Why Is Australia A Developed Country

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Our group agrees that Australia is a developed country because of its health, wealth, and education. Firstly, Australia has a high life expectancy which shows they have a good healthcare system in place. Additionally, compared to the other countries it has the highest life expectancy of 82.2 years whereas Canada another developed country has 81.9 years. As a developed country, you need to keep your healthcare system at high standards which Australia continues to show with their hospitals, doctors and more. Secondly, their economic development is shown through their increasing GDP per capita. Furthermore, they have the highest GDP per capita comparing to the other chosen countries. Comparing to Canada, another developed country, Australia has

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