Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 99.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2017.

live 22.6 years longer

In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 21.8% more likely to be obese

In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.1 times more money

Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $9,100 as of 2022, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2022.

be 78.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Swaziland, 22.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.

be 74.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

pay a 66.7% higher top tax rate

Swaziland has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 91.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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 58.3% fewer children

In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 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 20.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Swaziland, approximately 83% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Austria, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 57.6% more likely to have internet access

In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Austria, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

be 24.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 75% 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.

Expenditures

spend 76.9% more on healthcare

Swaziland spends 6.5% 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: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, 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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