Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.0 years longer

In Slovakia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 71.3% more money

Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $30,300 as of 2020, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $51,900 as of 2020.

be 47.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Slovakia, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Austria, that number is 7.3% as of 2019.

be 11.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Slovakia, 11.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Austria, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2018.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Slovakia has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 32.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Slovakia, approximately 4.8 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.

Expenditures

spend 30.0% more on education

Slovakia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Austria spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 48.6% more on healthcare

Slovakia spends 7.0% 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, Federal Ministry of Finance, Tax Directorate, Slovakia.

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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