Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Austria, you would:
Health
be 10.9% less likely to be obese
In Austria, 20.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 17.9% of people as of 2016.
live 4.3 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 81.8% lower top tax rate
Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 72.4% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $51,900 as of 2020, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $14,300 as of 2020.
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 33.3% as of 2019.
be 27.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 13.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, that number is 16.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 60.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 11.0% fewer children
In Austria, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.0% less likely to have internet access
In Austria, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 73.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.5% less on healthcare
Austria spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance
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