Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Switzerland, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 31.7% less likely to be obese
In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Switzerland, that number is 11.3% of people as of 2024.
see 28.5% more spent on your healthcare
Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Switzerland spends $10,602 as of 2023.
have 18.8% fewer doctors per person
Austria has 55.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Switzerland has 44.8 as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Switzerland, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
make 82.4% more money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Switzerland, the GDP per capita is $114,769 as of 2025.
Life
be 16.7% 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 Switzerland, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.4% more 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 Switzerland, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.
Safety
be 31.8% less likely to be murdered
Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Switzerland, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 47.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Switzerland, they kill 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 56.1% more home broadband
Austria has 30.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Switzerland has 47.0 as of 2024.
live with 25.1% less strain on fresh water
Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Switzerland withdraws 6% as of 2022.
Environment
be 41.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Switzerland, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 40.7% less CO2
Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Switzerland emits 3.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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