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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Hungary is 11% bigger than Austria

Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Hungary: 93,030 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Hungary: 0 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Austria’s highest peak towers 2,784 m above Hungary’s

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Hungary: 1,014 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 56% of Hungary, versus 31% of Austria

Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Hungary: 55.5% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Hungary has 3% more people than Austria

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Hungary: 9.51 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Austria is 7% more densely populated than Hungary

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Hungary: 104 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Austria are 1.9 cm taller than in Hungary

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Hungary: 176.6 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Austria are 4.4 cm taller than in Hungary

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Hungary: 162.6 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Hungary is 0.23 years older than in Austria

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Hungary: 43.3 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Hungary have 0.1 more children on average than in Austria

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Hungary: 1.41 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

Hungary and Austria are practically level

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Hungary: 21.2% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Austria hosts 4.2 times as many refugees per resident as Hungary

Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Hungary: 7.5 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, Hungary 12.6

Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Hungary: 12.6 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Austria and Hungary are practically level

Austria: 1 (2026) · Hungary: 1 (2026)

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Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Austria’s economy is 2.4 times the size of Hungary’s

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Hungary: $246 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 54% more per person than Hungary

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Hungary: Int$49,838 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

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

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Hungary: 30.6 (2017)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Hungary and Austria are practically level

Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Hungary: 0.9% (2017)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 4.5% in Hungary

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Hungary: 4.5% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Hungary spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%

Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Hungary: 2% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Hungary’s 23%

Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Hungary: 22.7% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Hungary’s

Austria: 82% (2025) · Hungary: 52% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 4.7 times as much on health per person as Hungary

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Hungary: $1,420 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Austria live 5.3 years longer than in Hungary

Austria: 82 years (2024) · Hungary: 76.7 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Hungary is 11% more likely to die before turning one than in Austria

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Hungary: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 60% more doctors per person than Hungary

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Hungary: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Austria has 1% more hospital beds per person than Hungary

Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Hungary: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Hungary is 23% higher than in Austria

Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Hungary: 15.6 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Hungary are obese, versus 18% in Austria

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Hungary: 36.9% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

31% of adults in Hungary smoke, versus 24% in Austria

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Hungary: 30.8% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 0.91 points higher than in Hungary

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Hungary: 5.94 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 2% more alcohol than in Hungary

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Hungary: 11.4 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Hungary has 4% more meat per person than Austria

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Hungary: 76.3 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 207 kcal more food per person per day than Hungary

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Hungary: 3,549 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Hungary put in 230 more hours a year than in Austria

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Hungary: 1,668 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Austria and Hungary are practically level

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Hungary: 12.3 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

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

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Hungary: 1.38 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Austria has 4 more World Heritage sites than Hungary (12 against 8)

Austria: 12 (2026) · Hungary: 8 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Hungary has won 540 Olympic medals, Austria 367

Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Hungary: 540 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

94% of people in Hungary are online, versus 92% in Austria

Austria: 92% (2025) · Hungary: 94% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Hungary is 90% faster than in Austria

Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Hungary: 330 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Hungary are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

71% of people in Hungary live in cities, versus 70% in Austria

Austria: 70% (2025) · Hungary: 71% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Hungary 105

Austria: 124 (2024) · Hungary: 105 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Hungary’s railway network is 62% longer than Austria’s

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Hungary: 8,037 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Hungary fly 17% more passengers per resident than those from Austria

Austria: 5 (2023) · Hungary: 5.85 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 23% of Hungary

Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Hungary: 22.8% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 49% more CO₂ than someone in Hungary

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Hungary: 4.1 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 35% in Hungary

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Hungary: 35.3% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Hungary carries 30% more fine dust than in Austria

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Hungary: 13.4 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 21% more likely to be murdered in Austria than in Hungary

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Hungary: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Hungary are 48% deadlier than in Austria

Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Hungary: 9.6 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Hungary is on average 4.3 °C warmer than Austria

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Hungary: 12.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Austria gets 83% more rain than Hungary

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Hungary: 694 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 Hungary?

Hungary is larger. Hungary is 11% bigger than Austria.

Which has more people, Austria or Hungary?

Hungary has 3% more people than Austria (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Austria or Hungary?

People in Austria live 5.3 years longer than in Hungary. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 76.7 in Hungary.

Are people taller in Austria or Hungary?

Men in Austria are 1.9 cm taller than in Hungary (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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