Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal is 10% bigger than Austria.
Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 1,447 m above Portugal’s.
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Portugal has 17% more people than Austria.
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Portugal is 6% more densely populated than Austria.
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 4.2 cm taller than in Portugal.
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 5.7 cm taller than in Portugal.
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Portugal is 3.1 years older than in Austria.
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Portugal have 0.1 more children on average than in Austria.
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 21% in Austria.
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Portugal 1.9.
Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Austria and Portugal are practically level.
Austria: 1 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 67% larger than Portugal’s.
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 44% more per person than Portugal.
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Portugal than in Austria (Gini 2.7 points higher).
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.2% in Portugal, versus 5.6% in Austria.
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Portugal spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.
Austria: 1% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Portugal’s.
Austria: 82% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Portugal.
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)
How long do people live?
Portugal and Austria are practically level.
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Austria is 4% more likely to die before turning one than in Portugal.
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Portugal has 6% more doctors per person than Austria.
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Portugal are obese, versus 18% in Austria.
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 24% in Austria.
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 0.82 points higher than in Portugal.
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Portugal drink 19% more alcohol than in Austria.
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Portugal has 35% more meat per person than Austria.
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 203 kcal more food per person per day than Portugal.
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Portugal put in 296 more hours a year than in Austria.
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 2.7 years longer than in Portugal.
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 7% more tourists per resident than Portugal (2019).
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 88% in Portugal.
Austria: 92% (2025) · Portugal: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Portugal are practically level.
Austria: 100% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal.
Austria: 70% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria and Portugal are practically level.
Austria: 124 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 2 times as long as Portugal’s.
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Portugal.
Austria: 5 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 36% of Portugal.
Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 81% more CO₂ than someone in Portugal.
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 81% in Portugal.
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Portugal: 81% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Portugal carries 2% more fine dust than in Austria.
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 22% more likely to be murdered in Austria than in Portugal.
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Portugal are 57% deadlier than in Austria.
Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Portugal is on average 8.0 °C warmer than Austria.
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 63% more rain than Portugal.
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Portugal?
Portugal is larger. Portugal is 10% bigger than Austria.
Which has more people, Austria or Portugal?
Portugal has 17% more people than Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Portugal?
Portugal and Austria are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 82.4 in Portugal.
Are people taller in Austria or Portugal?
Men in Austria are 4.2 cm taller than in Portugal (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).