Austria Republic of Austria
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	8th best
Capital	Vienna
Land Area	82 409km²₁
Location	Europe
Population	8.9m₂
Life Expectancy	81.58yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$43 609 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	AT, AUT, 40₅
Internet Domain	.at₆
Currency	Euro (EUR)₇
Telephone	+43₈

1. Overview

#germany

“Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Austria is a contrast of spectacular natural landscapes and elegant urban sleeves. One day you´re plunging into an alpine lake, the next you´re exploring a narrow backstreet of Vienna. [...] This is where the Habsburgs built their 600-year empire, and where past glories still shine in the resplendent baroque palaces and chandelier-lit coffee houses of Vienna, Innsbruck and Salzburg. [... W]hatever it does - mountains, classical music, new media, castles, cake, you name it - Austria does it exceedingly well. Beyond its grandiose cities, Austria´s allure lies outdoors. And whether you´re schussing down the legendary slopes of Kitzbühel, climbing high in the Alps of Tyrol or pedalling along the banks of the sprightly Danube (Donau), you´ll find the kind of inspiring landscapes that no well-orchestrated symphony, camera lens or singing nun could ever quite do justice.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Austria National and Social Development

#economics #human_development

UN HDI (2016)₁₁
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₁₁
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
21	France	21
22	Belgium	22
23	Finland	23
24	Austria	24
25	Slovenia	25
26	Italy	26
27	Spain	27
28	Czechia	28
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₂
1	Qatar	$129 916
2	Singapore	$78 162
3	Kuwait	$76 075
	...
17	Germany	$45 000
18	Denmark	$44 519
19	Ireland	$43 798
20	Austria	$43 609
21	Australia	$42 822
22	Canada	$42 582
23	Belgium	$41 243
24	Finland	$38 868
	World Avg	$17 240
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₃_,₁₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₃_,₁₄
1	Taiwan	30.2
2	Denmark	30.5
3	Norway	30.9
4	Finland	32.0
5	Sweden	33.3
6	Germany	34.3
7	Netherlands	35.5
8	Austria	35.6
9	Canada	36.8
10	Switzerland	37.2
11	New Zealand	37.6
12	Luxembourg	39.5
	World Avg	86.4
q=195.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Austria's Demographics

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

Austria's population is predicted to fall to 8 590 000 by 2030. Developed countries with falling populations face a pension's crises, whereby an incresingly ageing population must be cared for by fewer and fewer workers. Economic stability can be maintained by increasing foreign workers from younger countries. This country has a fertility rate of 1.35. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

Population (2018)₂
Pos.		Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
93	Honduras	9.6m
94	Belarus	9.5m
95	Tajikistan	9.1m
96	Austria	8.9m
97	Serbia	8.8m
98	Papua New Guinea	8.6m
99	Switzerland	8.5m
100	Israel	8.4m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
16	Luxembourg	81.88
17	Norway	81.71
18	Netherlands	81.71
19	Austria	81.58
20	Andorra	81.46
21	Portugal	81.18
22	Germany	81.09
23	Greece	81.07
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₅
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₅
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
105	Slovakia	1.36
106	Botswana	2.64
107	Kyrgyzstan	2.64
108	Austria	1.35
109	Egypt	2.65
110	Singapore	1.35
111	Saudi Arabia	2.67
112	Portugal	1.31
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)₁₆
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100₁₆
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
172	Croatia	39.7
173	Malta	39.9
174	France	40.5
175	Austria	40.5
176	Greece	41.3
177	Spain	41.4
178	Netherlands	41.9
179	Slovenia	42.7
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)₁₇
Pos.		%₁₇
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
22	New Zealand	22.7%
23	Canada	21.5%
24	Kazakhstan	20.0%
25	Austria	19.0%
26	Sweden	17.6%
27	Equatorial Guinea	17.5%
28	Ireland	16.9%
29	Cyprus	16.0%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)₁₈
Pos.		%₁₈
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
83	Mali	7.6%
84	UK	7.5%
85	Honduras	7.5%
86	Austria	7.1%
87	Uzbekistan	7.0%
88	Bolivia	6.8%
89	Guinea-Bissau	6.8%
90	Slovenia	6.5%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#Austria #equality #freedom #human_rights #politics #tolerance

