Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Italy 3.6 times.
Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Italy: 302,070 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Italy’s highest peak towers 950 m above Austria’s.
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Italy has 6.4 times as many people as Austria.
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Italy: 58.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Italy is 79% more densely populated than Austria.
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Italy: 199 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 4.1 cm taller than in Italy.
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Italy: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 5.1 cm taller than in Italy.
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Italy: 161.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 4.4 years older than in Austria.
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Italy: 47.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Austria have 0.1 more children on average than in Italy.
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 21% in Austria.
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Italy: 25.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Italy 3.4.
Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Italy: 3.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Austria and Italy are practically level.
Austria: 1 (2026) · Italy: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 4.4 times the size of Austria’s.
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 22% more per person than Italy.
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Italy: Int$62,803 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Italy than in Austria (Gini 3.1 points higher).
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Italy: 34.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 5.6% in Austria.
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Italy: 6.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Italy spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.
Austria: 1% (2024) · Italy: 1.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Italy’s.
Austria: 82% (2025) · Italy: 69% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 2 times as much on health per person as Italy.
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Italy: $3,398 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 2 years longer than in Austria.
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Italy: 84 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Austria is 22% more likely to die before turning one than in Italy.
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 32% more doctors per person than Italy.
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
Austria and Italy are practically level.
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Italy: 17.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 22% in Italy.
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Italy: 22.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 0.27 points higher than in Italy.
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Italy: 6.57 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 37% more alcohol than in Italy.
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Italy: 8.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 4% more meat per person than Italy.
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Italy: 71.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria and Italy are practically level.
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Italy put in 263 more hours a year than in Austria.
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Italy: 1,701 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 1.5 years longer than in Italy.
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Italy: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 3 times as many tourists per resident as Italy (2019).
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Italy: 0.98 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 89% in Italy.
Austria: 92% (2025) · Italy: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Italy are practically level.
Austria: 100% (2024) · Italy: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Austria and Italy are practically level.
Austria: 70% (2025) · Italy: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124.
Austria: 124 (2024) · Italy: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy’s railway network is 3.5 times as long as Austria’s.
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Italy: 17,305 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Italy.
Austria: 5 (2023) · Italy: 0.34 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 33% of Italy.
Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Italy: 32.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 21% more CO₂ than someone in Italy.
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Italy: 5.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy.
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Italy: 48.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Italy carries 48% more fine dust than in Austria.
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 54% more likely to be murdered in Austria than in Italy.
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Italy are 9% deadlier than in Austria.
Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Italy: 5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Italy is on average 6.1 °C warmer than Austria.
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 23% more rain than Italy.
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Italy?
Italy is larger. Austria fits inside Italy 3.6 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Italy?
Italy has 6.4 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Italy?
People in Italy live 2 years longer than in Austria. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 84.0 in Italy.
Are people taller in Austria or Italy?
Men in Austria are 4.1 cm taller than in Italy (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
