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Austria vs Switzerland

173 shared metrics.

AustriaLeads in 97

vs173 shared

SwitzerlandLeads in 76

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Country briefing

What matters for both sides

Short real-world notes so the comparison reads like more than a stat strip.

Austria

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Austria.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Almost two-thirds of Austria is Alpine, so the mountains are not just scenery.

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Switzerland

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Swiss Confederation.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Switzerland sits near the top of global GDP-per-person tables.

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Analysis

Austria leads in 97 of 173 shared metrics, while Switzerland leads in 76.

Austria's Wind Electricity Share is 50.6x that of Switzerland (11.35% vs 0.22%).

Austria's Fuel Poverty is 7.0x that of Switzerland (4.0% of adults 16+ vs 0.50% of adults 16+).

Austria's Political Corruption Index is 3.8x that of Switzerland (0.10 vs 0.02).

Austria's Government Debt (% GDP) is 2.9x that of Switzerland (78.3% of GDP vs 19.9% of GDP).

Austria's Informal Employment Share is 2.1x that of Switzerland (3.4% of employed people vs 1.1% of employed people).

Key Comparisons

Wind Electricity ShareAustria leads

Austria

11.35%

Switzerland

0.22%

Fuel PovertyAustria leads

Austria

4.0% of adults 16+

Switzerland

0.50% of adults 16+

Political Corruption IndexAustria leads

Austria

0.10

Switzerland

0.02

Government Debt (% GDP)Austria leads

Austria

78.3% of GDP

Switzerland

19.9% of GDP

Informal Employment ShareAustria leads

Austria

3.4% of employed people

Switzerland

1.1% of employed people

Forest AreaAustria leads

Austria

39.0K km²

Switzerland

12.8K km²

All Metrics

Wind Electricity Share

Austria

11.35%

Switzerland

0.22%

5059% higher

Fuel Poverty

Austria

4.0% of adults 16+

Switzerland

0.50% of adults 16+

700% higher

Political Corruption Index

Austria

0.10

Switzerland

0.02

375% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Austria

78.3% of GDP

Switzerland

19.9% of GDP

293% higher

Informal Employment Share

Austria

3.4% of employed people

Switzerland

1.1% of employed people

209% higher

Forest Area

Austria

39.0K km²

Switzerland

12.8K km²

205% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Austria

116.91 gCO2/kWh

Switzerland

39.22 gCO2/kWh

198% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Austria

25.64% of GDP

Switzerland

9.0% of GDP

185% higher

Inflation Rate

Austria

2.9%

Switzerland

1.1%

164% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Austria

3.8 per 1k

Switzerland

1.5 per 1k

159% higher

Protected Land (%)

Austria

29.6%

Switzerland

12.5%

137% higher

Overcrowded Housing

Austria

11.67% of households

Switzerland

5.0% of households

135% higher

Relationship Dissatisfaction

Austria

2.5% of adults 16+

Switzerland

1.2% of adults 16+

113% higher

Land Area

Austria

82.5K km²

Switzerland

39.5K km²

109% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Austria

171.99 per 100k

Switzerland

85.4 per 100k

101% higher

Beer Consumption

Austria

5.9 L/person/yr

Switzerland

2.9 L/person/yr

100% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Switzerland

Austria

1.0

Switzerland

94% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Austria

4.6 per 100k

Switzerland

2.4 per 100k

92% higher

Poor Health

Austria

8.4% reporting poor health

Switzerland

4.4% reporting poor health

91% higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Switzerland

Austria

1.0% of GDP

Switzerland

7.1% of GDP

86% lower

Water Withdrawal

Austria

3.1 B m³

Switzerland

1.7 B m³

84% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Austria

6.2 t/person/yr

Switzerland

3.6 t/person/yr

72% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Austria

58.03 Mt CO2e

Switzerland

33.73 Mt CO2e

72% higher

Political Voice

Switzerland

Austria

18.09% who feel heard by government

Switzerland

58.17% who feel heard by government

69% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Austria

66.86 per 100k people

Switzerland

39.54 per 100k people

69% higher

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

Austria

20.52 per 100k

Switzerland

12.29 per 100k

67% higher

Air Passengers

Austria

46.04M

Switzerland

27.73M

66% higher

Road Deaths

Austria

4.4 per 100k

Switzerland

2.7 per 100k

65% higher

Voter Turnout

Austria

76.25% of votes

Switzerland

46.64% of votes

63% higher

Capital Elevation

Switzerland

Austria

198 m

Switzerland

542 m

63% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Austria

7.1 per 1k

Switzerland

4.4 per 1k

61% higher

Border Neighbors

Austria

8.0

Switzerland

5.0

60% higher

Tourism Revenue

Austria

$15,362,000,000

Switzerland

$9,994,000,000

54% higher

Population Density

Switzerland

Austria

110.66 /km²

Switzerland

224.98 /km²

51% lower

Official Languages Count

Switzerland

Austria

2.0

Switzerland

4.0

50% lower

Homicide Rate

Austria

0.88 per 100k

Switzerland

0.60 per 100k

47% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Austria

47.24%

Switzerland

32.38%

46% higher

Domestic Patents

Austria

1.9K

Switzerland

1.3K

45% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Switzerland

Austria

$534,790,720,466.82

Switzerland

$936,564,198,048.52

43% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Switzerland

Austria

$6,208.64

Switzerland

$10,963.43

43% lower

Land Border Length

Austria

2.5K km

Switzerland

1.8K km

43% higher

GNI Per Capita

Switzerland

Austria

$54,760

Switzerland

$95,220

42% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Switzerland

Austria

10.93 per 1k

Switzerland

18.76 per 1k

42% lower

Lowest Elevation

Switzerland

Austria

115 m

Switzerland

195 m

41% lower

Scientific Publications

Switzerland

Austria

14.5K

Switzerland

24.2K

40% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Switzerland

Austria

30 per 100 people

Switzerland

49 per 100 people

39% lower

Military Spending

Austria

1.00% of GDP

Switzerland

0.72% of GDP

39% higher

Housing Cost Burden

Switzerland

Austria

12.41% of households

Switzerland

19.68% of households

37% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

Switzerland

Austria

18.45%

Switzerland

29.27%

37% lower

Water Stress (%)

