Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Austria instead of Faroe Islands, you would:

Health

live 1.0 years longer

In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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 39.8% more money

Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $40,000 as of 2014, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Austria, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.

be 48.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

Life

be 45.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 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 37.6% fewer children

In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 32.9% less on education

Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Austria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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

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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