Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.0 years less

In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 22.1% less money

Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $82,900 as of 2023, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2023.

be 29.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Switzerland, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

pay a 37.5% higher top tax rate

Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Switzerland, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, 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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