Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Vietnam 4 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Vietnam, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Vietnam: 39.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 243,289 times as many refugees per resident as Vietnam
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.00013 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and Vietnam are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in Vietnam live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Austria
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Vietnam: 1.6% (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 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Vietnam: 2.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Vietnam: no data
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 many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Vietnam
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Vietnam: 2.5 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 27% higher than in Vietnam
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 10 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 3 more World Heritage sites than Vietnam (12 against 9)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Vietnam: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Vietnam 5
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 5 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Vietnam is 40% faster than in Austria
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Vietnam: 244 Mbps (2026)
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?
Austria and Vietnam are practically level
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Vietnam: 47.1% (2024)
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)
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 2.8 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: 18.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).