How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Austria’s highest peak towers 1,274 m above Sri Lanka’s.

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Sri Lanka has 2.4 times as many people as Austria.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Sri Lanka is 3.2 times as densely populated as Austria.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 10 years older than in Sri Lanka.

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Sri Lanka have 0.6 more children on average than in Austria.

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 12% in Sri Lanka.

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sri Lanka 0.0.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Austria 1.

Austria: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Austria’s economy is 5.3 times the size of Sri Lanka’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 4.5 times as much per person as Sri Lanka.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Sri Lanka than in Austria (Gini 6.5 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 4.0% in Sri Lanka.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Sri Lanka and Austria are practically level.

Austria: 1% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Sri Lanka’s.

Austria: 82% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 50 times as much on health per person as Sri Lanka.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Sri Lanka is 86% more likely to die before turning one than in Austria.

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 4.9 times as many doctors per person as Sri Lanka.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 21% in Sri Lanka.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 2.83 points higher than in Sri Lanka.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 4.7 times as much alcohol as in Sri Lanka.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Austria has 6.4 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 1,081 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Sri Lanka put in 615 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Austria went to school 1.6 years longer than in Sri Lanka.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 89 times as many tourists per resident as Sri Lanka (2019).

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)

How many people are online?

92% of people in Austria are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka.

Austria: 92% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Sri Lanka are practically level.

Austria: 100% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.

Austria: 70% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124.

Austria: 124 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Austria’s railway network is 3.2 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 28 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sri Lanka.

Austria: 5 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 34% of Sri Lanka.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 6.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka.

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 62% in Sri Lanka.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Sri Lanka carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Austria.

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.8 times as likely to be murdered in Sri Lanka as in Austria.

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Sri Lanka are 2.5 times as deadly as in Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Sri Lanka is on average 19.0 °C warmer than Austria.

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Sri Lanka gets 45% more rain than Austria.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)