Austria

5.7%

Switzerland

4.2%

35% higher

Foreign Patents

Switzerland

Austria

175

Switzerland

267

34% lower

Financial Hardship

Austria

13.1% of adults 16+

Switzerland

9.9% of adults 16+

32% higher

Unemployment Rate

Austria

5.4%

Switzerland

4.1%

32% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Austria

3.3K kg oil eq/person

Switzerland

2.5K kg oil eq/person

32% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Austria

34.4% of adults

Switzerland

26.3% of adults

31% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Austria

36%

Switzerland

27.7%

30% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

Austria

87.23 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

67.54 kg/person/yr

29% higher

Low Reading Skills

Austria

15.53% of students

Switzerland

12.36% of students

26% higher

Low Math Skills

Austria

15.53% of students

Switzerland

12.36% of students

26% higher

Low Science Skills

Austria

15.53% of students

Switzerland

12.36% of students

26% higher

Low Life Satisfaction

Austria

5.2% of adults 16+

Switzerland

4.1% of adults 16+

26% higher

Infant Mortality

Switzerland

Austria

2.6 per 1k births

Switzerland

3.5 per 1k births

26% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Austria

33.37M kW

Switzerland

26.50M kW

26% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Austria

25 days/yr

Switzerland

20 days/yr

25% higher

Obesity Rate

Austria

17.04%

Switzerland

13.74%

24% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Austria

91.68%

Switzerland

74.01%

24% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Switzerland

Austria

$71,621.8

Switzerland

$94,115.82

24% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Switzerland

Austria

55.68% of GDP

Switzerland

72.16% of GDP

23% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Austria

5.5 per 1k

Switzerland

4.5 per 1k

23% higher

Irrigated Land

Switzerland

Austria

382 km²

Switzerland

494 km²

23% lower

Low Adult Numeracy

Austria

19.8% of adults

Switzerland

16.2% of adults

22% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Austria

11% of youth labor force

Switzerland

9.0% of youth labor force

22% higher

Food Waste per Person

Switzerland

Austria

131 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

167.45 kg/person/yr

22% lower

Child Mortality

Switzerland

Austria

3.1 per 1k births

Switzerland

3.9 per 1k births

21% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Austria

10.93 µg/m³

Switzerland

9.1 µg/m³

21% higher

Homicide Rate

Austria

0.60 per 100k

Switzerland

0.50 per 100k

20% higher

Railway Network

Austria

5.0K km

Switzerland

4.1K km

20% higher

Lack of Support

Austria

10.31% of adults 15+

Switzerland

8.7% of adults 15+

19% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Switzerland

Austria

258.09 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

318.69 kg/person/yr

19% lower

Death Rate

Austria

10.21 per 1k

Switzerland

8.6 per 1k

19% higher

Urban Population (%)

Switzerland

Austria

69.47%

Switzerland

85.46%

19% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Austria

849.48 per 1k people

Switzerland

714.23 per 1k people

19% higher

Low-Wage Workers

Austria

14.26% of workers

Switzerland

12.1% of workers

18% higher

Highest Elevation

Switzerland

Austria

3.8K m

Switzerland

4.6K m

18% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Switzerland

Austria

31.47%

Switzerland

37.79%

17% lower

Long Work Hours

Switzerland

Austria

4.2% of employees

Switzerland

5.0% of employees

16% lower

Railway Length

Austria

6.1K km

Switzerland

5.3K km

16% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Austria

14.08%

Switzerland

12.13%

16% higher

Self-Rated Health

Switzerland

Austria

67.7% reporting good health

Switzerland

79.3% reporting good health

15% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

Austria

23.0K

Switzerland

20.0K

15% higher

Fertility Rate

Switzerland

Austria

1.4 children/woman

Switzerland

1.6 children/woman

15% lower

Credit Card Ownership

Switzerland

Austria

58.98% of adults

Switzerland

69.21% of adults

15% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Switzerland

Austria

69 pts

Switzerland

80 pts

14% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Switzerland

Austria

53.15% of GDP

Switzerland

61.94% of GDP

14% lower

Alcohol Consumption

Austria

11.51 L/adult/yr

Switzerland

10.07 L/adult/yr

14% higher

Average Earnings

Switzerland

Austria

$75,767.15

Switzerland

$87,468.24

13% lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Switzerland

Austria

1.9 per 1M people

Switzerland

2.1 per 1M people

13% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Austria

22.78 per 1M people

Switzerland

20.17 per 1M people

13% higher

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

Switzerland

Austria

4.4 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

5.0 vs bottom 20%

12% lower

Happiness Inequality

Austria

2.0 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

1.8 vs bottom 20%

12% higher

Birth Rate

Switzerland

Austria

8.8 per 1k

Switzerland

10.01 per 1k

12% lower

Poverty Rate

Switzerland

Austria

9.6% of population

Switzerland

10.72% of population

11% lower

Long-Term Unemployment

Switzerland

Austria

1.1% of workforce

Switzerland

1.3% of workforce

11% lower

Green Space Access

Austria

77.25% of urban pop.

