Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Slovenia fits inside Austria 4.1 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Slovenia: 20,480 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Slovenia: 47 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 934 m above Slovenia’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Slovenia: 2,864 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 31% of Austria, versus 30% of Slovenia
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Slovenia: 30.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Austria has 4.3 times as many people as Slovenia
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Slovenia: 2.13 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 5% more densely populated than Slovenia
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Slovenia: 106 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Slovenia are 2.5 cm taller than in Austria
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Slovenia: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Slovenia and Austria are practically level
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Slovenia: 167.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Slovenia is 0.81 years older than in Austria
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Slovenia: 43.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Slovenia have 0.2 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Slovenia: 1.52 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Slovenia are 65 or older, versus 21% in Austria
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Slovenia: 22.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 5.3 times as many refugees per resident as Slovenia
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Slovenia: 5.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Slovenia 4.7
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Slovenia: 4.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and Slovenia are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Slovenia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 7.3 times the size of Slovenia’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Slovenia: $79.6 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 30% more per person than Slovenia
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Slovenia: Int$59,245 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in Slovenia (Gini 6.5 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Slovenia: 24.7 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
0.5% of people in Austria live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Slovenia
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Slovenia: 0% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 3.2% in Slovenia
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Slovenia: 3.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Slovenia and Austria are practically level
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Slovenia: 1.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Slovenia’s 21%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Slovenia: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Slovenia’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Slovenia: 63% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 2 times as much on health per person as Slovenia
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Slovenia: $3,371 (2024)
How long do people live?
Slovenia and Austria are practically level
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Slovenia: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Austria is 56% more likely to die before turning one than in Slovenia
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Slovenia: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 64% more doctors per person than Slovenia
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Slovenia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 63% more hospital beds per person than Slovenia
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Slovenia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Slovenia is 18% higher than in Austria
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Slovenia: 15 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Slovenia are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Slovenia: 22.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 21% in Slovenia
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Slovenia: 20.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Slovenia and Austria are practically level
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Slovenia: 6.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 8% more alcohol than in Slovenia
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Slovenia: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 22% more meat per person than Slovenia
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Slovenia: 60.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 556 kcal more food per person per day than Slovenia
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Slovenia: 3,200 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Slovenia put in 149 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Slovenia: 1,588 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Slovenia went to school 0.59 years longer than in Austria
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Slovenia: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 22% more tourists per resident than Slovenia (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Slovenia: 2.38 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 7 more World Heritage sites than Slovenia (12 against 5)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Slovenia: 5 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Slovenia 59
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Slovenia: 59 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 91% in Slovenia
Austria: 92% (2025) · Slovenia: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Slovenia is 29% faster than in Austria
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Slovenia: 225 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Slovenia are practically level
Austria: 100% (2024) · Slovenia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 56% in Slovenia
Austria: 70% (2025) · Slovenia: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Slovenia has 131 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124
Austria: 124 (2024) · Slovenia: 131 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 4.1 times as long as Slovenia’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Slovenia: 1,209 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 5,710 times as many passengers per resident as those from Slovenia
Austria: 5 (2023) · Slovenia: 0.00088 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 62% of Slovenia, but only 47% of Austria
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Slovenia: 61.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 3% more CO₂ than someone in Slovenia
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Slovenia: 6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 40% in Slovenia
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Slovenia: 39.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Slovenia carries 31% more fine dust than in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Slovenia: 13.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 55% more likely to be murdered in Austria than in Slovenia
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Slovenia: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Slovenia are 71% deadlier than in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Slovenia: 11.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Slovenia is on average 3.2 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Slovenia: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Slovenia gets 8% more rain than Austria
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Slovenia: 1,371 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Slovenia?
Austria is larger. Slovenia fits inside Austria 4.1 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Slovenia?
Austria has 4.3 times as many people as Slovenia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Slovenia?
Slovenia and Austria are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 82.3 in Slovenia.
Are people taller in Austria or Slovenia?
Men in Slovenia are 2.5 cm taller than in Austria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).