Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside the United States 117 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · United States: 9,831,510 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United States’ highest peak towers 2,392 m above Austria’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of the United States, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · United States: 46.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 37 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · United States: 342 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 3 times as densely populated as the United States
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · United States: 37 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 1.6 cm taller than in the United States
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · United States: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 3.6 cm taller than in the United States
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · United States: 163.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 5.1 years older than in the United States
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · United States: 38 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the United States have 0.3 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 18% in the United States
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · United States: 18.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 23 times as many refugees per resident as the United States
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · United States: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the United States 8.7
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · United States: 8.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and the United States are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · United States: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 53 times the size of Austria’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · United States: $30.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United States produces 17% more per person than Austria
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · United States: Int$90,027 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United States than in Austria (Gini 10.6 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · United States: 41.8 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.1% of people in the United States live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Austria
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · United States: 1.1% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 4.2% in the United States
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · United States: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United States spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · United States: 3.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, the United States’ 11%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · United States: 10.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United States’ price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Austria’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · United States: 100% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United States spends 2 times as much on health per person as Austria
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · United States: $13,473 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 3.1 years longer than in the United States
Austria: 82 years (2024) · United States: 78.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the United States is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 50% more doctors per person than the United States
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 2.5 times as many hospital beds per person as the United States
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · United States: 2.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the United States is 5% higher than in Austria
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · United States: 13.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · United States: 41.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 16% in the United States
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · United States: 15.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Austria and the United States are practically level
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · United States: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 21% more alcohol than in the United States
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · United States: 9.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United States has 66% more meat per person than Austria
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · United States: 122.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United States has 191 kcal more food per person per day than Austria
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · United States: 3,947 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the United States put in 350 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · United States: 1,789 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United States went to school 1.5 years longer than in Austria
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · United States: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as the United States (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · United States: 0.21 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United States has 15 more World Heritage sites than Austria (27 against 12)
Austria: 12 (2026) · United States: 27 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United States has won 3,137 Olympic medals, Austria 367
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · United States: 3,137 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United States are online, versus 92% in Austria
Austria: 92% (2025) · United States: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United States is 2.3 times as fast as in Austria
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · United States: 401 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and the United States are practically level
Austria: 100% (2024) · United States: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in the United States live in cities, versus 70% in Austria
Austria: 70% (2025) · United States: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United States 113
Austria: 124 (2024) · United States: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United States’ railway network is 30 times as long as Austria’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · United States: 148,553 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 81% more passengers per resident than those from the United States
Austria: 5 (2023) · United States: 2.75 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 34% of the United States
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · United States: 33.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Austria
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · United States: 14.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in the United States
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · United States: 25.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Austria carries 37% more fine dust than in the United States
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.6 times as likely to be murdered in the United States as in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the United States are 4 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · United States: 26.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The United States is on average 2.5 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 49% more rain than the United States
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 849 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 States?
The United States is larger. Austria fits inside the United States 117 times.
Which has more people, Austria or the United States?
The United States has 37 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or the United States?
People in Austria live 3.1 years longer than in the United States. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 78.9 in the United States.
Are people taller in Austria or the United States?
Men in Austria are 1.6 cm taller than in the United States (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
