Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 1.4 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 47.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.
pay a 18.8% higher top tax rate
Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 96.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 26.2% fewer children
In Iceland, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 33.8% less on education
Iceland spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Austria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 19.8% more on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 11.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of Internal Revenue, Federal Ministry of Finance.
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Austria: At a glance
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