Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece is 57% bigger than Austria
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Greece, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Greece: 38.9% (2024)
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 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)
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)
How many official languages?
Austria and Greece are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Greece and Austria are practically level
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Greece: 0.6% (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 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Greece: 3% (2025)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Greece has 9 more World Heritage sites than Austria (21 against 12)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Greece: 21 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 86% in Greece
Austria: 92% (2025) · Greece: 86% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Greece is 7% faster than in Austria
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Greece: 186 Mbps (2026)
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 37% of Greece
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Greece: 36.9% (2024)
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)
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 66% deadlier than in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 10.8 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).