Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years longer
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 49.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iceland, that number is 2.8% as of 2017.
pay a 15.8% lower top tax rate
Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iceland, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 3.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Iceland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2020.
have 40.0% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Iceland, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 12.9% more likely to have internet access
In Austria, approximately 87.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Iceland, about 99.0% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 36.4% more on education
Austria spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Iceland spends 7.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of Internal Revenue, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Austria? See an in-depth size comparison.