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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Austria fits inside Vietnam 4 times.

Austria: 83,879 km² (2023) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Austria’s highest peak towers 654 m above Vietnam’s.

Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Vietnam has 11 times as many people as Austria.

Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Vietnam is 2.9 times as densely populated as Austria.

Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Austria are 9.6 cm taller than in Vietnam.

Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Austria are 8.5 cm taller than in Vietnam.

Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Austria is 11 years older than in Vietnam.

Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Vietnam have 0.6 more children on average than in Austria.

Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Vietnam.

Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1.

Austria: 20.6 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Austria and Vietnam are practically level.

Austria: 1 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Austria’s economy is 13% larger than Vietnam’s.

Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Austria produces 4.2 times as much per person as Vietnam.

Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Austria (Gini 4.9 points higher).

Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 1.5% in Vietnam.

Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Vietnam spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.0%.

Austria: 1% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.8% (2018)

How expensive is it?

Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Vietnam’s.

Austria: 82% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Austria spends 34 times as much on health per person as Vietnam.

Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Austria live 7.3 years longer than in Vietnam.

Austria: 82 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Vietnam is 4.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria.

Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Austria has 5 times as many doctors per person as Vietnam.

Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam.

Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 21% in Vietnam.

Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Austria rate their lives 0.42 points higher than in Vietnam.

Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Austria drink 8% more alcohol than in Vietnam.

Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Austria has 22% more meat per person than Vietnam.

Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Austria has 670 kcal more food per person per day than Vietnam.

Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Vietnam put in 722 more hours a year than in Austria.

Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Austria went to school 3.4 years longer than in Vietnam.

Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Austria welcomed 36 times as many tourists per resident as Vietnam (2019).

Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

92% of people in Austria are online, versus 84% in Vietnam.

Austria: 92% (2025) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Austria and Vietnam are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam.

Austria: 70% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124.

Austria: 124 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Austria’s railway network is 57% longer than Vietnam’s.

Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Austria fly 9.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Vietnam.

Austria: 5 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Vietnam and Austria are practically level.

Austria: 47.2% (2023) · Vietnam: 47.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Austria emits 68% more CO₂ than someone in Vietnam.

Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 45% in Vietnam.

Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Vietnam carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Austria.

Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Vietnam are 3.8 times as deadly as in Austria.

Austria: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Vietnam is on average 16.5 °C warmer than Austria.

Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Vietnam gets 68% more rain than Austria.

Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Austria bigger than Vietnam?

Vietnam is larger. Austria fits inside Vietnam 4 times.

Which has more people, Austria or Vietnam?

Vietnam has 11 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Austria or Vietnam?

People in Austria live 7.3 years longer than in Vietnam. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 74.7 in Vietnam.

Are people taller in Austria or Vietnam?

Men in Austria are 9.6 cm taller than in Vietnam (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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