Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belgium fits inside Austria 2.7 times.
Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Belgium: 30,689 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 3,104 m above Belgium’s.
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Belgium has 30% more people than Austria.
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Belgium: 11.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Belgium is 3.5 times as densely populated as Austria.
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Belgium: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Belgium and Austria are practically level.
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 3.5 cm taller than in Belgium.
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 1.6 years older than in Belgium.
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Belgium: 41.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Belgium have 0.1 more children on average than in Austria.
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Austria and Belgium are practically level.
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Belgium: 21% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Belgium 7.5.
Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Belgium: 7.5 (2025)
How many official languages?
Belgium has 3 official languages, Austria 1.
Austria: 1 (2026) · Belgium: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Belgium’s economy is 25% larger than Austria’s.
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Belgium: $725 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 3% more per person than Belgium.
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in Belgium (Gini 4.4 points higher).
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Belgium: 26.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Belgium and Austria are practically level.
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Belgium: 5.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Belgium and Austria are practically level.
Austria: 1% (2024) · Belgium: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria and Belgium are nearly identical here.
Austria: 82% (2025) · Belgium: 81% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 14% more on health per person than Belgium.
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Belgium: $5,931 (2023)
How long do people live?
Belgium and Austria are practically level.
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Belgium: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Belgium is 11% more likely to die before turning one than in Austria.
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 54% more doctors per person than Belgium.
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 18% in Austria.
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Belgium: 22.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Austria and Belgium are practically level.
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Belgium: 23.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Belgium rate their lives 0.08 points higher than in Austria.
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Belgium: 6.93 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 22% more alcohol than in Belgium.
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 23% more meat per person than Belgium.
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Belgium: 60 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Belgium has 165 kcal more food per person per day than Austria.
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Belgium put in 155 more hours a year than in Austria.
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Belgium went to school 0.33 years longer than in Austria.
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Belgium: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 3.6 times as many tourists per resident as Belgium (2019).
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Belgium: 0.81 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 92% in Austria.
Austria: 92% (2025) · Belgium: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Belgium are practically level.
Austria: 100% (2024) · Belgium: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 70% in Austria.
Austria: 70% (2025) · Belgium: 88% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104.
Austria: 124 (2024) · Belgium: 104 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 37% longer than Belgium’s.
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Belgium: 3,612 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 5.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Belgium.
Austria: 5 (2023) · Belgium: 0.95 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 23% of Belgium.
Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Belgium: 22.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Belgium emits 18% more CO₂ than someone in Austria.
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Belgium: 7.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Belgium.
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Belgium: 38.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Austria carries 11% more fine dust than in Belgium.
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 23% more likely to be murdered in Belgium than in Austria.
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Austria and Belgium are nearly identical here.
Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Belgium is on average 3.2 °C warmer than Austria.
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 37% more rain than Belgium.
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Belgium?
Austria is larger. Belgium fits inside Austria 2.7 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Belgium?
Belgium has 30% more people than Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Belgium?
Belgium and Austria are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 82.3 in Belgium.
Are people taller in Austria or Belgium?
Belgium and Austria are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
