Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 22.6% more money

Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 as of 2023, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2023.

be 31.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

be 26.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

pay a 12.7% higher top tax rate

Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 31.0% more children

In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 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 24.0% more likely to have internet access

In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Austria, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 18.6% more on education

Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Austria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 19.8% more on healthcare

Italy spends 9.6% 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, Italian 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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