Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 80.1% more likely to be obese
In Austria, 20.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.6% more money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2022, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2022.
be 26.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In United States, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
pay a 28.0% lower top tax rate
Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
have 31.2% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 59.6% more 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.6% more on education
Austria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United States spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 63.5% more on healthcare
Austria spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Ministry of Finance.
United States: At a glance
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