Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
be 18.7% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2024.
see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Austria spends $8,250 as of 2024.
have 59.0% more doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Austria has 55.1 as of 2023.
Economy
be 32.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Austria, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
be 34.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.
make 82.8% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $62,930 as of 2025.
Life
have 18.3% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Austria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 86.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 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 50.9% more on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2024.
Safety
be 42.9% less likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 33.5% less strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Austria withdraws 9% as of 2022.
use 49.1% more electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Austria uses 7,897 kWh as of 2024.
find 14.8% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Austria has 30.1 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 18.6% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Austria emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 30.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 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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