Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside New Zealand 3.2 times.
Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 3,768 m above New Zealand’s.
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Austria has 73% more people than New Zealand.
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 5.5 times as densely populated as New Zealand.
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Austria and New Zealand are practically level.
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 2.3 cm taller than in New Zealand.
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 5.8 years older than in New Zealand.
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in New Zealand have 0.3 more children on average than in Austria.
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 18% in New Zealand.
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, New Zealand 5.6.
Austria: 20.6 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Austria 1.
Austria: 1 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 2.2 times the size of New Zealand’s.
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 34% more per person than New Zealand.
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · New Zealand: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 5.1% in New Zealand.
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
New Zealand and Austria are practically level.
Austria: 1% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Austria’s.
Austria: 82% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 34% more on health per person than New Zealand.
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)
How long do people live?
New Zealand and Austria are practically level.
Austria: 82 years (2024) · New Zealand: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in New Zealand is 43% more likely to die before turning one than in Austria.
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 53% more doctors per person than New Zealand.
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 18% in Austria.
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 0.15 points higher than in Austria.
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 31% more alcohol than in New Zealand.
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 8% more meat per person than Austria.
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 634 kcal more food per person per day than New Zealand.
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in New Zealand put in 269 more hours a year than in Austria.
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 0.52 years longer than in Austria.
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 4.8 times as many tourists per resident as New Zealand (2019).
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 92% in Austria.
Austria: 92% (2025) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and New Zealand are practically level.
Austria: 100% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 70% in Austria.
Austria: 70% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124.
Austria: 124 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 20% longer than New Zealand’s.
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 77% more passengers per resident than those from New Zealand.
Austria: 5 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 38% of New Zealand.
Austria: 47.2% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
New Zealand and Austria are nearly identical here.
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 84% in Austria.
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Austria carries 47% more fine dust than in New Zealand.
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 67% more likely to be murdered in New Zealand than in Austria.
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in New Zealand are 43% deadlier than in Austria.
Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
New Zealand is on average 3.3 °C warmer than Austria.
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 26% more rain than Austria.
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than New Zealand?
New Zealand is larger. Austria fits inside New Zealand 3.2 times.
Which has more people, Austria or New Zealand?
Austria has 73% more people than New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or New Zealand?
New Zealand and Austria are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 82.0 in New Zealand.
Are people taller in Austria or New Zealand?
Austria and New Zealand are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).