How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 1,312 m above Austria’s.

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

The DR Congo has 12 times as many people as Austria.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · DR Congo: 113 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Austria is 2.2 times as densely populated as the DR Congo.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 27 years older than in the DR Congo.

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the DR Congo have 4.7 more children on average than in Austria.

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo.

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · DR Congo: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the DR Congo 0.1.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · DR Congo: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Austria 1.

Austria: 1 (2026) · DR Congo: 5 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Austria’s economy is 6.4 times the size of the DR Congo’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · DR Congo: $91 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 40 times as much per person as the DR Congo.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Austria (Gini 13.5 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · DR Congo: 44.7 (2020)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 4.4% in the DR Congo.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · DR Congo: 4.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

The DR Congo and Austria are practically level.

Austria: 1% (2024) · DR Congo: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 2× the DR Congo’s.

Austria: 82% (2025) · DR Congo: 42% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 288 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · DR Congo: $23 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the DR Congo is 20 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria.

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 27 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · DR Congo: 5.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 12% in the DR Congo.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · DR Congo: 12.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 3.08 points higher than in the DR Congo.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · DR Congo: 3.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 7.3 times as much alcohol as in the DR Congo.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Austria has 21 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 1,741 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in the DR Congo put in 403 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Austria went to school 5 years longer than in the DR Congo.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 563 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019).

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2019)

How many people are online?

92% of people in Austria are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo.

Austria: 92% (2025) · DR Congo: 20% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Austria have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo.

Austria: 100% (2024) · DR Congo: 22.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo.

Austria: 70% (2025) · DR Congo: 45% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59.

Austria: 124 (2024) · DR Congo: 59 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Austria’s railway network is 36% longer than the DR Congo’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 490 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo.

Austria: 5 (2023) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 54% of the DR Congo, but only 47% of Austria.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · DR Congo: 54.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 114 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo.

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 84% in Austria.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · DR Congo: 100% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in the DR Congo carries 4 times as much fine dust as in Austria.

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · DR Congo: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the DR Congo are 3.5 times as deadly as in Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · DR Congo: 16.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

The DR Congo is on average 17.0 °C warmer than Austria.

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

The DR Congo gets 16% more rain than Austria.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg)