Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
have 20.1% fewer doctors per person
Austria has 55.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Sweden has 44.1 as of 2021.
Economy
be 55.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sweden, that number is 8.7% as of 2025.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 28.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 2.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.
have 10.7% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.6% more on education
Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Sweden spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Safety
be 54.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sweden, they kill 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 30.7% more likely to be murdered
Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 34.8% more home broadband
Austria has 30.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.
live with 58.8% less strain on fresh water
Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sweden withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 54.8% more electricity
Austria uses 7,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Sweden uses 12,226 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 52.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sweden, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
emit 43.5% less CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sweden emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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