Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 29.5% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cyprus, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2024.
be 76.9% less likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cyprus, it is 3.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.2 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Cyprus, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
see 41.0% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cyprus spends $4,538 as of 2023.
have 13.0% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cyprus has 35.6 as of 2022.
Economy
be 20.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cyprus, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
make 35.8% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $41,783 as of 2025.
Life
be 7.0 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 Cyprus, 14.0 women do as of 2023.
be 32.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cyprus, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.9% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cyprus, that number is 8.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.5% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.
Safety
be 13.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cyprus, they kill 3.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 6.5 times more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cyprus withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 60.8% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Cyprus uses 3,842 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 61.7% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cyprus emits 5.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 60.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cyprus, it causes 16.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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