Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh is 76% bigger than Austria.
Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 2,738 m above Bangladesh’s.
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 19 times as many people as Austria.
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Bangladesh: 176 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 12 times as densely populated as Austria.
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 13.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 14.6 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 18 years older than in Bangladesh.
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.8 more children on average than in Austria.
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Austria and Bangladesh are practically level.
Austria: 1 (2026) · Bangladesh: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 27% larger than Bangladesh’s.
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 7.6 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in Bangladesh (Gini 0.3 points higher).
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Austria and Bangladesh are practically level.
Austria: 1% (2024) · Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Bangladesh’s.
Austria: 82% (2025) · Bangladesh: 26% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 126 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Bangladesh: $53 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 7.1 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 8.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria.
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 7.6 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 24% in Austria.
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Bangladesh: 32% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 2.53 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 3,983 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 16 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 1,168 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 945 more hours a year than in Austria.
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 5.6 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 1,480 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Bangladesh: 0 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Austria: 92% (2025) · Bangladesh: 53% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Austria have electricity, versus 100% in Bangladesh.
Austria: 100% (2024) · Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Austria: 70% (2025) · Bangladesh: 33% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Austria: 124 (2024) · Bangladesh: 108 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 72% longer than Bangladesh’s.
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 133 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Austria: 5 (2023) · Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 9.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 6.3 times as much fine dust as in Austria.
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in Bangladesh as in Austria.
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 4 times as deadly as in Austria.
Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 17.9 °C warmer than Austria.
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 65% more rain than Austria.
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Bangladesh?
Bangladesh is larger. Bangladesh is 76% bigger than Austria.
Which has more people, Austria or Bangladesh?
Bangladesh has 19 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Bangladesh?
People in Austria live 7.1 years longer than in Bangladesh. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 74.9 in Bangladesh.
Are people taller in Austria or Bangladesh?
Men in Austria are 13.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
