Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Austria instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 2.7 years longer

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.

Economy

make 46.2% more money

British Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $34,200 as of 2017, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $50,000 as of 2017.

be 89.7% more likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Austria, that number is 5.5% as of 2017.

Life

be 70.0% less likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 11.0 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Austria, on the other hand, 3.3 children do as of 2020.

have 14.4% fewer children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Austria, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 43.6% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In Austria, about 87.7% do as of 2018.

Expenditures

spend 71.9% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Austria spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Austria: At a glance

Austria is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 82,445 sq km. Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
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