Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 11.1% less likely to be obese

In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 14.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Luxembourg, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

make 51.2% less money

Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $132,400 as of 2023, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2023.

pay a 26.1% higher top tax rate

Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Luxembourg, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

have 19.8% fewer children

In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Expenditures

spend 98.3% more on healthcare

Luxembourg spends 5.8% 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: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, 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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