Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Liechtenstein, you would:
Economy
make 59.8% less money
Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of $139,100 as of 2009, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Liechtenstein, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Austria, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Liechtenstein has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 20.0% 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 Austria, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 96.2% more on education
Liechtenstein spends 2.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. 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, Ministry of Finance, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Austria: At a glance
How big is Austria compared to Liechtenstein? See an in-depth size comparison.