Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 13.0% less likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.2% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $67,500 as of 2022, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2022.
be 54.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.
be 16.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.
pay a 42.8% higher top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 40.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 10.6% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.6% less on education
Norway spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. 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, Norwegian Tax Administration, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Austria: At a glance
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