Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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 42.7% less likely to be obese
In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 17.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Austria, that number is 7.3% as of 2019.
make 39.2% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $85,300 as of 2020, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $51,900 as of 2020.
Life
be 44.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 51.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 6.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 12.0% less likely to have internet access
In Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Austria, about 88.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 62.5% more on education
Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Austria spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 3.6 times more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.9% 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.
Austria: At a glance
How big is Austria compared to Qatar? See an in-depth size comparison.