Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Egypt 12 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 1,169 m above Egypt’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 31% of Austria, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Egypt: 4.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 13 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Egypt: 118 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 7% more densely populated than Austria
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Egypt: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 4.0 cm taller than in Egypt
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 6.1 cm taller than in Egypt
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 19 years older than in Egypt
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Egypt: 24 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.4 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Egypt: 5.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 17 times as many refugees per resident as Egypt
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Egypt: 0.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and Egypt are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 59% larger than Egypt’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Egypt: $365 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 3.8 times as much per person as Egypt
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in Egypt (Gini 2.7 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Egypt: 28.5 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.4% of people in Egypt live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Austria
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Egypt: 1.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 5.6% in Austria
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Egypt: 6.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Austria and Egypt are practically level
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Egypt: 0.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Egypt’s 13%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Egypt: 12.5% (2015)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 5.4× Egypt’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Egypt: 15% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 48 times as much on health per person as Egypt
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Egypt: $141 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 10 years longer than in Egypt
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Egypt: 71.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 7.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 8.2 times as many doctors per person as Egypt
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 6.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Egypt
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 16 times that in Egypt
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Egypt: 42.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 24% in Austria
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Egypt: 25% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 2.98 points higher than in Egypt
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Egypt: 3.86 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 112 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Egypt
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 662 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 930 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 2.2 years longer than in Egypt
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Egypt: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 28 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Egypt: 0.1 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 5 more World Heritage sites than Egypt (12 against 7)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Egypt: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Egypt 41
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Egypt: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Austria: 92% (2025) · Egypt: 75% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Austria is 2.2 times as fast as in Egypt
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Egypt are practically level
Austria: 100% (2024) · Egypt: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Austria: 70% (2025) · Egypt: 43% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
Austria: 124 (2024) · Egypt: 97 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 4% longer than Austria’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Egypt: 5,153 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 35 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt
Austria: 5 (2023) · Egypt: 0.14 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Egypt: 0% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Egypt: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Egypt: 13% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 4 times as much fine dust as in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 50% more likely to be murdered in Egypt than in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 91% deadlier than in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 15.7 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 104 times as much rain as Egypt
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Egypt?
Egypt is larger. Austria fits inside Egypt 12 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Egypt?
Egypt has 13 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Egypt?
People in Austria live 10 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 71.8 in Egypt.
Are people taller in Austria or Egypt?
Men in Austria are 4.0 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).