Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
Economy
make 57.2% less money
Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of $139,100 as of 2009, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $59,500 as of 2023.
be 52.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Liechtenstein, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Australia, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
pay a 87.5% higher top tax rate
Liechtenstein has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 25.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Liechtenstein, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 18.4% more children
In Liechtenstein, there are approximately 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Liechtenstein spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Australia spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Australian Taxation Office.
Australia: At a glance
How big is Australia compared to Liechtenstein? See an in-depth size comparison.