Switzerland

69.53% of urban pop.

11% higher

Researchers

Austria

6.7K per 1M

Switzerland

6.0K per 1M

11% higher

Earnings Inequality

Austria

3.1 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

2.8 vs bottom 10%

10% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Switzerland

Austria

0.76

Switzerland

0.84

10% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Austria

25.3% of adults

Switzerland

23.1% of adults

10% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Switzerland

Austria

14.45 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

16.03 kg/person/yr

10% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Austria

7.8K kWh/person

Switzerland

7.1K kWh/person

10% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Austria

43.35%

Switzerland

39.87%

9% higher

Youth NEET Rate

Austria

10.75% of youth 15-24

Switzerland

10.0% of youth 15-24

8% higher

Inequality (Gini)

Switzerland

Austria

31.2

Switzerland

33.8

8% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Switzerland

Austria

12 sites

Switzerland

13 sites

8% lower

Employment Rate (%)

Switzerland

Austria

78.2% of adults 25-64

Switzerland

84.01% of adults 25-64

7% lower

Home Internet Access

Switzerland

Austria

91.01% of households

Switzerland

98.07% of households

7% lower

Relationship Inequality

Austria

1.6 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

1.5 vs bottom 20%

7% higher

Spirits Consumption

Switzerland

Austria

1.6 L/person/yr

Switzerland

1.8 L/person/yr

7% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Austria

5.3% of GDP

Switzerland

4.9% of GDP

7% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Switzerland

Austria

10.88% of GDP

Switzerland

11.71% of GDP

7% lower

Time Use Inequality

Austria

2.5 vs bottom 20%

Switzerland

2.3 vs bottom 20%

6% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Switzerland

Austria

36.07%

Switzerland

38.5%

6% lower

Airports

Switzerland

Austria

Switzerland

6% lower

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

Switzerland

Austria

$46,610

Switzerland

$48,940

5% lower

Loneliness

Austria

4.3% of adults 16+

Switzerland

4.0% of adults 16+

5% higher

Safety at Night

Switzerland

Austria

83% feeling safe at night

Switzerland

87.5% feeling safe at night

5% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Switzerland

Austria

33.46 hrs/week

Switzerland

35.3 hrs/week

5% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Switzerland

Austria

0.84

Switzerland

0.88

5% lower

Women in Senior Management

Austria

36.35% of managers

Switzerland

34.52% of managers

5% higher

Youth Population (%)

Switzerland

Austria

14.23%

Switzerland

14.95%

5% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Switzerland

Austria

0.92

Switzerland

0.97

5% lower

Job Insecurity

Switzerland

Austria

2.3% of earnings at risk

Switzerland

2.4% of earnings at risk

4% lower

Math Skills

Switzerland

Austria

487.27 pts

Switzerland

507.99 pts

4% lower

Human Development Index

Switzerland

Austria

0.93

Switzerland

0.97

4% lower

Time Dissatisfaction

Austria

10.0% of adults 16+

Switzerland

9.6% of adults 16+

4% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Switzerland

Austria

124 per 100 people

Switzerland

129 per 100 people

4% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Austria

93.55% of adults

Switzerland

89.68% of adults

4% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Switzerland

Austria

20.26% of adults

Switzerland

21.05% of adults

4% lower

Life Satisfaction

Switzerland

Austria

7.6 pts

Switzerland

7.8 pts

3% lower

Science Score Gap

Austria

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

1.7 vs bottom 10%

3% higher

Population

Austria

9.17M

Switzerland

8.93M

3% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

Switzerland

Austria

0.91

Switzerland

0.93

3% lower

Suicide Rate

Austria

14.51 per 100k

Switzerland

14.02 per 100k

3% higher

Life Expectancy

Switzerland

Austria

81.5 years

Switzerland

84.1 years

3% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Switzerland

Austria

3.2% of GDP

Switzerland

3.3% of GDP

3% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Austria

20.61%

Switzerland

20.02%

3% higher

Job Satisfaction

Switzerland

Austria

7.7 pts

Switzerland

7.8 pts

2% lower

Science Skills

Switzerland

Austria

491.27 pts

Switzerland

502.52 pts

2% lower

Social Support

Switzerland

Austria

89.69% of adults 15+

Switzerland

91.25% of adults 15+

2% lower

Chronic Pain

Austria

28.5% of adults 15+

Switzerland

28% of adults 15+

2% higher

Smoking Rate

Switzerland

Austria

24.9%

Switzerland

25.5%

2% lower

Median Age

Austria

43.1 years

Switzerland

42.3 years

2% higher

Internet Users (%)

Switzerland

Austria

95%

Switzerland

97%

2% lower

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Austria

98.89%

Switzerland

96.7%

2% higher

Life Evaluation Score

Switzerland

Austria

6.8 pts

Switzerland

7.0 pts

2% lower

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Switzerland

Austria

11.96% of male wages

Switzerland

12.07% of male wages

1% lower

Housing Affordability

Austria

79.34% of income

Switzerland

78.88% of income

1% higher

Time Satisfaction

Switzerland

Austria

7.4 pts

Switzerland

7.5 pts

1% lower

Reading Skills

Switzerland

Austria

480.41 pts

Switzerland

483.33 pts

1% lower

Relationship Satisfaction

Switzerland

Austria

8.6 pts

Switzerland

8.6 pts

1% lower

Reading Score Gap

Austria

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

1.8 vs bottom 10%

1% higher

Math Score Gap

Austria

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Switzerland

1.7 vs bottom 10%

1% higher

Dependency Ratio

Switzerland

Austria

53.46% of working-age pop.

