Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Austria instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

Health

live 9.7 years longer

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 27.2% less likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.1 times more money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $51,900 as of 2020.

be 36.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Austria, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2018.

be 44.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Austria, that number is 7.3% as of 2019.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 94.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 84.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Austria, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 47.6% fewer children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Austria, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 14.3% more likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Austria, about 88.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 30.0% more on education

Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Austria spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 76.3% more on healthcare

Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Austria, that number is 10.4% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos, Federal Ministry of Finance.

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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