Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Russia 204 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 1,844 m above Austria’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 31% of Austria, versus 13% of Russia
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 16 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 13 times as densely populated as Russia
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 1.9 cm taller than in Russia
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 2.4 cm taller than in Russia
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 3.6 years older than in Russia
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Russia have 0.1 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 18% in Russia
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 378 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Russia 2.0
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and Russia are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 4.4 times the size of Austria’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 55% more per person than Russia
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Russia than in Austria (Gini 1.8 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Austria and Russia are practically level
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 2.1% in Russia
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Russia’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 6.7 times as much on health per person as Russia
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 8.6 years longer than in Russia
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Russia is 46% more likely to die before turning one than in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 8% more doctors per person than Russia
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 2% more hospital beds per person than Austria
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 56% higher than in Austria
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Russia are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 24% in Austria
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 1.01 points higher than in Russia
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 11% more alcohol than in Russia
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 15% more meat per person than Austria
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 227 kcal more food per person per day than Russia
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Russia put in 648 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Russia and Austria are practically level
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Russia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 21 more World Heritage sites than Austria (33 against 12)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Austria 367
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 92% in Austria
Austria: 92% (2025) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Russia are practically level
Austria: 100% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 70% in Austria
Austria: 70% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124
Austria: 124 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 17 times as long as Austria’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 7.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Russia
Austria: 5 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 47% of Austria
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Austria
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Russia carries 25% more fine dust than in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.9 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Russia are 2.1 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Austria is on average 10.4 °C warmer than Russia
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 2.2 times as much rain as Russia
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Austria fits inside Russia 204 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Russia?
Russia has 16 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Russia?
People in Austria live 8.6 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Austria or Russia?
Men in Austria are 1.9 cm taller than in Russia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
