Austria vs Slovakia
Austria vs Slovakia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 10.9 years in Austria and 9.8 years in Slovakia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Austria, by 1.1 years, or 1.11 times that in Slovakia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Austria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Austria ranked 28 and Slovakia ranked 42 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Austria | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.9 | 9.8 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | 10.1 |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 10.4 |
| 2010 | 10.9 | 10.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Austria vs Slovakia
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023Slovakia: 78.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Slovakia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Slovakia: 4.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAustria: 98.9% in 2022Slovakia: 99.2% in 2022
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017Slovakia: 2.4% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustria: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Slovakia: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023Slovakia: 5.52 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023Slovakia: 0.06% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023Slovakia: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustria: 69.7% in 2025Slovakia: 53.2% in 2025
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023Slovakia: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023Slovakia: 18.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Slovakia: 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025Slovakia: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025Slovakia: $2.87B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025Slovakia: $568 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025Slovakia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020Slovakia: 18,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Slovakia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020Slovakia: 0.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025Slovakia: 445 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025Slovakia: 9 million TIV in 2025