Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Austria instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

Health

live 12.8 years longer

In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 12.7 times more money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $51,900 as of 2020.

be 64.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Austria, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2018.

be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Austria, that number is 7.3% as of 2019.

pay a 31.0% higher top tax rate

Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 96.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 90.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 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 67.4% fewer children

In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 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 69.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 59% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Austria, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 8.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Austria, about 88.0% do as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.7 times more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Austria spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 4.5 times more on healthcare

Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% 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, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea, 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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