Quality of life comparison

be 93.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sierra Leone, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2017.

live 23.5 years longer

In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

make 34.9 times more money

Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2022.

be 73.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

be 52.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.

pay a 83.3% higher top tax rate

Sierra Leone has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2014. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 95.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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 69.8% fewer children

In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Austria, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 7.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Austria, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

be 37.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 44.0% less on education

Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Austria spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 30.7% more on healthcare

Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 11.5% of GDP as of 2020.