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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Austria fits inside Brazil 101 times.

Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Austria’s highest peak towers 804 m above Brazil’s.

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Brazil has 23 times as many people as Austria.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Brazil: 213 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Austria is 4.4 times as densely populated as Brazil.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Brazil: 25 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Austria are 2.8 cm taller than in Brazil.

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Austria are 4.5 cm taller than in Brazil.

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 9.1 years older than in Brazil.

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Brazil: 33.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Brazil have 0.3 more children on average than in Austria.

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 11% in Brazil.

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Brazil: 11.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Brazil: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Austria and Brazil are practically level.

Austria: 1 (2026) · Brazil: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Brazil’s economy is 3.9 times the size of Austria’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 3.3 times as much per person as Brazil.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Austria (Gini 19.1 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Brazil: 50.3 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Brazil and Austria are practically level.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Brazil: 6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Austria and Brazil are practically level.

Austria: 1% (2024) · Brazil: 1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Brazil’s.

Austria: 82% (2025) · Brazil: 46% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 6.7 times as much on health per person as Brazil.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Brazil: $1,010 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Austria live 6 years longer than in Brazil.

Austria: 82 years (2024) · Brazil: 76 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Brazil is 4.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria.

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Brazil.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 18% in Austria.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Brazil: 30.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Brazil: 11.9% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 0.21 points higher than in Brazil.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Brazil: 6.63 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 12% more alcohol than in Brazil.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Brazil has 42% more meat per person than Austria.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 332 kcal more food per person per day than Brazil.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Brazil put in 555 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Austria went to school 3.9 years longer than in Brazil.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Brazil: 8.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 91 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Brazil: 0.03 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

92% of people in Austria are online, versus 84% in Brazil.

Austria: 92% (2025) · Brazil: 84% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Brazil are practically level.

Austria: 100% (2024) · Brazil: 99.8% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 70% in Austria.

Austria: 70% (2025) · Brazil: 88% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.

Austria: 124 (2024) · Brazil: 102 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Brazil’s railway network is 6 times as long as Austria’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Brazil: 29,850 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Brazil.

Austria: 5 (2023) · Brazil: 0.45 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 47% of Austria.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Brazil: 59% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 2.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Brazil: 2.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 84% in Austria.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Brazil: 86.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Brazil carries 49% more fine dust than in Austria.

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 22 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Austria.

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Brazil are 3.4 times as deadly as in Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Brazil is on average 17.5 °C warmer than Austria.

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Brazil gets 31% more rain than Austria.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Austria bigger than Brazil?

Brazil is larger. Austria fits inside Brazil 101 times.

Which has more people, Austria or Brazil?

Brazil has 23 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Austria or Brazil?

People in Austria live 6 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 76.0 in Brazil.

Are people taller in Austria or Brazil?

Men in Austria are 2.8 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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