Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 46.0% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2024.
have 35.0% more doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Austria has 55.1 as of 2023.
live 1.0 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
be 10.9% more likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Austria, it is 14.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 36.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Austria, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
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.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Austria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
have 21.5% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.7% more on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 17.4% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Austria has 30.1 as of 2024.
live with 85.9% more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Austria withdraws 9% as of 2022.
use 19.4% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Austria uses 7,897 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 55.2% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Austria emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 70.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Austria, it causes 17.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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