Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 31.6% less likely to be obese

In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

live 1.5 years less

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 15.8% more money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,800 as of 2023, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2023.

be 57.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate

Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 54.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 26.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Canada, approximately 4.4 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.

Expenditures

spend 10.9% less on healthcare

Canada spends 12.9% 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, Canada Revenue Agency, 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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