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 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
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