Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Austria instead of New Zealand, you would:

Health

be 34.7% less likely to be obese

In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

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Economy

make 31.3% more money

New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2024, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $63,300 as of 2024.

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be 12.2% more likely to be unemployed

In New Zealand, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 5.5% as of 2024.

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pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate

New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

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Life

have 29.0% fewer children

In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Austria, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.

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Expenditures

spend 15.0% less on education

New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Austria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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spend 15.0% more on healthcare

New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 11.5% of GDP as of 2020.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, Federal Ministry of Finance.

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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