Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.6 years less

In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.7 times more likely to be obese

In Japan, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 25.4% more money

Japan has a GDP per capita of $41,400 as of 2019, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $51,900 as of 2020.

be 17.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Austria, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2018.

be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Japan, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Austria, that number is 7.3% as of 2019.

Life

have 36.0% more children

In Japan, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Austria, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 70.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Japan, approximately 1.9 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.

Expenditures

spend 62.5% more on education

Japan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Austria spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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