Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 11.5% more money

Austria has a GDP per capita of $64,600 as of 2023, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $72,000 as of 2023.

be 16.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.

Life

have 21.5% more children

In Austria, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 25.5% more on education

Austria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Denmark: At a glance

Denmark is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,434 sq km. Once the seat of Viking raiders and later a major north European power, Denmark has evolved into a modern, prosperous nation that is participating in the general political and economic integration of Europe. It joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. However, the country has opted out of certain elements of the European Union's Maastricht Treaty, including the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European defense cooperation, and issues concerning certain justice and home affairs.
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