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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Hungary is 11% bigger than Austria.

Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Hungary: 93,030 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

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

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)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Hungary has 3% more people than Austria.

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

How crowded is it?

Austria is 7% more densely populated than Hungary.

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

How many people are 65 or older?

Hungary and Austria are practically level.

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

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Hungary 12.6.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Hungary: 12.6 (2025)

How many official languages?

Austria and Hungary are practically level.

Austria: 1 (2026) · Hungary: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

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)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 54% more per person than Hungary.

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

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)

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)

How much goes to the military?

Hungary spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.

Austria: 1% (2024) · Hungary: 2.2% (2024)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

How common is obesity?

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

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

How long do people go to school?

Austria and Hungary are practically level.

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

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)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

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

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

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Hungary are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

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

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

How many phones per person?

Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Hungary 105.

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

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)

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

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 22% of Hungary.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Hungary: 22.4% (2023)

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)

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)

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

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)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Hungary are 61% deadlier than in Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Hungary: 7.4 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

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)

How much rain falls?

Austria gets 83% more rain than Hungary.

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

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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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