Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Iraq 5.2 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Iraq: 435,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Iraq: 58 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 187 m above Iraq’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Iraq: 3,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 31% of Austria, versus 22% of Iraq
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Iraq: 21.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Iraq has 5.1 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Iraq: 47 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 3% more densely populated than Iraq
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Iraq: 108 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 4.7 cm taller than in Iraq
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Iraq: 173.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 8.2 cm taller than in Iraq
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Iraq: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 23 years older than in Iraq
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Iraq: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Iraq have 1.9 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Iraq: 3.22 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 3.4% in Iraq
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Iraq: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 4.5 times as many refugees per resident as Iraq
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Iraq: 6.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Iraq 0.2
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Iraq: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Iraq has 3 official languages, Austria 1
Austria: 1 (2026) · Iraq: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Iraq’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Iraq: $254 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 5.4 times as much per person as Iraq
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Iraq: Int$14,267 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in Iraq (Gini 1.4 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Iraq: 29.8 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Austria and Iraq are practically level
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Iraq: 0.5% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Iraq, versus 5.6% in Austria
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Iraq: 15.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Iraq spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Iraq: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Iraq’s 1.3%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Iraq: 1.3% (2019)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Iraq’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Iraq: 38% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 20 times as much on health per person as Iraq
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Iraq: $333 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 9.6 years longer than in Iraq
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Iraq: 72.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Iraq is 7.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Iraq: 20.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 5.4 times as many doctors per person as Iraq
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Iraq: 1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 6.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Iraq
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Iraq: 1.1 per 1,000 (2018)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 2.5 times that in Iraq
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: 5.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Iraq are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Iraq: 36.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 20% in Iraq
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Iraq: 20.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 1.63 points higher than in Iraq
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Iraq: 5.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 19 times as much alcohol as in Iraq
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Iraq: 0.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 3.5 times as much meat per person as Iraq
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Iraq: 21.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 1,385 kcal more food per person per day than Iraq
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Iraq: 2,371 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Iraq put in 145 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Iraq: 1,583 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 5.6 years longer than in Iraq
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Iraq: 6.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Iraq: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 6 more World Heritage sites than Iraq (12 against 6)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Iraq: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Iraq 1
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Iraq: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 81% in Iraq
Austria: 92% (2025) · Iraq: 81% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Austria is 2.8 times as fast as in Iraq
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Iraq: 62 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Iraq are practically level
Austria: 100% (2024) · Iraq: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Iraq and Austria are practically level
Austria: 70% (2025) · Iraq: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Iraq 100
Austria: 124 (2024) · Iraq: 100 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 2.1 times as long as Iraq’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Iraq: 2,370 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 63 times as many passengers per resident as those from Iraq
Austria: 5 (2023) · Iraq: 0.08 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 1.6% of Iraq
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 22% more CO₂ than someone in Iraq
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Iraq: 5.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.6% in Iraq
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Iraq: 1.6% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Iraq carries 4.7 times as much fine dust as in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Iraq: 48.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Iraq are 4.8 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Iraq: 31.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Iraq is on average 16.1 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 5.9 times as much rain as Iraq
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Iraq: 214 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Iraq?
Iraq is larger. Austria fits inside Iraq 5.2 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Iraq?
Iraq has 5.1 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Iraq?
People in Austria live 9.6 years longer than in Iraq. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 72.4 in Iraq.
Are people taller in Austria or Iraq?
Men in Austria are 4.7 cm taller than in Iraq (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