Switzerland

53.77% of working-age pop.

1% lower

Digital Payments Used

Austria

99.3% of adults

Switzerland

98.22% of adults

1% higher

Air Pollution Exposure

Austria

99.99% of population

Switzerland

99.71% of population

equal

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Austria

0% of population

Switzerland

0% of population

ranked higher

Time Zones Count

Austria

1.0 time zones

Switzerland

1.0 time zones

equal

Coastline Length

Austria

0 km

Switzerland

0 km

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Austria

100%

Switzerland

100%

equal

Sanitation Access (%)

Austria

99.97%

Switzerland

99.9%

equal

GDP Growth Rate

Switzerland

Austria

-0.66%

Switzerland

1.3%

ranked lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Austria

2.6% of GDP

Switzerland

-9.93% of GDP

ranked higher

Electricity Generation

Switzerland

Austria

78.54 TWh

Switzerland

78.69 TWh

equal

Comparison of Austria and Switzerland across 173 metrics
				Winner
Wind Electricity Share	11.35%	0.22%	5059% higher	Austria
Fuel Poverty	4.0% of adults 16+	0.50% of adults 16+	700% higher	Austria
Political Corruption Index	0.10	0.02	375% higher	Austria
Government Debt (% GDP)	78.3% of GDP	19.9% of GDP	293% higher	Austria
Informal Employment Share	3.4% of employed people	1.1% of employed people	209% higher	Austria
Forest Area	39.0K km²	12.8K km²	205% higher	Austria
Electricity Carbon Intensity	116.91 gCO2/kWh	39.22 gCO2/kWh	198% higher	Austria
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	25.64% of GDP	9.0% of GDP	185% higher	Austria
Inflation Rate	2.9%	1.1%	164% higher	Austria
Teen Birth Rate	3.8 per 1k	1.5 per 1k	159% higher	Austria
Protected Land (%)	29.6%	12.5%	137% higher	Austria
Overcrowded Housing	11.67% of households	5.0% of households	135% higher	Austria
Relationship Dissatisfaction	2.5% of adults 16+	1.2% of adults 16+	113% higher	Austria
Land Area	82.5K km²	39.5K km²	109% higher	Austria
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	171.99 per 100k	85.4 per 100k	101% higher	Austria
Beer Consumption	5.9 L/person/yr	2.9 L/person/yr	100% higher	Austria
Merchant Fleet Size	1.0	17	94% lower	Switzerland
Road Traffic Death Rate	4.6 per 100k	2.4 per 100k	92% higher	Austria
Poor Health	8.4% reporting poor health	4.4% reporting poor health	91% higher	Austria
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	1.0% of GDP	7.1% of GDP	86% lower	Switzerland
Water Withdrawal	3.1 B m³	1.7 B m³	84% higher	Austria
CO2 Per Capita	6.2 t/person/yr	3.6 t/person/yr	72% higher	Austria
Total CO2 Emissions	58.03 Mt CO2e	33.73 Mt CO2e	72% higher	Austria
Political Voice	18.09% who feel heard by government	58.17% who feel heard by government	69% lower	Switzerland
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	66.86 per 100k people	39.54 per 100k people	69% higher	Austria
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	20.52 per 100k	12.29 per 100k	67% higher	Austria
Air Passengers	46.04M	27.73M	66% higher	Austria
Road Deaths	4.4 per 100k	2.7 per 100k	65% higher	Austria
Voter Turnout	76.25% of votes	46.64% of votes	63% higher	Austria
Capital Elevation	198 m	542 m	63% lower	Switzerland
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	7.1 per 1k	4.4 per 1k	61% higher	Austria
Border Neighbors	8.0	5.0	60% higher	Austria
Tourism Revenue	$15,362,000,000	$9,994,000,000	54% higher	Austria
Population Density	110.66 /km²	224.98 /km²	51% lower	Switzerland
Official Languages Count	2.0	4.0	50% lower	Switzerland
Homicide Rate	0.88 per 100k	0.60 per 100k	47% higher	Austria
Forest Coverage (%)	47.24%	32.38%	46% higher	Austria
Domestic Patents	1.9K	1.3K	45% higher	Austria
GDP (Nominal)	$534,790,720,466.82	$936,564,198,048.52	43% lower	Switzerland
Health Spending Per Capita	$6,208.64	$10,963.43	43% lower	Switzerland
Land Border Length	2.5K km	1.8K km	43% higher	Austria
GNI Per Capita	$54,760	$95,220	42% lower	Switzerland
Nurses & Midwives	10.93 per 1k	18.76 per 1k	42% lower	Switzerland
Lowest Elevation	115 m	195 m	41% lower	Switzerland
Scientific Publications	14.5K	24.2K	40% lower	Switzerland
Broadband Access (%)	30 per 100 people	49 per 100 people	39% lower	Switzerland
Military Spending	1.00% of GDP	0.72% of GDP	39% higher	Austria
Housing Cost Burden	12.41% of households	19.68% of households	37% lower	Switzerland
High-Tech Exports (%)	18.45%	29.27%	37% lower	Switzerland
Water Stress (%)	5.7%	4.2%	35% higher	Austria
