Austria or Belgium: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Austria and Belgium are even: 6 : 6 across 12 indicators.
- Safety and trust: Austria 2:0
- Costs and work: Austria 1:0
- Climate and health: Belgium 2:5
- Law and institutions: tie 1:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Austria
Indicator
Belgium
Safety and trust
Better: Austria (2 : 0)Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗0.02 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✓0.9 per 100,000 residents
202319% lower
✗1.1 per 100,000 residents
202123% higher
Trust between people
observation is outdated
periods differ
50%
2022
36%
2010
Costs and work
Better: Austria (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$76,778
20253% higher
✗$74,676
20253% lower
Climate and health
Better: Belgium (2 : 5)Life expectancy
higher is better
82.0 years
2024almost equal
✓82.3 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
79.8 years
2024almost equal
✓80.3 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
84.3 years
2024almost equal
✓84.4 years
2024almost equal
Median age at death
higher is better
85.2 years
2023almost equal
✓85.3 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
higher is better
✓99.72%
2024almost equal
99.69%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓99.67%
2024almost equal
99.63%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗10.0 µg/m³ per year
202319% higher
✓8.4 µg/m³ per year
202316% lower
Law and institutions
Tie (1 : 1)Rule of law
higher is better
✓1.65 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202530% higher
✗1.27 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202523% lower
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗1.30 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
20254% lower
✓1.36 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
20255% higher
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Austria, Belgium.