Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Liechtenstein fits inside Austria 524 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Liechtenstein: 160 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Liechtenstein: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 1,199 m above Liechtenstein’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Liechtenstein: 2,599 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 32% of Liechtenstein, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Liechtenstein: 32.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Austria has 224 times as many people as Liechtenstein
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Liechtenstein: 41,024 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Liechtenstein is 2.3 times as densely populated as Austria
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Liechtenstein: 256 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Liechtenstein: no data
How tall are the women?
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Liechtenstein: no data
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Liechtenstein is 1.1 years older than in Austria
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Liechtenstein: 44.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Liechtenstein have 0.1 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Liechtenstein: 1.37 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Liechtenstein and Austria are practically level
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Liechtenstein: 21.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 29% more refugees per resident than Liechtenstein
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Liechtenstein: 24.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Liechtenstein: no data
How many official languages?
Austria and Liechtenstein are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Liechtenstein: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 65 times the size of Liechtenstein’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Liechtenstein: $8.91 billion (2024)
How much is produced per person?
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Liechtenstein: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Liechtenstein: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Liechtenstein: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Liechtenstein: no data
How much goes to the military?
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Liechtenstein: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Liechtenstein: no data
How expensive is it?
Austria: 82% (2025) · Liechtenstein: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Liechtenstein spends 71% more on health per person than Austria
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Liechtenstein: $11,495 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Liechtenstein live 2.2 years longer than in Austria
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Liechtenstein: 84.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Liechtenstein: no data
How many doctors are there?
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Liechtenstein: no data
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Liechtenstein: no data
How common is suicide?
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Liechtenstein: no data
How common is obesity?
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Liechtenstein: no data
How many adults smoke?
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Liechtenstein: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Liechtenstein: no data
How much do people drink?
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Liechtenstein: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Liechtenstein: no data
How much food is there per day?
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Liechtenstein: no data
How long do people work?
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Liechtenstein: no data
How long do people go to school?
Liechtenstein and Austria are practically level
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Liechtenstein: 12.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Liechtenstein and Austria are nearly identical here
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Liechtenstein: 2.91 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 12 more World Heritage sites than Liechtenstein (12 against 0)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Liechtenstein: 0 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Liechtenstein 10
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Liechtenstein: 10 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Liechtenstein are online, versus 92% in Austria
Austria: 92% (2025) · Liechtenstein: 98% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Liechtenstein is 2 times as fast as in Austria
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Liechtenstein: 356 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Liechtenstein are practically level
Austria: 100% (2024) · Liechtenstein: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 15% in Liechtenstein
Austria: 70% (2025) · Liechtenstein: 15% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Liechtenstein has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124
Austria: 124 (2024) · Liechtenstein: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 551 times as long as Liechtenstein’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Liechtenstein: 9 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Austria: 5 (2023) · Liechtenstein: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 37% of Liechtenstein
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Liechtenstein: 36.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 87% more CO₂ than someone in Liechtenstein
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Liechtenstein: 3.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Liechtenstein: no data
How clean is the air?
Liechtenstein and Austria are nearly identical here
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Liechtenstein: 10.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.8 times as likely to be murdered in Liechtenstein as in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Liechtenstein: 5.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Liechtenstein: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Liechtenstein: no data
How much rain falls?
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Liechtenstein: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Liechtenstein?
Austria is larger. Liechtenstein fits inside Austria 524 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Liechtenstein?
Austria has 224 times as many people as Liechtenstein (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Liechtenstein?
People in Liechtenstein live 2.2 years longer than in Austria. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 84.2 in Liechtenstein.
