Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 25.6% less likely to be obese
In Israel, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2024.
see 2.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Austria spends $8,250 as of 2024.
have 45.2% more doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Austria has 55.1 as of 2023.
live 1.2 years less
In Israel, 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 3.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Austria, it is 14.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 59.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Austria, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Austria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
have 54.8% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.0% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Austria spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 66.6% more on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2024.
Safety
be 46.0% less likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 93.4% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Austria withdraws 9% as of 2022.
Environment
be 13.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 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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