Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Austria instead of North Korea, you would:

Health

live 10.5 years longer

In North Korea, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 76 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 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In North Korea, 6.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 32.9 times more money

North Korea has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2015, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2022.

be 62.5% more likely to be unemployed

In North Korea, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.

Life

be 95.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In North Korea, approximately 107.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 85.4% less likely to die during infancy

In North Korea, approximately 22.2 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 29.5% fewer children

In North Korea, there are approximately 13.2 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 90.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In North Korea, approximately 53% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Austria, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

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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