Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Colombia 14 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 1,932 m above Austria’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 37% of Colombia, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Colombia: 36.5% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 5.8 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Colombia: 53.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 2.3 times as densely populated as Colombia
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Colombia: 48 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 6.7 cm taller than in Colombia
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 9.0 cm taller than in Colombia
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Colombia: 158 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 11 years older than in Colombia
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Colombia: 31.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.3 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 10% in Colombia
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Colombia: 10.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 1,136 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Colombia: 0.027 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Colombia 0.4
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Colombia: 0.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and Colombia are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Colombia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 27% larger than Colombia’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Colombia: $457 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 3.4 times as much per person as Colombia
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Austria (Gini 23.2 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Colombia: 54.4 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
8.5% of people in Colombia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Austria
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Colombia: 8.5% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 5.6% in Austria
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Colombia: 8.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.2% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Colombia: 3.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Colombia’s 15%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Colombia: 15.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Colombia’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Colombia: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 10 times as much on health per person as Colombia
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Colombia: $644 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 4.1 years longer than in Colombia
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Colombia: 77.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 3.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Colombia
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 3.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Colombia
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 87% higher than in Colombia
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Colombia: 25.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Colombia: 8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 0.80 points higher than in Colombia
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Colombia: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in Colombia
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 18% more meat per person than Colombia
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 630 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 1,032 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 3.3 years longer than in Colombia
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Colombia: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 33 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Colombia: 0.09 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 3 more World Heritage sites than Colombia (12 against 9)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Colombia: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Colombia 38
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Colombia: 38 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 79% in Colombia
Austria: 92% (2025) · Colombia: 79% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Colombia is 41% faster than in Austria
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Austria have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia
Austria: 100% (2024) · Colombia: 98.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 70% in Austria
Austria: 70% (2025) · Colombia: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124
Austria: 124 (2024) · Colombia: 174 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Colombia’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Colombia: 2,141 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 6.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Colombia
Austria: 5 (2023) · Colombia: 0.79 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of Colombia, but only 47% of Austria
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Colombia: 53.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Colombia: 1.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 77% in Colombia
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Colombia: 77% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Colombia carries 47% more fine dust than in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 28 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 4.1 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 16.6 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 2.5 times as much rain as Austria
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Colombia?
Colombia is larger. Austria fits inside Colombia 14 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Colombia?
Colombia has 5.8 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Colombia?
People in Austria live 4.1 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 77.9 in Colombia.
Are people taller in Austria or Colombia?
Men in Austria are 6.7 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).