Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 40.7% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2024.
have 42.3% more doctors per person
Ireland has 38.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Austria has 55.1 as of 2023.
live 1.0 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 69.7% more likely to die by suicide
Ireland has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Austria, it is 14.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 20.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Austria, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
make 52.2% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $131,592 as of 2025, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $62,930 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.4 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.
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Austria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
have 16.0% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 82.1% more on education
Ireland spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Austria spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 72.7% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2024.
Safety
be 35.4% more likely to be murdered
Ireland has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 64.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Ireland, road accidents kill 2.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Austria, they kill 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 25.4% more electricity
Ireland uses 6,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Austria uses 7,897 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 30.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Ireland, 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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