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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Greece is 57% bigger than Austria

Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

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

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 39% of Greece, versus 31% of Austria

Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Greece: 38.9% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Greece has 13% more people than Austria

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

Population density

How crowded is it?

Austria is 38% more densely populated than Greece

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

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Greece and Austria are practically level

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

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Austria hosts 2.4 times as many refugees per resident as Greece

Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Greece: 12.9 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, Greece 1.0

Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Austria and Greece are practically level

Austria: 1 (2026) · Greece: 1 (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 2.1 times the size of Greece’s

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

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 70% more per person than Greece

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

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Greece and Austria are practically level

Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Greece: 0.6% (2023)

Unemployment

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)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Greece spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%

Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Greece: 3% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Greece’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Austria’s 26%

Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Greece: 27.4% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

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)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

Austria and Greece are practically level

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

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Austria has 57% more hospital beds per person than Greece

Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Greece: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Austria is 3.3 times that in Greece

Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 3.9 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

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

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

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

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

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

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Greece has 9 more World Heritage sites than Austria (21 against 12)

Austria: 12 (2026) · Greece: 21 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Greece 129

Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Greece: 129 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

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

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

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Greece is 7% faster than in Austria

Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Greece: 186 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Greece are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

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

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

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114

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

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 37% of Greece

Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Greece: 36.9% (2024)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Greece are 66% deadlier than in Austria

Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

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?

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 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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