If you lived in Austria instead of Greece, you would:

Health

be 39.7% less likely to be obese

In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.4 times more spent on your healthcare

Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Austria spends $8,250 as of 2024.

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have 10.4% more access to essential health services

Greece scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Austria scores 85 as of 2021.

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have 16.1% fewer doctors per person

Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Austria has 55.1 as of 2023.

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be 3.1 times more likely to die by suicide

Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Austria, it is 14.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 34.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Austria, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.

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be 21.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

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make 2.3 times more money

Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $62,930 as of 2025.

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Life

be 12.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Greece, approximately 3.2 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.

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have 27.3% more children

In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Greece, 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.

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Expenditures

spend 56.2% more on education

Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Austria spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 41.0% more on healthcare

Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2024.

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Safety

be 37.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Austria, they kill 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 57.3% less strain on fresh water

Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Austria withdraws 9% as of 2022.

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use 68.5% more electricity

Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Austria uses 7,897 kWh as of 2024.

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find 32.6% less home broadband

Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Austria has 30.1 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 26.1% less likely to die from air pollution

In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Austria, it causes 17.0 as of 2019.

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emit 25.1% more CO2

Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Austria emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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