Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
have 25.1% more doctors per person
Sweden has 44.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Austria has 55.1 as of 2023.
live 2.1 years less
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 35.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 8.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Austria, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Austria, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 40.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Austria, on the other hand, 2.8 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 27.9% less on education
Sweden spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Austria spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Safety
be 23.5% less likely to be murdered
Sweden has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Sweden, road accidents kill 2.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Austria, they kill 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 25.8% less home broadband
Sweden has 40.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Austria has 30.1 as of 2024.
live with 2.4 times more strain on fresh water
Sweden withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Austria withdraws 9% as of 2022.
use 35.4% less electricity
Sweden uses 12,226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Austria uses 7,897 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Sweden, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Austria, it causes 17.0 as of 2019.
emit 77.0% more CO2
Sweden emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Austria emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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Austria: At a glance
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