Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years longer
In Bangladesh, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.6 times more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.8 times more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $51,900 as of 2020.
be 45.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Austria, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2018.
be 67.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Austria, that number is 7.3% as of 2019.
pay a 83.3% higher top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 89.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Austria, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 46.6% fewer children
In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Austria, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Austria, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Austria, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 4.0 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Austria spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 4.2 times more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Austria, that number is 10.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Austria: At a glance
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