Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Austria, you would:
Health
be 18.4% more likely to be obese
In Austria, 20.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Spain, that number is 23.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 18.2% lower top tax rate
Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
make 30.3% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $51,900 as of 2020, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $36,200 as of 2020.
be 92.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Spain, that number is 14.1% as of 2019.
be 55.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 13.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Spain, however, that number is 20.7% as of 2018.
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 Spain, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.8% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 24.6% fewer children
In Austria, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.2% less on education
Austria spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 12.5% less on healthcare
Austria spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Spain, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Agencia Tributaria, Spain, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Spain: At a glance
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