Foreign Patents	175	267	34% lower	Switzerland
Financial Hardship	13.1% of adults 16+	9.9% of adults 16+	32% higher	Austria
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	4.1%	32% higher	Austria
Energy Use (Per Capita)	3.3K kg oil eq/person	2.5K kg oil eq/person	32% higher	Austria
Hypertension Prevalence	34.4% of adults	26.3% of adults	31% higher	Austria
Renewable Energy (%)	36%	27.7%	30% higher	Austria
Meat Consumption per Person	87.23 kg/person/yr	67.54 kg/person/yr	29% higher	Austria
Low Reading Skills	15.53% of students	12.36% of students	26% higher	Austria
Low Math Skills	15.53% of students	12.36% of students	26% higher	Austria
Low Science Skills	15.53% of students	12.36% of students	26% higher	Austria
Low Life Satisfaction	5.2% of adults 16+	4.1% of adults 16+	26% higher	Austria
Infant Mortality	2.6 per 1k births	3.5 per 1k births	26% lower	Switzerland
Electric Generating Capacity	33.37M kW	26.50M kW	26% higher	Austria
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	25 days/yr	20 days/yr	25% higher	Austria
Obesity Rate	17.04%	13.74%	24% higher	Austria
University Enrollment Rate	91.68%	74.01%	24% higher	Austria
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$71,621.8	$94,115.82	24% lower	Switzerland
Exports (% GDP)	55.68% of GDP	72.16% of GDP	23% lower	Switzerland
Doctors (per 1,000)	5.5 per 1k	4.5 per 1k	23% higher	Austria
Irrigated Land	382 km²	494 km²	23% lower	Switzerland
Low Adult Numeracy	19.8% of adults	16.2% of adults	22% higher	Austria
Youth Unemployment Rate	11% of youth labor force	9.0% of youth labor force	22% higher	Austria
Food Waste per Person	131 kg/person/yr	167.45 kg/person/yr	22% lower	Switzerland
Child Mortality	3.1 per 1k births	3.9 per 1k births	21% lower	Switzerland
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	10.93 µg/m³	9.1 µg/m³	21% higher	Austria
Homicide Rate	0.60 per 100k	0.50 per 100k	20% higher	Austria
Railway Network	5.0K km	4.1K km	20% higher	Austria
Lack of Support	10.31% of adults 15+	8.7% of adults 15+	19% higher	Austria
Milk Consumption per Person	258.09 kg/person/yr	318.69 kg/person/yr	19% lower	Switzerland
Death Rate	10.21 per 1k	8.6 per 1k	19% higher	Austria
Urban Population (%)	69.47%	85.46%	19% lower	Switzerland
Vehicles per 1,000 People	849.48 per 1k people	714.23 per 1k people	19% higher	Austria
Low-Wage Workers	14.26% of workers	12.1% of workers	18% higher	Austria
Highest Elevation	3.8K m	4.6K m	18% lower	Switzerland
Agricultural Land (%)	31.47%	37.79%	17% lower	Switzerland
Long Work Hours	4.2% of employees	5.0% of employees	16% lower	Switzerland
Railway Length	6.1K km	5.3K km	16% higher	Austria
Solar Electricity Share	14.08%	12.13%	16% higher	Austria
Self-Rated Health	67.7% reporting good health	79.3% reporting good health	15% lower	Switzerland
Armed Forces Personnel	23.0K	20.0K	15% higher	Austria
Fertility Rate	1.4 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	15% lower	Switzerland
Credit Card Ownership	58.98% of adults	69.21% of adults	15% lower	Switzerland
Corruption Perceptions Index	69 pts	80 pts	14% lower	Switzerland
Imports (% GDP)	53.15% of GDP	61.94% of GDP	14% lower	Switzerland
Alcohol Consumption	11.51 L/adult/yr	10.07 L/adult/yr	14% higher	Austria
Average Earnings	$75,767.15	$87,468.24	13% lower	Switzerland
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	1.9 per 1M people	2.1 per 1M people	13% lower	Switzerland
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	22.78 per 1M people	20.17 per 1M people	13% higher	Austria
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	4.4 vs bottom 20%	5.0 vs bottom 20%	12% lower	Switzerland
Happiness Inequality	2.0 vs bottom 20%	1.8 vs bottom 20%	12% higher	Austria
Birth Rate	8.8 per 1k	10.01 per 1k	12% lower	Switzerland
Poverty Rate	9.6% of population	10.72% of population	11% lower	Switzerland
Long-Term Unemployment	1.1% of workforce	1.3% of workforce	11% lower	Switzerland
Green Space Access	77.25% of urban pop.	69.53% of urban pop.	11% higher	Austria
Researchers	6.7K per 1M	6.0K per 1M	11% higher	Austria
Earnings Inequality	3.1 vs bottom 10%	2.8 vs bottom 10%	10% higher	Austria
Liberal Democracy Index	0.76	0.84	10% lower	Switzerland
Tobacco Use Prevalence	25.3% of adults	23.1% of adults	10% higher	Austria
Seafood Consumption per Person	14.45 kg/person/yr	16.03 kg/person/yr	10% lower	Switzerland
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	7.8K kWh/person	7.1K kWh/person	10% higher	Austria
