Austria vs Germany

Austria
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Vienna
Population
9.2M
GDP
$534.8B
Germany
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Berlin
Population
83.5M
GDP
$4.7T

POP 9.1x GDP 8.8x LE 1.2 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Austria vs Germany

Population89%GDP (Current USD)88.6%Freshwater Withdrawal76.3%Net Migration76.2%Foreign Direct Investment71.3%Population Density53.6%Renewable Energy Consump…51.1%Unemployment Rate34.6%
WIDE pair: the board is the Population gap first (Austria HIC vs Germany HIC).

Demographics: Population (Germany, 89% spread)

Indicator Austria Germany Year
Population 9.2M 83.5M 2024
Population Density 110.7 238.4 2023
Urban Population 69.5% 82.0% 2024

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

Economy: GDP (Current USD) (Germany, 89% spread)

Indicator Austria Germany Year
GDP (Current USD) $534.8B $4.7T 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $13.7B $47.6B 2024
Unemployment Rate 5.2% 3.4% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 108.8% 79.1% 2024

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

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Germany, 33% spread)

Indicator Austria Germany Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 6 4 2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 5.5 4.5 2023

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

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Austria, 17% spread)

Indicator Austria Germany Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 92.6% 76.7% 2024

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

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Germany, 76% spread)

Indicator Austria Germany Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 5.7% 24.1% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 36.0% 17.6% 2021
Forest Area 47.2% 32.7% 2023
Electric Power Consumption 7,897 6,109 2024

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

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Germany, 4% spread)

Indicator Austria Germany Year
Mobile Subscriptions 124.5 129.2 2024
Access to Sanitation 98.5% 96.8% 2024

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

Social: Net Migration (Germany, 76% spread)

Indicator Austria Germany Year
Net Migration 8.8K 37K 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.5% 0.7% 2023

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

How to read this Austria vs Germany comparison

Austria (HIC, Europe & Central Asia) vs Germany (HIC, Europe & Central Asia) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 9.1x smaller (9.2M vs 83.5M) and total GDP is 8.8x smaller ($534.8B vs $4.7T). The gap board leads on Population (~89% relative spread) across 45 indicators in 8 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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