Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Austria instead of Luxembourg, you would:

Health

be 11.1% less likely to be obese

In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 24.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Austria, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2018.

make 52.9% less money

Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $51,900 as of 2020.

be 37.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Austria, that number is 7.3% as of 2019.

pay a 26.1% higher top tax rate

Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 18.6% fewer children

In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 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 11.1% less likely to have internet access

In Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Austria, about 88.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 40.5% more on education

Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Austria spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 92.6% more on healthcare

Luxembourg spends 5.4% 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: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Federal Ministry of Finance.

Austria: At a glance

Austria is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 82,445 sq km. Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
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