Renewable Energy (%)	43.35%	39.87%	9% higher	Austria
Youth NEET Rate	10.75% of youth 15-24	10.0% of youth 15-24	8% higher	Austria
Inequality (Gini)	31.2	33.8	8% lower	Switzerland
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	12 sites	13 sites	8% lower	Switzerland
Employment Rate (%)	78.2% of adults 25-64	84.01% of adults 25-64	7% lower	Switzerland
Home Internet Access	91.01% of households	98.07% of households	7% lower	Switzerland
Relationship Inequality	1.6 vs bottom 20%	1.5 vs bottom 20%	7% higher	Austria
Spirits Consumption	1.6 L/person/yr	1.8 L/person/yr	7% lower	Switzerland
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.3% of GDP	4.9% of GDP	7% higher	Austria
Health Spending (% GDP)	10.88% of GDP	11.71% of GDP	7% lower	Switzerland
Time Use Inequality	2.5 vs bottom 20%	2.3 vs bottom 20%	6% higher	Austria
Women in Parliament (%)	36.07%	38.5%	6% lower	Switzerland
Airports	64	68	6% lower	Switzerland
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$46,610	$48,940	5% lower	Switzerland
Loneliness	4.3% of adults 16+	4.0% of adults 16+	5% higher	Austria
Safety at Night	83% feeling safe at night	87.5% feeling safe at night	5% lower	Switzerland
Average Weekly Work Hours	33.46 hrs/week	35.3 hrs/week	5% lower	Switzerland
Electoral Democracy Index	0.84	0.88	5% lower	Switzerland
Women in Senior Management	36.35% of managers	34.52% of managers	5% higher	Austria
Youth Population (%)	14.23%	14.95%	5% lower	Switzerland
Freedom of Expression Index	0.92	0.97	5% lower	Switzerland
Job Insecurity	2.3% of earnings at risk	2.4% of earnings at risk	4% lower	Switzerland
Math Skills	487.27 pts	507.99 pts	4% lower	Switzerland
Human Development Index	0.93	0.97	4% lower	Switzerland
Time Dissatisfaction	10.0% of adults 16+	9.6% of adults 16+	4% higher	Austria
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	124 per 100 people	129 per 100 people	4% lower	Switzerland
Can Raise Emergency Money	93.55% of adults	89.68% of adults	4% higher	Austria
Insufficient Physical Activity	20.26% of adults	21.05% of adults	4% lower	Switzerland
Life Satisfaction	7.6 pts	7.8 pts	3% lower	Switzerland
Science Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	3% higher	Austria
Population	9.17M	8.93M	3% higher	Austria
Women's Political Empowerment	0.91	0.93	3% lower	Switzerland
Suicide Rate	14.51 per 100k	14.02 per 100k	3% higher	Austria
Life Expectancy	81.5 years	84.1 years	3% lower	Switzerland
R&D Spending (% GDP)	3.2% of GDP	3.3% of GDP	3% lower	Switzerland
Elderly Population (%)	20.61%	20.02%	3% higher	Austria
Job Satisfaction	7.7 pts	7.8 pts	2% lower	Switzerland
Science Skills	491.27 pts	502.52 pts	2% lower	Switzerland
Social Support	89.69% of adults 15+	91.25% of adults 15+	2% lower	Switzerland
Chronic Pain	28.5% of adults 15+	28% of adults 15+	2% higher	Austria
Smoking Rate	24.9%	25.5%	2% lower	Switzerland
Median Age	43.1 years	42.3 years	2% higher	Austria
Internet Users (%)	95%	97%	2% lower	Switzerland
Safe Drinking Water (%)	98.89%	96.7%	2% higher	Austria
Life Evaluation Score	6.8 pts	7.0 pts	2% lower	Switzerland
Gender Pay Gap (%)	11.96% of male wages	12.07% of male wages	1% lower	Switzerland
Housing Affordability	79.34% of income	78.88% of income	1% higher	Austria
Time Satisfaction	7.4 pts	7.5 pts	1% lower	Switzerland
Reading Skills	480.41 pts	483.33 pts	1% lower	Switzerland
Relationship Satisfaction	8.6 pts	8.6 pts	1% lower	Switzerland
Reading Score Gap	1.8 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	1% higher	Austria
Math Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1% higher	Austria
Dependency Ratio	53.46% of working-age pop.	53.77% of working-age pop.	1% lower	Switzerland
Digital Payments Used	99.3% of adults	98.22% of adults	1% higher	Austria
Air Pollution Exposure	99.99% of population	99.71% of population	equal	Austria
Extreme Temperature Exposure	0% of population	0% of population	ranked higher	Austria
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	equal	Austria
Coastline Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	Austria
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Austria
Sanitation Access (%)	99.97%	99.9%	equal	Austria
GDP Growth Rate	-0.66%	1.3%	ranked lower	Switzerland
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.6% of GDP	-9.93% of GDP	ranked higher	Austria
Electricity Generation	78.54 TWh	78.69 TWh	equal	Switzerland

