Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
live 12.6 years longer
In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.3 times more money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2020, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $51,900 as of 2020.
be 45.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Austria, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2018.
be 22.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Austria, that number is 7.3% as of 2019.
pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate
Pakistan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 94.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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 64.3% fewer children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 26.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Austria, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 26.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Pakistan, approximately 79% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Austria, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Austria, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Pakistan spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Austria spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Pakistan spends 3.4% 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 Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Austria: At a glance
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