Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Botswana, you would:
Health
be 99.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Botswana, 19.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2017.
live 16.6 years longer
In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.6 times more money
Botswana has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2022.
be 78.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Botswana, 23.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Botswana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Botswana, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 87.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Botswana, approximately 25.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Austria, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 52.6% fewer children
In Botswana, there are approximately 19.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 35.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Botswana, approximately 74% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Austria, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 25.7% more likely to have internet access
In Botswana, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Austria, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 41.4% less on education
Botswana spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Austria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 85.5% more on healthcare
Botswana spends 6.2% 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, Botswana Unified Revenue Service, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Austria: At a glance
How big is Austria compared to Botswana? See an in-depth size comparison.