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Analysis

Austria leads in 97 of 173 shared metrics, while Switzerland leads in 76.

Austria's Wind Electricity Share is 50.6x that of Switzerland (11.35% vs 0.22%).

Austria's Fuel Poverty is 7.0x that of Switzerland (4.0% of adults 16+ vs 0.50% of adults 16+).

Austria's Political Corruption Index is 3.8x that of Switzerland (0.10 vs 0.02).

Austria's Government Debt (% GDP) is 2.9x that of Switzerland (78.3% of GDP vs 19.9% of GDP).

Austria's Informal Employment Share is 2.1x that of Switzerland (3.4% of employed people vs 1.1% of employed people).

Key Comparisons

Wind Electricity ShareAustria leads

Austria

11.35%

Switzerland

0.22%

Fuel PovertyAustria leads

Austria

4.0% of adults 16+

Switzerland

0.50% of adults 16+

Political Corruption IndexAustria leads

Austria

0.10

Switzerland

0.02

Government Debt (% GDP)Austria leads

Austria

78.3% of GDP

Switzerland

19.9% of GDP

Informal Employment ShareAustria leads

Austria

3.4% of employed people

Switzerland

1.1% of employed people

Forest AreaAustria leads

Austria

39.0K km²

Switzerland

12.8K km²

Wind Electricity Share

11.35%

0.22%

Fuel Poverty

4.0% of adults 16+

0.50% of adults 16+

Political Corruption Index

0.10

0.02

Government Debt (% GDP)

78.3% of GDP

19.9% of GDP

Informal Employment Share

3.4% of employed people

1.1% of employed people

Forest Area

39.0K km²

12.8K km²

Electricity Carbon Intensity

116.91 gCO2/kWh

39.22 gCO2/kWh

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

25.64% of GDP

9.0% of GDP

Inflation Rate

2.9%

1.1%

Teen Birth Rate

3.8 per 1k

1.5 per 1k

Protected Land (%)

29.6%

12.5%

Overcrowded Housing

11.67% of households

5.0% of households

Relationship Dissatisfaction

2.5% of adults 16+

1.2% of adults 16+

Land Area

82.5K km²

39.5K km²

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

171.99 per 100k

85.4 per 100k

Beer Consumption

5.9 L/person/yr

2.9 L/person/yr

Merchant Fleet Size

1.0

Road Traffic Death Rate

4.6 per 100k

2.4 per 100k

Poor Health

8.4% reporting poor health

4.4% reporting poor health

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

1.0% of GDP

7.1% of GDP

Water Withdrawal

3.1 B m³

1.7 B m³

CO2 Per Capita

6.2 t/person/yr

3.6 t/person/yr

Total CO2 Emissions

58.03 Mt CO2e

33.73 Mt CO2e

Political Voice

18.09% who feel heard by government

58.17% who feel heard by government

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

66.86 per 100k people

39.54 per 100k people

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

20.52 per 100k

12.29 per 100k

Air Passengers

46.04M

27.73M

Road Deaths

4.4 per 100k

2.7 per 100k

Voter Turnout

76.25% of votes

46.64% of votes

Capital Elevation

198 m

542 m

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

7.1 per 1k

4.4 per 1k

Border Neighbors

8.0

5.0

Tourism Revenue

$15,362,000,000

$9,994,000,000

Population Density

110.66 /km²

224.98 /km²

Official Languages Count

2.0

4.0

Homicide Rate

0.88 per 100k

0.60 per 100k

Forest Coverage (%)

47.24%

32.38%

Domestic Patents

1.9K

1.3K

GDP (Nominal)

$534,790,720,466.82

$936,564,198,048.52

Health Spending Per Capita

$6,208.64

$10,963.43

Land Border Length

2.5K km

1.8K km

GNI Per Capita

$54,760

$95,220

Nurses & Midwives

10.93 per 1k

18.76 per 1k

Lowest Elevation

115 m

195 m

Scientific Publications

14.5K

24.2K

Broadband Access (%)

30 per 100 people

49 per 100 people

Military Spending

1.00% of GDP

0.72% of GDP

Housing Cost Burden

12.41% of households

19.68% of households

High-Tech Exports (%)

18.45%

29.27%

Water Stress (%)

5.7%

4.2%

Foreign Patents

175

267

Financial Hardship

13.1% of adults 16+

9.9% of adults 16+

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

4.1%

Energy Use (Per Capita)

3.3K kg oil eq/person

2.5K kg oil eq/person

Hypertension Prevalence

34.4% of adults

26.3% of adults

Renewable Energy (%)

36%

27.7%

Meat Consumption per Person

87.23 kg/person/yr

67.54 kg/person/yr

Low Reading Skills

15.53% of students

12.36% of students

Low Math Skills

15.53% of students

12.36% of students

Low Science Skills

15.53% of students

12.36% of students

Low Life Satisfaction

5.2% of adults 16+

4.1% of adults 16+

Infant Mortality

2.6 per 1k births

3.5 per 1k births

Electric Generating Capacity

33.37M kW

26.50M kW

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

25 days/yr

20 days/yr

Obesity Rate

17.04%

13.74%

University Enrollment Rate

91.68%

74.01%

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$71,621.8

$94,115.82

Exports (% GDP)

55.68% of GDP

72.16% of GDP

Doctors (per 1,000)

5.5 per 1k

4.5 per 1k

Irrigated Land

382 km²

494 km²

Low Adult Numeracy

19.8% of adults

16.2% of adults

Youth Unemployment Rate

11% of youth labor force

9.0% of youth labor force

Food Waste per Person

131 kg/person/yr

167.45 kg/person/yr

Child Mortality

3.1 per 1k births

3.9 per 1k births

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

10.93 µg/m³

9.1 µg/m³

Homicide Rate

0.60 per 100k

0.50 per 100k

Railway Network

5.0K km

4.1K km

Lack of Support

10.31% of adults 15+

8.7% of adults 15+

Milk Consumption per Person

258.09 kg/person/yr

318.69 kg/person/yr

Death Rate

10.21 per 1k

8.6 per 1k

Urban Population (%)

