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Austria and Italy
The same question asked of every column. Numbers that break down by age or sex follow the controls; the rest stay country-wide and say so.
The widest gap is With a degree: Austria 37.6% against Italy 22.3%, 15.3 points apart.
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Where €100 of public spending goes
Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.
Austria
Italy
Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.
Frequently asked: Austria and Italy
Where do more people live: Austria or Italy?
The gap is 6.41×: Italy 58.9m, Austria 9.2m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. Eurostat · People & Women in the population · 2025. See the figure
Which covers more ground: Austria or Italy?
The gap is 3.60×: Italy 302,073, Austria 83,882. Total area of the country, inland water included. Eurostat · Land area & People per square kilometre · 2026. See the figure
Which spends more on health per resident: Austria or Italy?
The gap is 2.06×: Austria €5,108, Italy €2,477. Hospitals, doctors, medicines and medical equipment, and public health programmes. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure
Which spends a larger share of its budget on defence: Austria or Italy?
The gap is 1.3 points: Italy 2.6%, Austria 1.2%. Armed forces, defence equipment, military aid abroad, and defence research. Eurostat · Public spending by function · 2024. See the figure
Where does more energy come from renewables: Austria or Italy?
The gap is 23.7 points: Austria 44.2%, Italy 20.5%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Eurostat · Renewable energy · 2025. See the figure
Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Austria or Italy?
The gap is 2.10×: Austria 655, Italy 312. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. Eurostat · Hospital beds · 2024. See the figure
Where were more residents born abroad: Austria or Italy?
The gap is 10.7 points: Austria 22.5%, Italy 11.8%. Share of residents born in another country. Eurostat records country of birth, not ethnicity. Eurostat · Born abroad & Born outside the EU · 2025. See the figure
Where do more adults hold a degree: Austria or Italy?
The gap is 15.3 points: Austria 37.6%, Italy 22.3%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. Eurostat · With a degree · 2025. See the figure
Who has more to spend, the typical person in Austria or Italy?
The gap is 65.7%: Austria €36,546, Italy €22,062. Median equivalised disposable income: household income after taxes and transfers, divided by household size on the OECD-modified scale. What one person has to spend — not a salary. Eurostat · Disposable income per person, Average net income, & Disposable income by age · 2025. See the figure
Where do more people own their home: Austria or Italy?
The gap is 22.9 points: Italy 77.1%, Austria 54.2%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. Eurostat · Own their home · 2025. See the figure
Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.