Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Ethiopia 14 times.
Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 752 m above Austria’s.
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ethiopia has 15 times as many people as Austria.
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ethiopia is 8% more densely populated than Austria.
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 9.7 cm taller than in Ethiopia.
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 9.8 cm taller than in Ethiopia.
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 24 years older than in Ethiopia.
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ethiopia have 2.6 more children on average than in Austria.
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.
Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Austria and Ethiopia are practically level.
Austria: 1 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 4.6 times the size of Ethiopia’s.
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 21 times as much per person as Ethiopia.
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Austria and Ethiopia are practically level.
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Austria and Ethiopia are practically level.
Austria: 1% (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 3.2× Ethiopia’s.
Austria: 82% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 194 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 14 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ethiopia is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria.
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 39 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 2.86 points higher than in Ethiopia.
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 5.1 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 11 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 1,197 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ethiopia put in 161 more hours a year than in Austria.
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 10 years longer than in Ethiopia.
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 714 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Ethiopia: 0 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.
Austria: 92% (2025) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Austria have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.
Austria: 100% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.
Austria: 70% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.
Austria: 124 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 6.6 times as long as Ethiopia’s.
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 44 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.
Austria: 5 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 15% of Ethiopia.
Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 46 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 84% in Austria.
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ethiopia carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Austria.
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ethiopia are 3.8 times as deadly as in Austria.
Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ethiopia is on average 16.1 °C warmer than Austria.
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 32% more rain than Ethiopia.
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Ethiopia?
Ethiopia is larger. Austria fits inside Ethiopia 14 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia has 15 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Ethiopia?
People in Austria live 14 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 67.6 in Ethiopia.
Are people taller in Austria or Ethiopia?
Men in Austria are 9.7 cm taller than in Ethiopia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).