Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Ukraine 7.2 times.
Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 1,737 m above Ukraine’s.
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 4.2 times as many people as Austria.
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 66% more densely populated than Ukraine.
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 2.5 cm taller than in Austria.
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Austria and Ukraine are practically level.
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 1.1 years older than in Ukraine.
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Austria have 0.3 more children on average than in Ukraine.
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 19% in Ukraine.
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.
Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Austria and Ukraine are practically level.
Austria: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Ukraine’s.
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 4.1 times as much per person as Ukraine.
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Austria than in Ukraine (Gini 5.6 points higher).
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 5.6% in Austria.
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.
Austria: 1% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Ukraine’s.
Austria: 82% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 18 times as much on health per person as Ukraine.
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 7.3 years longer than in Ukraine.
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria.
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 56% more doctors per person than Ukraine.
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 18% in Austria.
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Austria and Ukraine are practically level.
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 2.19 points higher than in Ukraine.
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine.
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 49% more meat per person than Ukraine.
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 970 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine.
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 607 more hours a year than in Austria.
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 1.2 years longer than in Ukraine.
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 44 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019).
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 82% in Ukraine.
Austria: 92% (2025) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Ukraine are practically level.
Austria: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
Austria and Ukraine are practically level.
Austria: 70% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124.
Austria: 124 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 4.4 times as long as Austria’s.
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 431 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine.
Austria: 5 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 17% of Ukraine.
Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 64% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine.
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine.
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ukraine carries 38% more fine dust than in Austria.
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.3 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Austria.
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 2.3 times as deadly as in Austria.
Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ukraine is on average 2.4 °C warmer than Austria.
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 2 times as much rain as Ukraine.
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Austria fits inside Ukraine 7.2 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 4.2 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Ukraine?
People in Austria live 7.3 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Austria or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 2.5 cm taller than in Austria (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).