We're right near the top in this one, sitting just below noted long-livers Japan, and, perhaps in a sign the Mediterranean diet works, France and Italy. However, Australia's high life expectancy hides a disturbing statistic: Indigenous Australians of both sexes on average die 10 years earlier. (Data: World Bank)

3. How happy is Australia?

Select where you think Australia's happiness ranks out of all the G20 countries.

According a global poll, Australia sits equal second in terms of happiness, and 18th globally. Interestingly while money did make a difference in happiness levels the top 20 happiest nations were dominated by South and Central America, indicating a cultural predisposition to a positive outlook. (Data: Gallup)

4. What are Australia's carbon dioxide emissions per capita?

Select where you think Australia's CO2 emissions per person rank out of all the G20 countries.

One area where we are global leaders, but not likely to be celebrated, is in carbon dioxide emissions per capita.

Per person, Australia emits more carbon-dioxide than anyone in the G20 except the US and Saudi Arabia. While our small population means overall this amount is smaller than other G20 nations such as China, Canada and Japan, we still emit more carbon dioxide than much larger countries such as Brazil, France, and Turkey. (Data: World Bank)

5. How literate are Australians?

Select where you think Australia's literacy rate ranks out of all the G20 countries.

Australians are among the most literate in the G20, however according to ABS statistics this masks a much lower figure of people who are literate enough 'to cope with the demands of everyday life and work in an advanced society', with only 53.2 per cent of people passing that criteria. (Data: CIA World Factbook)

6. Do we have many female political representatives?

Select where you think Australia's proportion of female political representatives ranks out of all the G20 countries.

Until recently Australia was in the position of having female leaders of both state and government (Quentin Bryce and Julia Gillard), but we still rank behind several states when it comes to female political representation. Interestingly a Western democracy is no guarantee of female representation - with the Saudi and Chinese regimes having a greater proportion of female politicians than the United States. (Data: IPU)

7. How free from corruption is Australia?

Select where you think Australia ranks in terms of how corrupt it is perceived to be out of all the G20 countries.

While the recent ICAC investigations in New South Wales may leave the public wondering about some of our institutions, we are the least corrupt nation in the G20, according to Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, which scores how corrupt a country's public sectors are seen to be. (Data: Transparency International)

8. What's Australia's murder rate?

Select where you think Australia's murder rate ranks out of all the G20 countries.

With just over 1 person killed per 100,000, Australia's homicide rate ranks respectably low, and has been decreasing steadily over the past two decades. (Data: UNODC)

9. How obese is Australia?

Select where you think Australia's obesity rate ranks our of all the G20 countries.

Traditional leaders Australia and the US have been overtaken by Saudi Arabia when it comes to obesity, a sign of the growing global nature of the problem. While we've dropped down in the rankings, according to the Lancet's global study in obesity, rates here are climbing faster than anywhere else in the world, with 68 per cent of adult men and 56 per cent of women overweight. (Data: Lancet; Eurostat; Geohive)

10. How fast is our internet?

Select where you think Australia's internet speeds rank out of all the G20 countries.

Australia is lagging behind its G20 compatriots when it comes to internet speed, sitting 11th and a dismal five times slower than G20 leaders South Korea. According to the OOKLA, which measures consumer download speed, Australia's speed (15.8 Mbs) sits 56th globally, just behind Kazakstan and Pacific minnows Vanuatu - and well below the OECD average (26.4 Mbps). (Data: Ookla)

11. How equal are men and women in Australia?

Select where you think Australia's gap between men and women (on economic, political, education and health criteria) ranks out of all the G20 countries.

Ranked 24th in the World Economic Forum's 2014 Global Gender Gap Report, Australia trails behind countries such as Rwanda, Denmark and the Philippines. While we score well for educational attainment and health and survival, we're let down by economic opportunities and political empowerment for women.

(Data: World Economic Forum)