Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 30.7% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 42.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.
be 10.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.
pay a 22.2% higher top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
have 23.8% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.4% less on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Austria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Austria: At a glance
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