Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Austria instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
live 14.8 years longer
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 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 17.5% more likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Austria, that number is 20.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 22.4 times more money
Yemen has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2017, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2022.
be 71.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Austria, that number is 5.0% as of 2022.
be 72.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Yemen, 54.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Austria, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2021.
pay a 3.7 times higher top tax rate
Yemen has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Austria, the top tax rate is 55.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Austria, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 93.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 60.3% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 23.4 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 33.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 75% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Austria, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Austria, about 93.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Austria, that number is 11.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Austria: At a glance
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