Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Belgium, you would:
Economy
be 10.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Austria, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2018.
be 37.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Austria, that number is 7.3% as of 2019.
Life
have 13.7% fewer children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Austria, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 18.8% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Austria spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Austria: At a glance
How big is Austria compared to Belgium? See an in-depth size comparison.