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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Austria fits inside France 7.2 times.

Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · France: 606,410 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · France: 4,853 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

France’s highest peak towers 1,012 m above Austria’s.

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · France: 4,810 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

France has 7.5 times as many people as Austria.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · France: 68.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

France is 14% more densely populated than Austria.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · France: 128 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

France and Austria are practically level.

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · France: 178.6 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Austria are 2.4 cm taller than in France.

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · France: 164.5 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 1.3 years older than in France.

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · France: 41.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in France have 0.3 more children on average than in Austria.

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · France: 1.61 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 21% in Austria.

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · France: 22.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, France 9.3.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · France: 9.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Austria and France are practically level.

Austria: 1 (2026) · France: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

France’s economy is 5.8 times the size of Austria’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · France: $3.37 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 20% more per person than France.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · France: Int$63,975 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in France than in Austria (Gini 0.6 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · France: 31.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 5.6% in Austria.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · France: 7.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

France spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.

Austria: 1% (2024) · France: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× France’s.

Austria: 82% (2025) · France: 77% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 27% more on health per person than France.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · France: $5,327 (2024)

How long do people live?

People in France live 0.99 year longer than in Austria.

Austria: 82 years (2024) · France: 83 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in France is 21% more likely to die before turning one than in Austria.

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 68% more doctors per person than France.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 13% in France.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · France: 12.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

34% of adults in France smoke, versus 24% in Austria.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · France: 33.6% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 0.26 points higher than in France.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · France: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 4% more alcohol than in France.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · France: 11.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

France has 9% more meat per person than Austria.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · France: 80.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 266 kcal more food per person per day than France.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · France: 3,490 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in France put in 49 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · France: 1,487 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Austria went to school 0.6 years longer than in France.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · France: 11.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as France (2019).

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · France: 1.35 (2019)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

92% of people in Austria are online, versus 89% in France.

Austria: 92% (2025) · France: 89% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and France are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

79% of people in France live in cities, versus 70% in Austria.

Austria: 70% (2025) · France: 79% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, France 117.

Austria: 124 (2024) · France: 117 (2023)

How much railway is there?

France’s railway network is 5.6 times as long as Austria’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · France: 27,716 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 5.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from France.

Austria: 5 (2023) · France: 0.94 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 32% of France.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · France: 32.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 56% more CO₂ than someone in France.

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · France: 4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · France: 26.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Austria carries 16% more fine dust than in France.

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 54% more likely to be murdered in France than in Austria.

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · France: 1.3 per 100k (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in France are 2% deadlier than in Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · France: 4.7 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

France is on average 6.3 °C warmer than Austria.

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Austria gets 10% more rain than France.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg)

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Quick answers

Is Austria bigger than France?

France is larger. Austria fits inside France 7.2 times.

Which has more people, Austria or France?

France has 7.5 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Austria or France?

People in France live 0.99 year longer than in Austria. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 83.0 in France.

Are people taller in Austria or France?

France and Austria are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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