If you lived in Austria instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 1.2 years longer

In Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 51.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Virgin Islands, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Austria, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.

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make 42.0% more money

Virgin Islands has a GDP per capita of $44,321 as of 2022, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $62,930 as of 2025.

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Life

be 63.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Virgin Islands, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Austria, on the other hand, 2.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 24.3% fewer children

In Virgin Islands, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 41.9% more likely to have internet access

In Virgin Islands, approximately 64.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Austria, about 91.9% do as of 2025.

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Infrastructure

find 3.0 times more home broadband

Virgin Islands has 10.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Austria has 30.1 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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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