Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Austria instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 17.8 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 25.8 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2023.

Life

be 93.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Austria, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 66.8% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Austria, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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