Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 59.1% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 40.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2024.
see 2.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Chile spends $3,612 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Austria spends $8,250 as of 2024.
have 65.4% more doctors per person
Chile has 33.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Austria has 55.1 as of 2023.
be 88.7% more likely to die by suicide
Chile has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Austria, it is 14.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 37.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Austria, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 3.5 times more money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $17,995 as of 2025, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $62,930 as of 2025.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 6.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 10.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Austria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 51.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 5.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 12.3% more on healthcare
Chile spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2024.
Safety
be 86.1% less likely to be murdered
Chile has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 55.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Chile, road accidents kill 10.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Austria, they kill 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 27.0% more home broadband
Chile has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Austria has 30.1 as of 2024.
use 80.6% more electricity
Chile uses 4,373 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Austria uses 7,897 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 60.4% more CO2
Chile emits 3.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Austria emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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Austria: At a glance
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