Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria is 6% bigger than Czechia
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Czechia: 45.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Czechia has 18% more people than Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Czechia: 10.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 26% more densely populated than Austria
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Czechia: 141 per km² (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many people are 65 or older?
Czechia and Austria are practically level
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Czechia: 21.2% (2025)
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)
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)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Austria 1
Austria: 1 (2026) · Czechia: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 48% larger than Czechia’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Czechia: $391 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 27% more per person than Czechia
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 2 years longer than in Czechia
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Czechia: 80 years (2024)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Czechia: 31.6% (2024)
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
How do people rate their lives?
Austria and Czechia are practically level
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Czechia: 6.82 (2025)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 5 more World Heritage sites than Austria (17 against 12)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Czechia: 17 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Austria: 92% (2025) · Czechia: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Czechia is 7% faster than in Austria
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Czechia are practically level
Austria: 100% (2024) · Czechia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 70% in Austria
Austria: 70% (2025) · Czechia: 73% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124
Austria: 124 (2024) · Czechia: 127 (2024)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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)
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
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)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 57% more rain than Czechia
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).