69.47%

85.46%

Vehicles per 1,000 People

849.48 per 1k people

714.23 per 1k people

Low-Wage Workers

14.26% of workers

12.1% of workers

Highest Elevation

3.8K m

4.6K m

Agricultural Land (%)

31.47%

37.79%

Long Work Hours

4.2% of employees

5.0% of employees

Railway Length

6.1K km

5.3K km

Solar Electricity Share

14.08%

12.13%

Self-Rated Health

67.7% reporting good health

79.3% reporting good health

Armed Forces Personnel

23.0K

20.0K

Fertility Rate

1.4 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

Credit Card Ownership

58.98% of adults

69.21% of adults

Corruption Perceptions Index

69 pts

80 pts

Imports (% GDP)

53.15% of GDP

61.94% of GDP

Alcohol Consumption

11.51 L/adult/yr

10.07 L/adult/yr

Average Earnings

$75,767.15

$87,468.24

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

1.9 per 1M people

2.1 per 1M people

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

22.78 per 1M people

20.17 per 1M people

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

4.4 vs bottom 20%

5.0 vs bottom 20%

Happiness Inequality

2.0 vs bottom 20%

1.8 vs bottom 20%

Birth Rate

8.8 per 1k

10.01 per 1k

Poverty Rate

9.6% of population

10.72% of population

Long-Term Unemployment

1.1% of workforce

1.3% of workforce

Green Space Access

77.25% of urban pop.

69.53% of urban pop.

Researchers

6.7K per 1M

6.0K per 1M

Earnings Inequality

3.1 vs bottom 10%

2.8 vs bottom 10%

Liberal Democracy Index

0.76

0.84

Tobacco Use Prevalence

25.3% of adults

23.1% of adults

Seafood Consumption per Person

14.45 kg/person/yr

16.03 kg/person/yr

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

7.8K kWh/person

7.1K kWh/person

Renewable Energy (%)

43.35%

39.87%

Youth NEET Rate

10.75% of youth 15-24

10.0% of youth 15-24

Inequality (Gini)

31.2

33.8

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

12 sites

13 sites

Employment Rate (%)

78.2% of adults 25-64

84.01% of adults 25-64

Home Internet Access

91.01% of households

98.07% of households

Relationship Inequality

1.6 vs bottom 20%

1.5 vs bottom 20%

Spirits Consumption

1.6 L/person/yr

1.8 L/person/yr

Education Spending (% GDP)

5.3% of GDP

4.9% of GDP

Health Spending (% GDP)

10.88% of GDP

11.71% of GDP

Time Use Inequality

2.5 vs bottom 20%

2.3 vs bottom 20%

Women in Parliament (%)

36.07%

38.5%

Airports

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$46,610

$48,940

Loneliness

4.3% of adults 16+

4.0% of adults 16+

Safety at Night

83% feeling safe at night

87.5% feeling safe at night

Average Weekly Work Hours

33.46 hrs/week

35.3 hrs/week

Electoral Democracy Index

0.84

0.88

Women in Senior Management

36.35% of managers

34.52% of managers

Youth Population (%)

14.23%

14.95%

Freedom of Expression Index

0.92

0.97

Job Insecurity

2.3% of earnings at risk

2.4% of earnings at risk

Math Skills

487.27 pts

507.99 pts

Human Development Index

0.93

0.97

Time Dissatisfaction

10.0% of adults 16+

9.6% of adults 16+

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

124 per 100 people

129 per 100 people

Can Raise Emergency Money

93.55% of adults

89.68% of adults

Insufficient Physical Activity

20.26% of adults

21.05% of adults

Life Satisfaction

7.6 pts

7.8 pts

Science Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Population

9.17M

8.93M

Women's Political Empowerment

0.91

0.93

Suicide Rate

14.51 per 100k

14.02 per 100k

Life Expectancy

81.5 years

84.1 years

R&D Spending (% GDP)

3.2% of GDP

3.3% of GDP

Elderly Population (%)

20.61%

20.02%

Job Satisfaction

7.7 pts

7.8 pts

Science Skills

491.27 pts

502.52 pts

Social Support

89.69% of adults 15+

91.25% of adults 15+

Chronic Pain

28.5% of adults 15+

28% of adults 15+

Smoking Rate

24.9%

25.5%

Median Age

43.1 years

42.3 years

Internet Users (%)

95%

97%

Safe Drinking Water (%)

98.89%

96.7%

Life Evaluation Score

6.8 pts

7.0 pts

Gender Pay Gap (%)

11.96% of male wages

12.07% of male wages

Housing Affordability

79.34% of income

78.88% of income

Time Satisfaction

7.4 pts

7.5 pts

Reading Skills

480.41 pts

483.33 pts

Relationship Satisfaction

8.6 pts

Reading Score Gap

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Math Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Dependency Ratio

53.46% of working-age pop.

53.77% of working-age pop.

Digital Payments Used

99.3% of adults

98.22% of adults

Air Pollution Exposure

99.99% of population

99.71% of population

Extreme Temperature Exposure

0% of population

Time Zones Count

1.0 time zones

Coastline Length

0 km

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Sanitation Access (%)

99.97%

99.9%

GDP Growth Rate

-0.66%

1.3%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

2.6% of GDP

-9.93% of GDP

Electricity Generation

78.54 TWh

78.69 TWh