Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 36.4% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2024.
have 95.6% more doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Austria has 55.1 as of 2023.
be 53.7% more likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Austria, it is 14.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 19.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Austria, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 13.0% more money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $62,930 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Austria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 40.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Austria, on the other hand, 2.8 children do as of 2024.
Safety
be 55.6% less likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 29.1% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Austria has 30.1 as of 2024.
live with 2.3 times more strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Austria withdraws 9% as of 2022.
use 44.0% less electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Austria uses 7,897 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 54.9% less CO2
Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Austria emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Austria, it causes 17.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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