Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Austria, you would:
Health
be 76.6% less likely to be obese
In Austria, 20.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 50.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In South Korea, that number is 2.7% as of 2024.
pay a 30.9% lower top tax rate
Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In South Korea, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
make 20.4% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $63,300 as of 2024, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $50,400 as of 2023.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In South Korea, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.4% less 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 51.3% fewer children
In Austria, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In South Korea, there are 4.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 27.0% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In South Korea, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax Service, South Korea, Federal Ministry of Finance.
South Korea: At a glance
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