Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Pakistan 9.5 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 4,813 m above Austria’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Pakistan, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 28 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 3 times as densely populated as Austria
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 11.2 cm taller than in Pakistan
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 12.2 cm taller than in Pakistan
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 23 years older than in Pakistan
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 2.2 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 6.9 times as many refugees per resident as Pakistan
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Austria 1
Austria: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 42% larger than Pakistan’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 12 times as much per person as Pakistan
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Pakistan than in Austria (Gini 2.3 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Austria
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Austria and Pakistan are practically level
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 3.4× Pakistan’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 221 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 14 years longer than in Pakistan
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 17 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 4.8 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 11 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 40% higher than in Pakistan
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 18% in Pakistan
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 1.98 points higher than in Pakistan
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 134 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 3.5 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 1,242 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 1,033 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 8 years longer than in Pakistan
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 6 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (12 against 6)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Austria: 92% (2025) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Austria is 7.4 times as fast as in Pakistan
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Austria have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Austria: 100% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Austria: 70% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Austria: 124 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 57% longer than Austria’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 178 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Austria: 5 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 8.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 5.2 times as much fine dust as in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.9 times as likely to be murdered in Pakistan as in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Pakistan are 2.6 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Pakistan is on average 13.2 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 3.1 times as much rain as Pakistan
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Austria fits inside Pakistan 9.5 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 28 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Pakistan?
People in Austria live 14 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Austria or Pakistan?
Men in Austria are 11.2 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
