Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 13.3 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 4.6 times more money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $51,900 as of 2020.
be 34.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Austria, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2018.
be 11.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Austria, that number is 7.3% as of 2019.
pay a 83.3% higher top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 94.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 70.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 45.1% fewer children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 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 35.4% more likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Austria, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.8% more on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Austria spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 100.0% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% 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, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Austria: At a glance
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