CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Austria is 71% bigger than Slovakia.

Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Slovakia: 49,030 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Slovakia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Austria’s highest peak towers 1,143 m above Slovakia’s.

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Slovakia: 2,655 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Austria has 70% more people than Slovakia.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Slovakia: 5.41 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Slovakia and Austria are nearly identical here.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Slovakia: 113 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Slovakia are 2.5 cm taller than in Austria.

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Slovakia: 181 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Slovakia and Austria are practically level.

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Slovakia: 167.1 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

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

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

How many children per woman?

Women in Slovakia have 0.1 more children on average than in Austria.

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Slovakia: 1.46 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 19% in Slovakia.

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Slovakia: 19% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Slovakia 1.8.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Slovakia: 1.8 (2025)

How many official languages?

Austria and Slovakia are practically level.

Austria: 1 (2026) · Slovakia: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Austria’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Slovakia’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Slovakia: $155 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 56% more per person than Slovakia.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Slovakia: Int$49,309 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in Slovakia (Gini 7.4 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Slovakia: 23.8 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Austria and Slovakia are practically level.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Slovakia: 5.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Slovakia spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.

Austria: 1% (2024) · Slovakia: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Slovakia’s.

Austria: 82% (2025) · Slovakia: 58% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 3.7 times as much on health per person as Slovakia.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Slovakia: $1,813 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Austria live 3.6 years longer than in Slovakia.

Austria: 82 years (2024) · Slovakia: 78.4 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Slovakia is 89% more likely to die before turning one than in Austria.

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Slovakia: 5.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 49% more doctors per person than Slovakia.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Slovakia: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

30% of adults in Slovakia are obese, versus 18% in Austria.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Slovakia: 30.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

30% of adults in Slovakia smoke, versus 24% in Austria.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Slovakia: 29.5% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 0.59 points higher than in Slovakia.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Slovakia: 6.26 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 28% more alcohol than in Slovakia.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Slovakia: 9.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Austria has 5% more meat per person than Slovakia.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Slovakia: 70 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 776 kcal more food per person per day than Slovakia.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Slovakia: 2,980 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Slovakia put in 183 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Slovakia: 1,621 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Slovakia went to school 0.74 years longer than in Austria.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Slovakia: 13.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Slovakia: no data

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

92% of people in Austria are online, versus 90% in Slovakia.

Austria: 92% (2025) · Slovakia: 90% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Slovakia are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 53% in Slovakia.

Austria: 70% (2025) · Slovakia: 53% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Slovakia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124.

Austria: 124 (2024) · Slovakia: 140 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Austria’s railway network is 37% longer than Slovakia’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Slovakia: 3,626 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 14,058 times as many passengers per resident as those from Slovakia.

Austria: 5 (2023) · Slovakia: 0 (2022)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 40% of Slovakia.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Slovakia: 40.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 17% more CO₂ than someone in Slovakia.

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Slovakia: 5.3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Slovakia.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Slovakia: 18.7% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Slovakia carries 28% more fine dust than in Austria.

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Slovakia: 13.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 28% more likely to be murdered in Slovakia than in Austria.

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Slovakia: 1.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Slovakia are 39% deadlier than in Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Slovakia: 6.4 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Slovakia is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Austria.

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Slovakia: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Austria gets 47% more rain than Slovakia.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Slovakia: 864 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Austria bigger than Slovakia?

Austria is larger. Austria is 71% bigger than Slovakia.

Which has more people, Austria or Slovakia?

Austria has 70% more people than Slovakia (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Austria or Slovakia?

People in Austria live 3.6 years longer than in Slovakia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 78.4 in Slovakia.

Are people taller in Austria or Slovakia?

Men in Slovakia are 2.5 cm taller than in Austria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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