Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
South Korea is 20% bigger than Austria.
Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · South Korea: 100,450 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · South Korea: 2,413 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 1,848 m above South Korea’s.
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · South Korea: 1,950 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
South Korea has 5.6 times as many people as Austria.
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · South Korea: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
South Korea is 4.7 times as densely populated as Austria.
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · South Korea: 530 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 3.0 cm taller than in South Korea.
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · South Korea: 175.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 3.7 cm taller than in South Korea.
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · South Korea: 163.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in South Korea is 1.4 years older than in Austria.
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · South Korea: 44.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Austria have 0.6 more children on average than in South Korea.
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · South Korea: 0.75 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 20% in South Korea.
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · South Korea: 20.3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, South Korea 0.6.
Austria: 20.6 (2025) · South Korea: 0.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
Austria and South Korea are practically level.
Austria: 1 (2026) · South Korea: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
South Korea’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Austria’s.
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · South Korea: $1.87 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 22% more per person than South Korea.
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · South Korea: Int$63,125 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in South Korea than in Austria (Gini 1.7 points higher).
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · South Korea: 32.9 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 2.7% in South Korea.
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · South Korea: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
South Korea spends 2.6% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.
Austria: 1% (2024) · South Korea: 2.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× South Korea’s.
Austria: 82% (2025) · South Korea: 57% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as South Korea.
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · South Korea: $3,137 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in South Korea live 1.6 years longer than in Austria.
Austria: 82 years (2024) · South Korea: 83.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Austria is 22% more likely to die before turning one than in South Korea.
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · South Korea: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as South Korea.
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · South Korea: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 7.5% in South Korea.
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · South Korea: 7.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 19% in South Korea.
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · South Korea: 18.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 0.80 points higher than in South Korea.
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · South Korea: 6.04 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 40% more alcohol than in South Korea.
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · South Korea: 8.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
South Korea has 14% more meat per person than Austria.
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · South Korea: 84 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 326 kcal more food per person per day than South Korea.
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · South Korea: 3,430 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in South Korea put in 472 more hours a year than in Austria.
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · South Korea: 1,910 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in South Korea went to school 0.36 years longer than in Austria.
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · South Korea: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 9.2 times as many tourists per resident as South Korea (2019).
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · South Korea: 0.32 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in South Korea are online, versus 92% in Austria.
Austria: 92% (2025) · South Korea: 98% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and South Korea are practically level.
Austria: 100% (2024) · South Korea: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in South Korea live in cities, versus 70% in Austria.
Austria: 70% (2025) · South Korea: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
South Korea has 173 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124.
Austria: 124 (2024) · South Korea: 173 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 15% longer than South Korea’s.
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · South Korea: 4,309 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 3.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from South Korea.
Austria: 5 (2023) · South Korea: 1.48 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 64% of South Korea, but only 47% of Austria.
Austria: 47.2% (2023) · South Korea: 64.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in South Korea emits 83% more CO₂ than someone in Austria.
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · South Korea: 11.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 10% in South Korea.
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · South Korea: 10.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in South Korea carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Austria.
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · South Korea: 21 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 84% more likely to be murdered in Austria than in South Korea.
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · South Korea: 0.5 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in South Korea are 50% deadlier than in Austria.
Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · South Korea: 6.9 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
South Korea is on average 5.3 °C warmer than Austria.
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 13.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria and South Korea are nearly identical here.
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · South Korea: 1,265 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than South Korea?
South Korea is larger. South Korea is 20% bigger than Austria.
Which has more people, Austria or South Korea?
South Korea has 5.6 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or South Korea?
People in South Korea live 1.6 years longer than in Austria. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 83.6 in South Korea.
Are people taller in Austria or South Korea?
Men in Austria are 3.0 cm taller than in South Korea (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
