CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Austria is 6% bigger than Czechia

Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Austria’s highest peak towers 2,196 m above Czechia’s

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 31% of Austria

Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Czechia: 45.8% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Czechia has 18% more people than Austria

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Czechia: 10.9 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Czechia is 26% more densely populated than Austria

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Czechia: 141 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Czechia are 2.7 cm taller than in Austria

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Czechia are 1.0 cm taller than in Austria

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Czechia: 168 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 0.37 years older than in Czechia

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Czechia: 42.7 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Czechia have 0.1 more children on average than in Austria

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

Czechia and Austria are practically level

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Czechia: 21.2% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Czechia hosts 17% more refugees per resident than Austria

Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5

Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Czechia: 5.5 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Czechia has 2 official languages, Austria 1

Austria: 1 (2026) · Czechia: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Austria’s economy is 48% larger than Czechia’s

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Czechia: $391 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 27% more per person than Czechia

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in Czechia (Gini 5.5 points higher)

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Czechia: 25.7 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

0.5% of people in Austria live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Czechia

Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Czechia: 0% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 2.8% in Czechia

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Czechia: 2.8% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Czechia spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%

Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Czechia: 1.8% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Czechia’s 19%

Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Czechia: 18.6% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Czechia’s

Austria: 82% (2025) · Czechia: 59% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as Czechia

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Czechia: $2,693 (2024)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Austria live 2 years longer than in Czechia

Austria: 82 years (2024) · Czechia: 80 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Austria is 33% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 27% more doctors per person than Czechia

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Austria has 2% more hospital beds per person than Czechia

Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Austria is 4% higher than in Czechia

Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 18% in Austria

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Czechia: 31.6% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 24% in Austria

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Czechia: 28.4% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

Austria and Czechia are practically level

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Czechia: 6.82 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Czechia drink 17% more alcohol than in Austria

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Czechia has 12% more meat per person than Austria

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 372 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Czechia put in 336 more hours a year than in Austria

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Czechia went to school 0.6 years longer than in Austria

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Czechia: 13 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as Czechia (2019)

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Czechia: 1.37 (2019)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Czechia has 5 more World Heritage sites than Austria (17 against 12)

Austria: 12 (2026) · Czechia: 17 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Czechia 111

Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Czechia: 111 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

92% of people in Austria are online, versus 88% in Czechia

Austria: 92% (2025) · Czechia: 88% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Czechia is 7% faster than in Austria

Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Czechia are practically level

Austria: 100% (2024) · Czechia: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 70% in Austria

Austria: 70% (2025) · Czechia: 73% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124

Austria: 124 (2024) · Czechia: 127 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Czechia’s railway network is 89% longer than Austria’s

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Czechia: 9,357 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 25 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia

Austria: 5 (2023) · Czechia: 0.2 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 38% of Czechia

Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Czechia: 38.4% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Czechia emits 14% more CO₂ than someone in Austria

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Czechia: 7 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Czechia: 16.8% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Czechia carries 17% more fine dust than in Austria

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 14% more likely to be murdered in Austria than in Czechia

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Czechia are 9% deadlier than in Austria

Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Czechia is on average 1.6 °C warmer than Austria

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Austria gets 57% more rain than Czechia

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Austria bigger than Czechia?

Austria is larger. Austria is 6% bigger than Czechia.

Which has more people, Austria or Czechia?

Czechia has 18% more people than Austria (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Austria or Czechia?

People in Austria live 2 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 80.0 in Czechia.

Are people taller in Austria or Czechia?

Men in Czechia are 2.7 cm taller than in Austria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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