Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.6 years longer

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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 63.7% less likely to be obese

In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.1 times more money

Palau has a GDP per capita of $15,800 as of 2023, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2023.

be 40.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Palau, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Austria, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

Life

be 71.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 11.3 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 19.8% fewer children

In Palau, 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.

Basic Needs

be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Palau, approximately 37.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Austria, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% less on education

Palau spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Austria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 37.5% less on healthcare

Palau spends 18.4% 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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