Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside India 39 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 4,788 m above Austria’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · India: 59.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 159 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 4.4 times as densely populated as Austria
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 12.0 cm taller than in India
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 11.8 cm taller than in India
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 15 years older than in India
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.7 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 191 times as many refugees per resident as India
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · India: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Austria 1
Austria: 1 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 6.8 times the size of Austria’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 6.5 times as much per person as India
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in India (Gini 8.2 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · India: 23 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Austria
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · India: 2.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 4.2% in India
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · India: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · India: 6.9% (2022)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 3.6× India’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 80 times as much on health per person as India
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 9.8 years longer than in India
Austria: 82 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 8.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 7.6 times as many doctors per person as India
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 4.2 times as many hospital beds per person as India
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 20% higher than in Austria
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · India: 15.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 8.0% in India
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 23% in India
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 2.31 points higher than in India
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in India
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 9.1 times as much meat per person as India
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 1,087 kcal more food per person per day than India
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 944 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 5.5 years longer than in India
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 428 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · India: 0.01 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 33 more World Heritage sites than Austria (45 against 12)
Austria: 12 (2026) · India: 45 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, India 41
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · India: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 70% in India
Austria: 92% (2025) · India: 70% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Austria is 92% faster than in India
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · India: 91 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and India are practically level
Austria: 100% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 36% in India
Austria: 70% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
Austria: 124 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 14 times as long as Austria’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 41 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
Austria: 5 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 24% of India
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · India: 24.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in India
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 4.3 times as much fine dust as in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.2 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 3.9 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · India: 25.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 16.6 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria and India are nearly identical here
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than India?
India is larger. Austria fits inside India 39 times.
Which has more people, Austria or India?
India has 159 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or India?
People in Austria live 9.8 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in Austria or India?
Men in Austria are 12.0 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
