Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Austria instead of Costa Rica, you would:

Health

live 2.6 years longer

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 21.8% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.5 times more money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2023.

be 36.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

be 42.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

pay a 3.7 times higher top tax rate

Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 77.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 61.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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.

have 13.9% fewer children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 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 12.0% more likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Austria, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 23.9% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Austria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 45.6% more on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.9% 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, Federal Ministry of Finance, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.

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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