Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.0 years longer

In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 18.0% less likely to be obese

In Belarus, 24.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.3 times more money

Belarus has a GDP per capita of $27,700 as of 2023, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2023.

be 46.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Belarus, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Belarus, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

pay a 4.2 times higher top tax rate

Belarus has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2017. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 12.0% more children

In Belarus, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Belarus, approximately 1.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 79.7% more on healthcare

Belarus spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 11.5% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus, 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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