When it comes to ensuring human rights and freedom, Austria leads the world, setting excellent examples. Austria comes in the best 20 in commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₁₉, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₀, supporting press freedom₂₁, its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₂ and in opposing gender inequality₂₃. And finally, it does better than average when it comes to LGBT equality₂₄, speed of uptake of HR treaties₂₅ and in its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice₂₆.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Austria

5. Austria's Health

#alcohol #Austria #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Health (2020)₂₇_,₂₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₂₇_,₂₈
1	Hong Kong	18.0
2	Singapore	41.5
3	Maldives	43.3
	...
25	Luxembourg	72.9
26	Germany	73.3
27	Saudi Arabia	73.4
28	Austria	73.9
29	Iran	74.4
30	Denmark	74.9
31	Morocco	75.1
32	Sweden	75.6
33	Armenia	76.0
	World Avg	92.3
q=187.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Hong Kong, Singapore and The Maldives₂₇. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea₂₇.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and Europe₂₇, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Polynesia₂₇.

Health:

Austria does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. Austria comes in the best 20 for its fertility rate₁₅ and in its average life expectancy₁₂. It does better than average for its adolescent birth rate₂₃, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₂₉ and in its immunizations take-up₃₀ (but bad for Europe). Austria does not succeed in everything, however. It falls into the worst 20 for its suicide rate₃₁, its smoking rate₃₂ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₃. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the past 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2015)₁₂
Pos.		Higher is better Years₁₂
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
16	Luxembourg	81.88
17	Norway	81.71
18	Netherlands	81.71
19	Austria	81.58
20	Andorra	81.46
21	Portugal	81.18
22	Germany	81.09
23	Greece	81.07
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)₃₃
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita₃₃
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
168	Gabon	11.5
169	Slovakia	11.5
170	Switzerland	11.5
171	Austria	11.6
172	Estonia	11.6
173	Poland	11.6
174	Russia	11.7
175	Seychelles	12.0
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)₁₅
Pos.		2.0 is best₁₅
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
	...
105	Slovakia	1.36
106	Botswana	2.64
107	Kyrgyzstan	2.64
108	Austria	1.35
109	Egypt	2.65
110	Singapore	1.35
111	Saudi Arabia	2.67
112	Portugal	1.31
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)₃₂
Pos.		Higher is worse₃₂
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
	...
170	Azerbaijan	2 114
169	Greece	2 086
168	S. Korea	2 073
167	Austria	1 988
166	Jordan	1 855
165	Ukraine	1 854
164	Estonia	1 775
163	Hungary	1 759
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)₃₁
Pos.		Per 100k₃₁
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
68	Suriname	28.7
69	Hong Kong	29.7
70	Poland	30.5
71	Austria	30.9
72	Uruguay	32.3
73	France	33.2
74	Moldova	35.7
75	Switzerland	36.2
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₉
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
25	Qatar	25
26	Oman	26
27	Estonia	27
28	Austria	28
29	Greece	29
30	Nicaragua	30
31	Armenia	31
32	Bangladesh	32
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)₃₄
Pos.		Lower is better %₃₄
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
89	S. Africa	53.8
90	Georgia	54.2
91	Switzerland	54.3
92	Austria	54.3
93	Armenia	54.4
94	Belize	54.8
95	Haiti	54.9
96	St Vincent & Grenadines	55.0
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)₂₃
Pos.		Lower is better Per 1000₂₃
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
18	Germany	6.7
19	Maldives	6.7
20	Tunisia	6.8
21	Austria	7.1
22	China	7.3
23	Greece	7.5
24	Oman	8.1
25	Belgium	8.2
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)₃₀
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %₃₀
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
84	Estonia	93.9
85	N. Korea	93.8
86	Italy	93.8
87	Austria	93.8
88	Argentina	93.7
89	Bulgaria	93.7
90	Serbia	93.5
91	Egypt	93.4
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Austria's Modernity and Learning

#education #english #intelligence #maths #modernity #research #science #technology #the_internet

Modernity and Learning (2020)₃₅
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₅
1	Finland	8.0
2	Belgium	9.1
3	Denmark	10.0
	...
13	Germany	17.1
14	Japan	17.3
15	Netherlands	18.6
16	Austria	18.9
17	Iceland	19.1
18	Slovenia	19.5
19	Canada	20.4
20	Singapore	21.1
21	Hungary	21.2
	World Avg	69.0
q=180.

