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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Greece is 57% bigger than Austria.

Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Austria’s highest peak towers 881 m above Greece’s.

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Greece has 13% more people than Austria.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Austria is 38% more densely populated than Greece.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Greece and Austria are practically level.

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Austria are 1.1 cm taller than in Greece.

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Greece is 2.7 years older than in Austria.

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Austria have 0.1 more children on average than in Greece.

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

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

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Greece: 1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Austria and Greece are practically level.

Austria: 1 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Austria’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Greece’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 70% more per person than Greece.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Austria (Gini 2.2 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 5.6% in Austria.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.

Austria: 1% (2024) · Greece: 3.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Greece’s.

Austria: 82% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 3.4 times as much on health per person as Greece.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)

How long do people live?

Austria and Greece are practically level.

Austria: 82 years (2024) · Greece: 81.8 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Greece is 14% more likely to die before turning one than in Austria.

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Greece has 19% more doctors per person than Austria.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 18% in Austria.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 24% in Austria.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Greece: 30.2% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 1.15 points higher than in Greece.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 35% more alcohol than in Greece.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Greece has 11% more meat per person than Austria.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 374 kcal more food per person per day than Greece.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Greece put in 455 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Austria went to school 0.81 years longer than in Greece.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 9% more tourists per resident than Greece (2019).

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Greece: 2.67 (2022)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

92% of people in Austria are online, versus 86% in Greece.

Austria: 92% (2025) · Greece: 86% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Greece are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114.

Austria: 124 (2024) · Greece: 114 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Austria’s railway network is 2.1 times as long as Greece’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 2.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Greece.

Austria: 5 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 30% of Greece.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Greece: 30.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 16% more CO₂ than someone in Greece.

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

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Greece carries 47% more fine dust than in Austria.

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 4% more likely to be murdered in Austria than in Greece.

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Greece are 59% deadlier than in Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Greece is on average 7.9 °C warmer than Austria.

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Austria gets 59% more rain than Greece.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Austria bigger than Greece?

Greece is larger. Greece is 57% bigger than Austria.

Which has more people, Austria or Greece?

Greece has 13% more people than Austria (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Austria or Greece?

Austria and Greece are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 81.8 in Greece.

Are people taller in Austria or Greece?

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

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