Australia vs Austria

Australia
East Asia & Pacific
High income
Capital: Canberra
Population
27.2M
GDP
$1.8T
Austria
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Vienna
Population
9.2M
GDP
$534.8B

POP 3.0x GDP 3.3x LE 1.1 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Australia vs Austria

GDP Growth Rate148%Population Density96.9%Net Migration93.6%Foreign Direct Investment74.4%GDP (Current USD)69.6%Maternal Mortality Ratio66.7%Population66.3%Renewable Energy Consump…65.8%
MID pair: GDP Growth Rate is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band HIC.

Demographics: Population Density (Austria, 97% spread)

Indicator Australia Austria Year
Population Density 3.5 110.7 2023
Population 27.2M 9.2M 2024
Urban Population 87.6% 69.5% 2024
Population Ages 0-14 17.8% 14.2% 2024

3 closer demographics rows sit on the Australia and Austria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Australia, 148% spread)

Indicator Australia Austria Year
GDP Growth Rate 1.4% -0.7% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $53.4B $13.7B 2024
GDP (Current USD) $1.8T $534.8B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 47.1% 108.8% 2024

5 closer economy rows sit on the Australia and Austria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Australia, 67% spread)

Indicator Australia Austria Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 2 6 2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 4.1 5.5 2022

5 closer health rows sit on the Australia and Austria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Secondary) (Australia, 24% spread)

Indicator Australia Austria Year
School Enrollment (Secondary) 131.9% 100.6% 2024

3 closer education rows sit on the Australia and Austria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Renewable Energy Consumption (Austria, 66% spread)

Indicator Australia Austria Year
Renewable Energy Consumption 12.3% 36.0% 2021
Forest Area 17.4% 47.2% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 2.4% 5.7% 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 14.1 6.3 2024

1 closer environment rows sit on the Australia and Austria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Austria, 10% spread)

Indicator Australia Austria Year
Mobile Subscriptions 112.6 124.5 2024
Access to Sanitation 95.8% 98.5% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Australia and Austria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Australia, 94% spread)

Indicator Australia Austria Year
Net Migration 138.5K 8.8K 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 1.0% 0.5% 2020

4 closer social rows sit on the Australia and Austria profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Australia vs Austria comparison

Australia (HIC) and Austria (HIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band HIC). Population is 3.0x larger; GDP is 3.3x larger. Open with GDP Growth Rate (~148%) before the 8-topic tables (46 rows). East Asia & Pacific vs Europe & Central Asia; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Australia vs Austria figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · MID scale band.