Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
live 9.7 years longer
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 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
make 2.1 times more money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $25,300 as of 2020, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $51,900 as of 2020.
be 53.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Austria, that number is 7.3% as of 2019.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 4.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Austria, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2018.
pay a 5.5 times higher top tax rate
Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 83.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 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 38.6% fewer children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Austria, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 79.3% more on education
Kazakhstan spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Austria spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 3.7 times more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Austria, that number is 10.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Ministry of Finance, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Austria: At a glance
How big is Austria compared to Kazakhstan? See an in-depth size comparison.