🇦🇹 Austria vs 🇨🇴 Colombia
Side by side on the data that actually changes your life: prices, taxes, climate, air, safety. Every number has a source and a date.
Climate (capital)
Open-Meteo historical weather
Jan 1° · Jul 21° · Vienna
Jan 14° · Jul 13° · Bogotá
Sunny days (capital)
Open-Meteo, days with over 4.5h of sunshine
276 days / yr
364 days / yr
Air quality (capital)
WAQI, capital station
AQI 7 · Good
AQI 9 · Good
Prices vs EU average
Eurostat price level index, EU27 = 100
+13% (2025)
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Big Mac price
The Economist Big Mac index (euro-area countries share one euro-area price)
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$6.21
Employment taxes (not your rate)
OECD tax wedge, single average worker
~47% of what a job costs goes to tax (2025)
~0% of what a job costs goes to tax (2025)
Special tax regimes
Official tax authorities, verified July 2026
None curated
None curated
Inflation
World Bank
3.5% / yr (2025)
5.1% / yr (2025)
Unemployment
World Bank, ILO-modelled estimate
5.6% (2025)
8.3% (2025)
Messenger apps
OONI network measurements, last 6 months
No known issues
No known issues
Safety advisory
U.S. State Department travel advisory
Level 1 · Exercise Normal Precautions
Level 3 · Reconsider Travel
Population
World Bank total population
9.2M (2025)
53.4M (2025)
Population density
World Bank, people per km²
111 / km² (2023)
47 / km² (2023)
Foreign-born residents
World Bank migrant stock
25.5% of population (2024)
5.8% of population (2024)
Life expectancy
WHO
81 yrs
75 yrs
Currency
ISO 4217
EUR
COP
Timezone (capital)
Open-Meteo
UTC+2
UTC-5
Legal
Legal
Short-term gains
27.5%
39%
Long-term gains
27.5%
15%
Long-term holding period
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24mo
Staking income
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Mining income
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General rates, not personal tax advice.
Climate, inflation and life expectancy verified 12 July 2026. Prices, taxes and air quality verified 7 July 2026. Sources shown per row.
Bottom line: which should you choose?
Pick 🇦🇹 Austria if you want
a stronger safety rating.
Pick 🇨🇴 Colombia if you want
more sunshine and lighter employment taxes.
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Frequently asked questions
Should I choose Austria over Colombia?
On the data we track, Austria comes out ahead for a stronger safety rating, while Colombia wins on more sunshine and lighter employment taxes. Every figure has a source in the table above.
Numbers are half the story
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