Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Austria 3.8 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 1,562 m above Israel’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 31% of Austria, versus 24% of Israel
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Israel: 23.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Israel has 10% more people than Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 4.2 times as densely populated as Austria
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 2.5 cm taller than in Israel
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 4.7 cm taller than in Israel
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 14 years older than in Israel
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.6 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 13% in Israel
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 247 times as many refugees per resident as Israel
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Israel 5.9
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Israel: 5.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Austria 1
Austria: 1 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 5% larger than Austria’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 29% more per person than Israel
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Austria (Gini 7.1 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Austria and Israel are practically level
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Israel: 0.4% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 3.5% in Israel
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 7.8% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Israel: 7.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Israel’s 23%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Israel: 23.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Austria’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 72% more on health per person than Israel
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 1.2 years longer than in Austria
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Austria is 4% more likely to die before turning one than in Israel
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 45% more doctors per person than Israel
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Israel
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 84% higher than in Israel
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 21% in Israel
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 0.34 points higher than in Austria
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Israel
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 48% more meat per person than Austria
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria and Israel are practically level
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Israel put in 452 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 1.2 years longer than in Austria
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 30 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 3 more World Heritage sites than Israel (12 against 9)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Israel: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Israel 20
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Israel: 20 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 88% in Israel
Austria: 92% (2025) · Israel: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 2.3 times as fast as in Austria
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Israel: 392 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Israel are practically level
Austria: 100% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 70% in Austria
Austria: 70% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124
Austria: 124 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Israel’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 6.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Israel
Austria: 5 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 6.8% of Israel
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Israel: 6.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 10% more CO₂ than someone in Israel
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 86% more likely to be murdered in Israel than in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Israel are 5% deadlier than in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel is on average 13.3 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 6.2 times as much rain as Israel
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Israel?
Austria is larger. Israel fits inside Austria 3.8 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Israel?
Israel has 10% more people than Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Israel?
People in Israel live 1.2 years longer than in Austria. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in Austria or Israel?
Men in Austria are 2.5 cm taller than in Israel (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
