Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside China 114 times.
Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · China: 9,562,910 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · China: 14,500 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
China’s highest peak towers 5,051 m above Austria’s.
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · China: 8,849 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
China has 153 times as many people as Austria.
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · China: 1.41 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
China is 34% more densely populated than Austria.
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · China: 150 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 2.9 cm taller than in China.
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · China: 175.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 3.5 cm taller than in China.
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · China: 163.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 4 years older than in China.
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · China: 39.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Austria have 0.3 more children on average than in China.
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · China: 1.01 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 15% in China.
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · China: 14.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, China 0.1.
Austria: 20.6 (2025) · China: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Austria and China are practically level.
Austria: 1 (2026) · China: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
China’s economy is 34 times the size of Austria’s.
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · China: $19.5 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 2.6 times as much per person as China.
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · China: Int$29,333 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in China than in Austria (Gini 4.8 points higher).
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · China: 36 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 4.6% in China.
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · China: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
China spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.
Austria: 1% (2024) · China: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× China’s.
Austria: 82% (2025) · China: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 8.8 times as much on health per person as China.
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · China: $763 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 4 years longer than in China.
Austria: 82 years (2024) · China: 78 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in China is 46% more likely to die before turning one than in Austria.
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 77% more doctors per person than China.
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · China: 3.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 9.1% in China.
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · China: 9.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 23% in China.
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · China: 22.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 0.77 points higher than in China.
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · China: 6.07 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 3.1 times as much alcohol as in China.
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · China: 3.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria and China are nearly identical here.
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · China: 73.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 229 kcal more food per person per day than China.
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · China: 3,527 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in China put in 889 more hours a year than in Austria.
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · China: 2,328 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 4.3 years longer than in China.
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · China: 8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 62 times as many tourists per resident as China (2019).
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · China: 0.05 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Austria and China are practically level.
Austria: 92% (2025) · China: 92% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and China are practically level.
Austria: 100% (2024) · China: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 66% in China.
Austria: 70% (2025) · China: 66% (2025)
How many phones per person?
China has 132 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124.
Austria: 124 (2024) · China: 132 (2024)
How much railway is there?
China’s railway network is 22 times as long as Austria’s.
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · China: 109,767 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from China.
Austria: 5 (2023) · China: 0.44 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 24% of China.
Austria: 47.2% (2023) · China: 24% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in China emits 40% more CO₂ than someone in Austria.
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · China: 8.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 37% in China.
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · China: 37% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in China carries 3 times as much fine dust as in Austria.
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 75% more likely to be murdered in Austria than in China.
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · China: 0.5 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in China are 3.8 times as deadly as in Austria.
Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · China: 17.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Austria and China are practically level.
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 56% more rain than China.
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than China?
China is larger. Austria fits inside China 114 times.
Which has more people, Austria or China?
China has 153 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or China?
People in Austria live 4 years longer than in China. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 78.0 in China.
Are people taller in Austria or China?
Men in Austria are 2.9 cm taller than in China (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
