Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Canada 186 times.
Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 2,161 m above Austria’s.
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 4.5 times as many people as Austria.
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Canada: 41.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 24 times as densely populated as Canada.
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Canada: 5 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Canada and Austria are practically level.
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Canada: 178.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 2.2 cm taller than in Canada.
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Canada: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 2.7 years older than in Canada.
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Canada: 40.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Austria have 0.1 more children on average than in Canada.
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 20% in Canada.
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Canada: 20.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Canada 5.3.
Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Canada: 5.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada has 2 official languages, Austria 1.
Austria: 1 (2026) · Canada: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 4 times the size of Austria’s.
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 15% more per person than Canada.
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Canada: Int$66,746 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Canada than in Austria (Gini 0.3 points higher).
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Canada: 31.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 5.6% in Austria.
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Canada: 6.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada and Austria are practically level.
Austria: 1% (2024) · Canada: 1.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Austria’s.
Austria: 82% (2025) · Canada: 83% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 6% more on health per person than Canada.
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Canada: $6,378 (2024)
How long do people live?
Canada and Austria are practically level.
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Canada: 82.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Canada is 68% more likely to die before turning one than in Austria.
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 2 times as many doctors per person as Canada.
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 18% in Austria.
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Canada: 27.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 11% in Canada.
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Canada: 11.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 0.10 points higher than in Canada.
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Canada: 6.74 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 26% more alcohol than in Canada.
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Canada: 9.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 29% more meat per person than Austria.
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Canada: 94.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 166 kcal more food per person per day than Canada.
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Canada put in 293 more hours a year than in Austria.
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Canada: 1,731 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 1.5 years longer than in Austria.
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Canada: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 6 times as many tourists per resident as Canada (2019).
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Canada: 0.48 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 92% in Austria.
Austria: 92% (2025) · Canada: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Canada are practically level.
Austria: 100% (2024) · Canada: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 70% in Austria.
Austria: 70% (2025) · Canada: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.
Austria: 124 (2024) · Canada: 94 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 9.7 times as long as Austria’s.
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Canada: 48,150 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Canada.
Austria: 5 (2023) · Canada: 2.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 39% of Canada.
Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Canada: 39.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Austria.
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Canada: 13.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada.
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Canada: 63.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Austria carries 47% more fine dust than in Canada.
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.3 times as likely to be murdered in Canada as in Austria.
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Canada: 2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Canada are 2% deadlier than in Austria.
Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Austria is on average 10.8 °C warmer than Canada.
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 86% more rain than Canada.
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Canada?
Canada is larger. Austria fits inside Canada 186 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Canada?
Canada has 4.5 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Canada?
Canada and Austria are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 82.1 in Canada.
Are people taller in Austria or Canada?
Canada and Austria are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).