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

Health

live 21.3 years longer

In Mali, the average life expectancy is 61 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 79.4 times more spent on your healthcare

Mali spends $104 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Austria spends $8,250 as of 2024.

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have 29.3 times more doctors per person

Mali has 1.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Austria has 55.1 as of 2023.

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have 2.1 times more access to essential health services

Mali scores 41 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Austria scores 85 as of 2021.

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be 24.4% more likely to be obese

In Mali, 13.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2024.

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be 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide

Mali has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Austria, it is 14.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 67.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mali, 45.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

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make 52.7 times more money

Mali has a GDP per capita of $1,193 as of 2025, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $62,930 as of 2025.

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be 97.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Mali, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Austria, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.

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Life

be 98.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mali, approximately 367.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Austria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 94.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Mali, approximately 47.5 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.

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have 78.8% fewer children

In Mali, there are approximately 39.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 83.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mali, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Mali, approximately 36.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Austria, about 91.9% do as of 2025.

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be 15.8% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Mali, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water (94% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 26.3% more on education

Mali spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Austria spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 3.1 times more on healthcare

Mali spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 11.8% of GDP as of 2024.

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Safety

be 77.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Mali, road accidents kill 20.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Austria, they kill 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 39.1 times more home broadband

Mali has 0.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Austria has 30.1 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 73.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Mali, air pollution causes 65.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Austria, it causes 17.0 as of 2019.

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emit 21.1 times more CO2

Mali emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Austria emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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