Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala is 30% bigger than Austria
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Guatemala: 108,889 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guatemala’s highest peak towers 422 m above Austria’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Guatemala, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Guatemala: 46% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Guatemala has 2 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 56% more densely populated than Austria
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 14.2 cm taller than in Guatemala
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 16.0 cm taller than in Guatemala
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 20 years older than in Guatemala
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guatemala have 1.0 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Guatemala: 5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 367 times as many refugees per resident as Guatemala
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Guatemala: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Guatemala 1.1
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Guatemala: 1.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and Guatemala are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Guatemala: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 4.7 times the size of Guatemala’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Guatemala: $123 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 5.1 times as much per person as Guatemala
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Austria (Gini 14 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Guatemala: 45.2 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
9.7% of people in Guatemala live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Austria
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Guatemala: 9.7% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 2.6% in Guatemala
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Guatemala: 2.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Austria spends 1.1% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.5%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Guatemala: 0.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Guatemala’s 12%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Guatemala: 11.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Guatemala’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Guatemala: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 17 times as much on health per person as Guatemala
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Guatemala: $392 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 9.2 years longer than in Guatemala
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guatemala is 6.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 4.3 times as many doctors per person as Guatemala
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 15 times as many hospital beds per person as Guatemala
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Guatemala: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 2.3 times that in Guatemala
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 5.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Guatemala: 26.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Guatemala: 11.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 0.31 points higher than in Guatemala
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Guatemala: 6.53 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 3.8 times as much alcohol as in Guatemala
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 36% more meat per person than Guatemala
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 933 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 712 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 6.5 years longer than in Guatemala
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 35 times as many tourists per resident as Guatemala (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Guatemala: 0.08 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 8 more World Heritage sites than Guatemala (12 against 4)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Guatemala: 4 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Guatemala 3
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 3 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 60% in Guatemala
Austria: 92% (2025) · Guatemala: 60% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Austria is 17% faster than in Guatemala
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Guatemala: 149 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Austria have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala
Austria: 100% (2024) · Guatemala: 90.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala
Austria: 70% (2025) · Guatemala: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113
Austria: 124 (2024) · Guatemala: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 6.2 times as long as Guatemala’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Guatemala: 800 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 422 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala
Austria: 5 (2023) · Guatemala: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 33% of Guatemala
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Guatemala: 33.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 5.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 68% in Guatemala
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Guatemala: 68.3% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 27 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 3.2 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 21.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 15.9 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 43% more rain than Austria
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Guatemala?
Guatemala is larger. Guatemala is 30% bigger than Austria.
Which has more people, Austria or Guatemala?
Guatemala has 2 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Guatemala?
People in Austria live 9.2 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 72.7 in Guatemala.
Are people taller in Austria or Guatemala?
Men in Austria are 14.2 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).