Modernity and Education:

Research and Development (2016)
Pos.		Higher is better % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₃₆
2	Israel	4.11₃₆
3	Japan	3.58₃₆
4	Finland	3.17₃₆
5	Sweden	3.16₃₆
6	Denmark	3.05₃₆
7	Taiwan	3.01₃₆
8	Austria	3.00₃₇
9	Switzerland	2.96₃₈
10	Germany	2.84₃₆
11	USA	2.74₃₉
12	Belgium	2.46₃₆
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education (2018)₄₀
Pos.		Higher is better₄₀
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
4	Canada	100.0%
5	Finland	100.0%
6	Iceland	100.0%
7	Uzbekistan	99.9%
8	Czechia	99.8%
9	Slovakia	99.3%
10	Latvia	99.2%
11	Kazakhstan	98.6%
12	Kyrgyzstan	98.4%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2018)₄₁
Pos.		Higher is better Years₄₁
1	Australia	22.1
2	Belgium	19.7
3	Finland	19.3
	...
26	Uruguay	16.3
27	Singapore	16.3
28	Portugal	16.3
29	Austria	16.3
30	USA	16.3
31	Italy	16.2
32	Switzerland	16.2
33	Canada	16.1
	World Avg	13.2
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₉
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
4	Denmark	4
5	UK	5
6	Austria	6
7	Finland	7
8	Netherlands	8
9	Belgium	9
10	Slovenia	10
11	Switzerland	11
12	New Zealand	12
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Maths, Science & Reading (2015)₄₂
Pos.		Higher is better Score₄₂
1	Singapore	1655
2	Hong Kong	1598
3	Japan	1586
	...
24	Portugal	1491
25	France	1487
26	Sweden	1487
27	Austria	1477
28	Russia	1476
29	Spain	1475
30	Czechia	1472
31	USA	1463
	World Avg	1389
q=70.

IQ (2006)₄₃
Pos.		Higher is better₄₃
1	Hong Kong	108
2	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
10	Mongolia	101
11	Netherlands	100
12	Norway	100
13	Austria	100
14	UK	100
15	New Zealand	99
16	Poland	99
17	Germany	99
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)₄₄
Pos.		Higher is better₄₄
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
32	Singapore	83%
33	Slovakia	83%
34	Spain	82%
35	Austria	81%
36	Ireland	81%
37	Barbados	80%
38	Hungary	80%
39	Kuwait	80%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)₄₅
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio₄₅
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
24	Czechia	10.1
25	New Zealand	9.7
26	Romania	8.7
27	Austria	7.5
28	Hungary	7.4
29	Guatemala	6.9
30	Saudi Arabia	6.8
31	Vietnam	5.9
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #morals #politics

Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)₄₆
Pos.		Lower is better₄₆
1	Myanmar (Burma)	1.25
2	USA	1.5
3	New Zealand	3.5
	...
18	Bhutan	17.5
19	Kenya	17.75
20	Jamaica	20.5
21	Austria	21.25
22	Kuwait	21.5
23	Hong Kong	21.5
24	Germany	22.75
25	Switzerland	25
	World Avg	68.1185897435897
q=156.

Corruption (2012-2016)₄₇
Pos.		Higher is better Avg Score₄₇
1	Denmark	90.8
2	New Zealand	90.6
3	Finland	89.4
	...
18	USA	74.0
19	Ireland	72.6
20	Uruguay	72.6
21	Austria	72.2
22	Barbados	71.5
23	Chile	70.4
24	France	70.0
25	Bahamas	69.8
	World Avg	43.05
q=176.

Happiness (2018)₄₈
Pos.		Higher is better₄₈
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
9	Sweden	7.3
10	Australia	7.3
11	Israel	7.2
12	Austria	7.1
13	Costa Rica	7.1
14	Ireland	7.0
15	Germany	7.0
16	Belgium	6.9
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity and Culture (2017)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₉
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
4	Switzerland	4
5	Sweden	5
6	Denmark	6
7	Austria	7
8	Ireland	8
9	Czechia	9
10	Luxembourg	10
11	UK	11
12	Portugal	12
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₉
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
10	Croatia	10
11	Georgia	11
12	Philippines	12
13	Austria	13
14	Germany	14
15	Albania	15
16	Togo	16
17	France	17
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index (2012)₄₉
Pos.		Lower is better₄₉
1	Iceland	1.11
2	New Zealand	1.24
3	Denmark	1.24
4	Canada	1.32
5	Japan	1.33
6	Austria	1.33
7	Ireland	1.33
8	Slovenia	1.33
9	Finland	1.35
10	Switzerland	1.35
11	Belgium	1.38
12	Qatar	1.40
	World Avg	2.02
q=157.

