The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside the United Kingdom 2.9 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 2,453 m above the United Kingdom’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of the United Kingdom, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 7.5 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 2.6 times as densely populated as Austria
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Austria and the United Kingdom are practically level
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 3.0 cm taller than in the United Kingdom
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 3.3 years older than in the United Kingdom
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the United Kingdom have 0.2 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 20% in the United Kingdom
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 3.7 times as many refugees per resident as the United Kingdom
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the United Kingdom 15.8
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and the United Kingdom are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 6.9 times the size of Austria’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 19% more per person than the United Kingdom
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United Kingdom than in Austria (Gini 1.2 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Austria and the United Kingdom are practically level
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · United Kingdom: 0.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 4.7% in the United Kingdom
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Kingdom spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The United Kingdom’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Austria’s 26%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · United Kingdom: 26.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Austria’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 15% more on health per person than the United Kingdom
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 0.61 years longer than in the United Kingdom
Austria: 82 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the United Kingdom is 46% more likely to die before turning one than in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 67% more doctors per person than the United Kingdom
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 2.8 times as many hospital beds per person as the United Kingdom
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 32% higher than in the United Kingdom
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 13% in the United Kingdom
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 0.15 points higher than in the United Kingdom
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 11% more alcohol than in the United Kingdom
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 15% more meat per person than Austria
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 321 kcal more food per person per day than the United Kingdom
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the United Kingdom put in 84 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 1.1 years longer than in Austria
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 5.3 times as many tourists per resident as the United Kingdom (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 23 more World Heritage sites than Austria (35 against 12)
Austria: 12 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Austria 367
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 92% in Austria
Austria: 92% (2025) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United Kingdom is 74% faster than in Austria
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and the United Kingdom are practically level
Austria: 100% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 70% in Austria
Austria: 70% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United Kingdom 122
Austria: 124 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 3.3 times as long as Austria’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 2.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from the United Kingdom
Austria: 5 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 13% of the United Kingdom
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 37% more CO₂ than someone in the United Kingdom
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 52% in the United Kingdom
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Austria carries 17% more fine dust than in the United Kingdom
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 28% more likely to be murdered in the United Kingdom than in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Austria are 67% deadlier than in the United Kingdom
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The United Kingdom is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 19% more rain than the United Kingdom
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom is larger. Austria fits inside the United Kingdom 2.9 times.
Which has more people, Austria or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 7.5 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or the United Kingdom?
People in Austria live 0.61 years longer than in the United Kingdom. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Austria or the United Kingdom?
Austria and the United Kingdom are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
