Austria
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Europe.
- Capital
- Vienna
- Continent
- Europe
More Europe quizzes - Land neighbours
- Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
- Population
- 9,208,163 (2025)
- Total area
- 83,879 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 47.6° N, 14.1° E
Austria at a glance
Austria is a country in Europe. Its capital is Vienna. It shares land borders with 8 countries: Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.
Flag of Austria
Austria’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Austria and Latvia: red, white and red horizontal bands; Latvia’s red is darker and its white band narrower.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Latvia, Switzerland, Denmark and Lebanon.
Austria in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 9,208,163 | 97thof 195 | 17thof 44 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 83,879 km² | 113thof 194 | 20thof 43 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $579.5B | 28thof 182 | 13thof 41 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $62,930 | 13thof 182 | 9thof 41 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 82.0 years | 29thof 195 | 20thof 44 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.31 | 172ndof 195 | 29thof 44 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $6,268 | 13thof 191 | 11thof 42 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 69.7% | 76thof 195 | 25thof 44 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 94.9% | 27thof 180 | 15thof 43 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 47.2% | 52ndof 191 | 8thof 42 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 6.32 t | 35thof 181 | 12thof 37 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Austria compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 9,208,163 | 83,879 km² | $62,930 |
| Czechia | 10,886,878 | 78,871 km² | $35,917 |
| Germany | 83,491,249 | 357,680 km² | $60,496 |
| Hungary | 9,514,251 | 93,030 km² | $25,907 |
| Italy | 58,915,656 | 302,070 km² | $43,309 |
| Liechtenstein | 41,024 | 160 km² | — |
| Slovakia | 5,413,813 | 49,030 km² | $28,544 |
| Slovenia | 2,130,986 | 20,480 km² | $37,376 |
| Switzerland | 9,092,436 | 41,291 km² | $114,769 |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Austria · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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