Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 20.6% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 17.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Austria, that number is 5.5% as of 2017.
be 63.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Austria, however, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
make 31.7% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $73,200 as of 2017, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $50,000 as of 2017.
pay a 14.6% higher top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 26.9% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Austria, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 48.6% more on education
Ireland spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Austria spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Austria: At a glance
How big is Austria compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.