How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Austria’s highest peak towers 1,299 m above Poland’s.

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Poland has 4 times as many people as Austria.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Poland is 7% more densely populated than Austria.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 1.8 years older than in Poland.

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Austria have 0.2 more children on average than in Poland.

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Austria and Poland are practically level.

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Poland 7.7.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)

How many official languages?

Austria and Poland are practically level.

Austria: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Poland’s economy is 79% larger than Austria’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 41% more per person than Poland.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in Poland (Gini 2.7 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 3.0% in Poland.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.

Austria: 1% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Poland’s.

Austria: 82% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Poland.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Poland is 29% more likely to die before turning one than in Austria.

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 37% more doctors per person than Poland.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 18% in Austria.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 22% in Poland.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 0.08 points higher than in Poland.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Austria and Poland are nearly identical here.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Poland has 13% more meat per person than Austria.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 26 kcal more food per person per day than Poland.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Poland put in 368 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Poland went to school 0.85 years longer than in Austria.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 5.4 times as many tourists per resident as Poland (2019).

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)

How many people are online?

92% of people in Austria are online, versus 89% in Poland.

Austria: 92% (2025) · Poland: 89% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Poland are practically level.

Austria: 100% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 60% in Poland.

Austria: 70% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124.

Austria: 124 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Poland’s railway network is 3.8 times as long as Austria’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Poland.

Austria: 5 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 31% of Poland.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Poland emits 15% more CO₂ than someone in Austria.

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Poland carries 51% more fine dust than in Austria.

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 9% more likely to be murdered in Austria than in Poland.

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Poland are 41% deadlier than in Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Poland is on average 1.9 °C warmer than Austria.

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Austria gets 66% more rain than Poland.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)