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₉
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
62	Grenada	62
63	Kenya	63
64	Denmark	64
65	Austria	65
66	Ghana	66
67	Sweden	67
68	Congo, (Brazzaville)	68
69	Bulgaria	69
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)₂₉
Pos.		Lower is better Rank₂₉
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
4	Sweden	4
5	Malta	5
6	Australia	6
7	Norway	7
8	Finland	8
9	Denmark	9
10	Switzerland	10
11	Canada	11
12	UK	12
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism (2019)₅₀
Pos.		Lower is better Score₅₀
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
64	Kyrgyzstan	1.47
65	Ghana	1.56
66	Kazakhstan	1.57
67	Austria	1.66
68	Argentina	1.68
69	Madagascar	1.96
70	Finland	2.03
71	Haiti	2.18
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)₅₁
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₁
1	Iceland	205.6
2	Bahrain	144.4
3	Uruguay	131.3
	...
64	Iraq	03.3
65	USA	02.7
66	Georgia	02.6
67	Austria	02.5
68	Finland	01.8
69	Ivory Coast	01.8
70	Czechia	01.5
71	Germany	01.2
	World Avg	02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)₅₂
Pos.		Higher is better₅₂
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
4	Malta	80.9
5	Sweden	80.5
6	UK	79.9
7	Luxembourg	79.1
8	Austria	79.0
9	Ireland	78.8
10	Finland	78.6
11	Iceland	78.6
12	Spain	78.4
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency (2014)₅₃
Pos.		Higher is better₅₃
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
29	Egypt	11.76
30	El Salvador	11.76
31	Romania	11.49
32	Austria	11.24
33	Germany	11.24
34	Greece	11.24
35	Tunisia	11.24
36	Indonesia	11.11
	World Avg	09.29
q=119.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
74	Grenada	1994 Nov 09
75	Kiribati	1994 Nov 14
76	Romania	1994 Nov 15
77	Austria	1994 Nov 16
78	Indonesia	1994 Nov 21
79	Slovakia	1994 Nov 23
80	Costa Rica	1994 Nov 24
81	Nigeria	1994 Nov 27
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment (2011)₅₄
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₄
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
87	Kyrgyzstan	32.0%
88	Georgia	31.9%
89	Australia	31.8%
90	Austria	31.8%
91	Azerbaijan	31.7%
92	Guinea	31.2%
93	Slovakia	31.1%
94	Guyana	30.1%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)₅₅
Pos.		Higher is worse₅₅
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
	...
29	UK	4.10
28	Germany	3.80
27	France	3.80
26	Austria	3.70
25	Australia	3.70
24	Denmark	3.60
23	Cyprus	3.60
22	Montenegro	3.60
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) (2017)₅₆
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₆
1	Ukraine	25.0
2	Belarus	25.4
3	Slovenia	25.4
	...
20	Malta	29.4
21	Iraq	29.5
22	Hungary	30.4
23	Austria	30.5
24	Sao Tome & Principe	30.8
25	Poland	30.8
26	Croatia	31.1
27	S. Korea	31.6
	World Avg	38.1
q=152.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #religion #religion_in_austria

Disbelief In God (2007)₅₇
Pos.		Higher is better %₅₇
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
24	Latvia	20
25	Ukraine	20
26	Mongolia	20
27	Austria	18
28	Slovakia	17
29	Switzerland	17
30	Belarus	17
31	Greece	16
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₅₈:

Christian	80.4%
Muslim	5.4%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.2%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.2%
Unaffiliated	13.5%

By adding up the Pew Forum data for the major monotheistic religions we can see that these make up 86% of the population. Yet there are simply too many who disbelieve in God for this to be true (18%). This is due to the so-called 'Census Effect', whereby many put down a religion for cultural reasons rather than because it reflects their beliefs. In highly Christian countries, as many as half of those who say they're a Christian lack any connection to a Church, and do not hold Christian beliefs (such as believing in God!).

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 4.7%, Muslim 4.2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 2%, none 12% (2001 census)₅₉.

Freedom of Religion and Belief: "The constitution and other laws and policies protect freedom of religion or belief" but "there are some restrictions on speech that might offend religious feelings" which are sometimes abused to protect Christians, at the expense of others.₆₀

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