How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Austria’s highest peak towers 80 m above Spain’s.

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Spain has 5.4 times as many people as Austria.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Austria is 13% more densely populated than Spain.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

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

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Austria have 0.2 more children on average than in Spain.

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 21% in Austria.

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Spain 1.4.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)

How many official languages?

Austria and Spain are practically level.

Austria: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Spain’s economy is 3.3 times the size of Austria’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 28% more per person than Spain.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Spain than in Austria (Gini 2.2 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 5.6% in Austria.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Spain and Austria are practically level.

Austria: 1% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Spain’s.

Austria: 82% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Spain.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Austria is 8% more likely to die before turning one than in Spain.

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 28% more doctors per person than Spain.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 18% in Austria.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 24% in Austria.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 0.30 points higher than in Spain.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Spain drink 4% more alcohol than in Austria.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Spain has 37% more meat per person than Austria.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 379 kcal more food per person per day than Spain.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Spain put in 200 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Austria went to school 1.6 years longer than in Spain.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 51% more tourists per resident than Spain (2019).

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Spain are online, versus 92% in Austria.

Austria: 92% (2025) · Spain: 96% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Spain are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 70% in Austria.

Austria: 70% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124.

Austria: 124 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Spain’s railway network is 3.2 times as long as Austria’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 2.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Spain.

Austria: 5 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 37% of Spain.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 34% more CO₂ than someone in Spain.

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Austria carries 3% more fine dust than in Spain.

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 27% more likely to be murdered in Austria than in Spain.

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Austria are 31% deadlier than in Spain.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Spain is on average 7.0 °C warmer than Austria.

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Austria gets 91% more rain than Spain.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)