Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.6 years longer

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 62.0% less likely to be obese

In Marshall Islands, 52.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 9.3 times more money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2022, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2022.

be 86.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Marshall Islands, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2006. In Austria, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Marshall Islands, 7.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

Life

be 85.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Marshall Islands, approximately 21.7 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 56.1% fewer children

In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 21.2 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 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Marshall Islands, approximately 38.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Austria, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 62.5% less on education

Marshall Islands spends 13.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Austria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 11.5% less on healthcare

Marshall Islands spends 13.0% 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.

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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