World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country is 33% bigger than Austria
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Austria’s highest peak towers 1,463 m above the median country’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Austria has 24% more people than the median country
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 13% more densely populated than the median country
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 5.0 cm taller than in the median country
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 6.4 cm taller than in the median country
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 12 years older than in the median country
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.6 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 38 times as many refugees per resident as the median country
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and the median country are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 13 times the size of the median country’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 3.6 times as much per person as the median country
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Austria (Gini 3.2 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in the median country live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Austria
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Austria and the median country are practically level
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Austria 1.1%
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, the median country’s 17%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× the median country’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 14 times as much on health per person as the median country
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 7.4 years longer than in the median country
Austria: 82 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 4.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as the median country
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 2.8 times as many hospital beds per person as the median country
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 27% higher than in the median country
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 1.01 points higher than in the median country
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in the median country
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 31% more meat per person than the median country
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 818 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 536 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 2.4 years longer than in the median country
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 8.4 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 9 more World Heritage sites than the median country (12 against 3)
Austria: 12 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 82% in the median country
Austria: 92% (2025) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Austria is 8% faster than in the median country
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and the median country are practically level
Austria: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Austria: 70% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Austria: 124 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as the median country’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country
Austria: 5 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 33% of the median country
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 61% more fine dust than in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 2.9 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 15.1 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 25% more rain than the median country
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. The median country is 33% bigger than Austria.
Which has more people, Austria or the median country?
Austria has 24% more people than the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or the median country?
People in Austria live 7.4 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Austria or the median country?
Men in Austria are 5.0 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
