Austria or North Korea: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Austria wins on more indicators: 9 of 10 against 0.
- Safety and trust: tie 0:0
- Climate and health: Austria 7:0
- Law and institutions: Austria 2:0
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
North Korea
Safety and trust
Tie (0 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
no data for one of the places
0.9 per 100,000 residents
2023
no data
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
50%
2022
no data
Costs and work
no winnerGDP per capita
no data for one of the places
$76,778
2025
no data
Climate and health
Better: Austria (7 : 0)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓82.0 years
202411% higher
✗73.7 years
202410% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓79.8 years
202411% higher
✗71.6 years
202410% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓84.3 years
202411% higher
✗75.9 years
202410% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓85.2 years
20239% higher
✗78.3 years
20238% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓99.72%
20241% higher
✗98.67%
20241% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓99.67%
20241% higher
✗98.33%
20241% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓10.0 µg/m³ per year
202354% lower
✗21.8 µg/m³ per year
2023118% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Austria (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓1.65 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.49 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓1.30 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.55 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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, North Korea.