Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 13.3 years longer

In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 4.3 times more money

Peru has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2023, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2023.

be 46.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Peru, 27.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

pay a 83.3% higher top tax rate

Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 92.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Peru, approximately 69.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 70.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 44.3% fewer children

In Peru, there are approximately 16.7 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 31.0% more likely to have internet access

In Peru, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Austria, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 27.5% more on education

Peru spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Austria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 82.5% more on healthcare

Peru spends 6.3% 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, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, 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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