CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Austria fits inside Finland 4 times

Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Finland: 338,485 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Austria’s highest peak towers 2,470 m above Finland’s

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 31% of Austria, versus 7.4% of Finland

Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Finland: 7.4% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Austria has 63% more people than Finland

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Austria is 6 times as densely populated as Finland

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Finland are 2.0 cm taller than in Austria

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Finland: 180.6 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Austria and Finland are practically level

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Finland: 166.5 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 0.3 years older than in Finland

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

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

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 21% in Austria

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Austria hosts 71% more refugees per resident than Finland

Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Finland: 18.2 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, Finland 8.9

Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Finland: 8.9 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Finland has 2 official languages, Austria 1

Austria: 1 (2026) · Finland: 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 83% larger than Finland’s

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 17% more per person than Finland

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in Finland (Gini 3.8 points higher)

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Finland: 27.4 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Austria and Finland are practically level

Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Finland: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 5.6% in Austria

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Finland spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%

Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Finland: 2.6% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Austria and Finland are practically level

Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Finland: 25.3% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Austria’s

Austria: 82% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 22% more on health per person than Finland

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

Finland and Austria are practically level

Austria: 82 years (2024) · Finland: 82.3 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Austria is 47% more likely to die before turning one than in Finland

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 53% more doctors per person than Finland

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Austria has 2.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Finland

Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Finland: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Finland is 3% higher than in Austria

Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 13.1 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 18% in Austria

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 21% in Finland

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Finland: 21.4% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Finland rate their lives 0.92 points higher than in Austria

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 24% more alcohol than in Finland

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Austria has 6% more meat per person than Finland

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 410 kcal more food per person per day than Finland

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Finland put in 58 more hours a year than in Austria

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Finland went to school 0.62 years longer than in Austria

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

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 3.6 times as many tourists per resident as Finland (2019)

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Finland: 0.8 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Austria has 4 more World Heritage sites than Finland (12 against 8)

Austria: 12 (2026) · Finland: 8 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Finland has won 486 Olympic medals, Austria 367

Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Finland: 486 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

94% of people in Finland are online, versus 92% in Austria

Austria: 92% (2025) · Finland: 94% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Finland is 42% faster than in Austria

Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Finland: 247 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Finland are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 70% in Austria

Austria: 70% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Finland has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124

Austria: 124 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Finland’s railway network is 19% longer than Austria’s

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 2.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Finland

Austria: 5 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 47% of Austria

Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Finland: 74.2% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 17% more CO₂ than someone in Finland

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Austria carries 91% more fine dust than in Finland

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 12% more likely to be murdered in Finland than in Austria

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Austria are 23% deadlier than in Finland

Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 5.3 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Austria is on average 4.3 °C warmer than Finland

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Austria gets 67% more rain than Finland

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 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 Finland?

Finland is larger. Austria fits inside Finland 4 times.

Which has more people, Austria or Finland?

Austria has 63% more people than Finland (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Austria or Finland?

Finland and Austria are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 82.3 in Finland.

Are people taller in Austria or Finland?

Men in Finland are 2.0 cm taller than in Austria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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