Quality of life comparison

compared to

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 23.2% less money

Austria has a GDP per capita of $50,000 as of 2017, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,400 as of 2017.

be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Austria, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Spain, that number is 17.2% as of 2017.

be 7.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Austria, 3.0% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Spain, however, that number is 21.1% as of 2012.

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.

Expenditures

spend 23.6% less on education

Austria spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Spain spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Agencia Tributaria, Spain, Federal Ministry of Finance.

Spain: At a glance

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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