Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.0 years longer

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 27.7% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 22.3 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2023.

be 61.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Austria, that number is 5.2% as of 2023.

be 82.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.

pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate

Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 83.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 79.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 57.1% fewer children

In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 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 12.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 89% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Austria, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 99.6% more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Austria, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, 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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