Austria vs United Kingdom: Prosperity gap
Austria
0.8107
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.8854
in 2021
Austria rank
104th
United Kingdom rank
102nd
Prosperity gap over time
- Austria
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.8854 against 0.8107 in Austria, a difference of 0.0747.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Austria ranks 104th and United Kingdom ranks 102nd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6633 | 0.994 | 0.3307 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.728 | 0.8672 | 0.1392 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.8652 | 0.8538 | 0.0115 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.9639 | 0.8931 | 0.0709 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Austria or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.8854 against 0.8107 in Austria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Austria and United Kingdom?
- 0.0747, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2021.
- How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Austria ranks 104th and United Kingdom ranks 102nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.