Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Armenia instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 30.3% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Armenia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
live 7.0 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Armenia, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Armenia, the top tax rate is 36.0% as of 2016.
make 65.0% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in Armenia, the GDP per capita is $20,800 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Armenia, that number is 8.6% as of 2023.
be 85.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Armenia, however, that number is 24.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Armenia, 27.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Armenia, on the other hand, 12.2 children do as of 2022.
have 13.9% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Armenia, there are 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.8% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Armenia, about 77.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 54.1% less on education
Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Armenia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 14.0% more on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Armenia, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Tax Service of Republic of Armenia.
Armenia: At a glance
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