Austria vs Ireland
Austria vs Ireland: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 98.9% in Austria and 96% in Ireland, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Austria, by 2.9 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Ireland.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- Austria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Austria | Ireland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 98.9 | 96 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 98.9 | 96 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 98.9 | 95.9 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 98.9 | 95.7 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 98.9 | 95.6 | 71 |
| 2017 | 98.9 | 95.5 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 98.9 | 95.4 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 98.9 | 95.3 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 98.9 | 95.2 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 98.9 | 95.1 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 98.8 | 95 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 98.6 | 94.9 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 98.4 | 92.1 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 98.3 | 87.6 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 98.1 | 83.2 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 97.9 | 78.7 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 97.8 | 74.2 | 64 |
| 2005 | 97.6 | 69.6 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 97.4 | 64.9 | 63 |
| 2003 | 97.2 | 64.8 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 97.1 | 64.7 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 96.9 | 64.5 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 96.7 | 64.4 | 60.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
- Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Austria vs Ireland
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023Ireland: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Ireland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ireland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017Ireland: 4.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustria: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Ireland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023Ireland: 5.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023Ireland: 1.19% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023Ireland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustria: 69.7% in 2025Ireland: 64.6% in 2025
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023Ireland: 38.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023Ireland: 15.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Ireland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025Ireland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025Ireland: $1.46B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025Ireland: $272 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025Ireland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020Ireland: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Ireland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020Ireland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025Ireland: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025Ireland: 24 million TIV in 2025