Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Austria instead of Singapore, you would:

Health

live 4.1 years less

In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (83 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020.

be 3.3 times more likely to be obese

In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 46.9% less money

Singapore has a GDP per capita of $94,100 as of 2017, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $50,000 as of 2017.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Austria, that number is 5.5% as of 2017.

pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate

Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Singapore, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 43.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Singapore, approximately 2.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Austria, on the other hand, 3.3 children do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 89.7% more on education

Singapore spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Austria spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, 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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