Austria vs Switzerland

Austria (Europe) and Switzerland (Europe) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Austria Switzerland World

0 25k 50k 75k 100k 125k 1960 Austria: 939.91 Switzerland: 1,983.76 World: 452.65 1961 Austria: 1,036.73 Switzerland: 2,187.93 World: 471.93 1962 Austria: 1,093.01 Switzerland: 2,365.59 World: 496.11 1963 Austria: 1,172.56 Switzerland: 2,546.27 World: 525.19 1964 Austria: 1,275.46 Switzerland: 2,776.14 World: 563.85 1965 Austria: 1,381.08 Switzerland: 2,908.42 World: 601.89 1966 Austria: 1,494.05 Switzerland: 3,090.73 World: 638.97 1967 Austria: 1,577.14 Switzerland: 3,286.05 World: 664.4 1968 Austria: 1,685.66 Switzerland: 3,464.93 World: 703.46 1969 Austria: 1,834.08 Switzerland: 3,712.32 World: 761.11 1970 Austria: 2,050.71 Switzerland: 4,105.36 World: 817.68 1971 Austria: 2,371.65 Switzerland: 4,907.59 World: 884.88 1972 Austria: 2,912.6 Switzerland: 5,973.45 World: 1,002 1973 Austria: 3,875.48 Switzerland: 7,974.3 World: 1,201.53 1974 Austria: 4,612.62 Switzerland: 9,140.48 World: 1,362.19 1975 Austria: 5,264.92 Switzerland: 10,483.74 World: 1,488.94 1976 Austria: 5,656.15 Switzerland: 11,028.69 World: 1,589.73 1977 Austria: 6,783.95 Switzerland: 11,819.1 World: 1,766.28 1978 Austria: 8,173.33 Switzerland: 16,527.54 World: 2,055.49 1979 Austria: 9,755.4 Switzerland: 18,540.79 World: 2,335.19 1980 Austria: 10,826.97 Switzerland: 19,686.12 World: 2,587.01 1981 Austria: 9,348.49 Switzerland: 17,931.2 World: 2,628.62 1982 Austria: 9,373.49 Switzerland: 18,271.2 World: 2,554.08 1983 Austria: 9,500.05 Switzerland: 18,128.34 World: 2,561.17 1984 Austria: 8,955.85 Switzerland: 17,247.28 World: 2,614.33 1985 Austria: 9,136.17 Switzerland: 17,410.55 World: 2,690.59 1986 Austria: 13,031.83 Switzerland: 24,828.43 World: 3,118.57 1987 Austria: 16,328.56 Switzerland: 30,899.2 World: 3,487.88 1988 Austria: 17,509.77 Switzerland: 33,183.03 World: 3,829.99 1989 Austria: 17,400.52 Switzerland: 31,780.43 World: 3,930.51 1990 Austria: 21,596.07 Switzerland: 40,170.87 World: 4,338.94 1991 Austria: 22,323.13 Switzerland: 40,140.37 World: 4,453.9 1992 Austria: 24,782.71 Switzerland: 41,327.18 World: 4,679.98 1993 Austria: 23,987.2 Switzerland: 39,828.36 World: 4,685.3 1994 Austria: 25,546.25 Switzerland: 43,741.11 World: 4,967.01 1995 Austria: 30,207.07 Switzerland: 50,868.97 World: 5,463.2 1996 Austria: 29,645.95 Switzerland: 48,837.81 World: 5,507.22 1997 Austria: 26,571.75 Switzerland: 42,160 World: 5,408.57 1998 Austria: 27,212.46 Switzerland: 43,165.64 World: 5,302.34 1999 Austria: 27,078.71 Switzerland: 42,260.87 World: 5,401.23 2000 Austria: 24,487.3 Switzerland: 39,298.1 World: 5,512.56 2001 Austria: 24,430.5 Switzerland: 40,133.61 World: 5,404.2 2002 Austria: 26,334.86 Switzerland: 43,094.25 World: 5,539.32 2003 Austria: 32,110.12 Switzerland: 49,947.39 World: 6,129.87 2004 Austria: 36,614.25 Switzerland: 55,349.62 World: 6,818 2005 Austria: 38,157.37 Switzerland: 57,080.07 World: 7,290.57 2006 Austria: 40,382.21 Switzerland: 59,910.29 World: 7,803.19 2007 Austria: 46,622.96 Switzerland: 66,082.12 World: 8,685.33 2008 Austria: 51,581.4 Switzerland: 75,147.54 World: 9,425.74 2009 Austria: 47,857.44 Switzerland: 72,788.21 World: 8,827.04 2010 Austria: 46,611.14 Switzerland: 77,956.13 World: 9,555.07 2011 Austria: 51,116.9 Switzerland: 91,910.4 World: 10,496.93 2012 Austria: 48,250.41 Switzerland: 87,269.56 World: 10,597.85 2013 Austria: 50,305.35 Switzerland: 88,851.24 World: 10,759.35 2014 Austria: 51,314.97 Switzerland: 90,511.65 World: 10,912.24 2015 Austria: 43,915.23 Switzerland: 85,265.06 World: 10,191.98 2016 Austria: 45,061.5 Switzerland: 83,432.41 World: 10,239.47 2017 Austria: 47,163.74 Switzerland: 83,610.25 World: 10,784.4 2018 Austria: 51,194.08 Switzerland: 87,002.34 World: 11,344.73 2019 Austria: 49,885.99 Switzerland: 85,872.97 World: 11,417.6 2020 Austria: 48,716.41 Switzerland: 87,529.7 World: 10,999.49 2021 Austria: 53,648.64 Switzerland: 96,582.87 World: 12,472.91 2022 Austria: 52,336.77 Switzerland: 97,809.1 World: 12,876.24 2023 Austria: 56,579.5 Switzerland: 104,449.75 World: 13,313.86 2024 Austria: 58,268.88 Switzerland: 107,702.07 World: 13,717.09 2025 Austria: 62,930.04 Switzerland: 114,769.01 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Austria Switzerland World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Austria: 68.59 Switzerland: 71.31 World: 50.94 1961 Austria: 69.58 Switzerland: 71.64 World: 52.8 1962 Austria: 69.31 Switzerland: 71.2 World: 55.29 1963 Austria: 69.44 Switzerland: 71.19 World: 55.65 1964 Austria: 69.92 Switzerland: 72.08 World: 56.1 1965 Austria: 69.72 Switzerland: 72.2 World: 55.93 1966 Austria: 70.05 Switzerland: 72.34 World: 56.45 1967 Austria: 69.92 Switzerland: 72.64 World: 56.9 1968 Austria: 70.06 Switzerland: 72.59 World: 57.34 1969 Austria: 69.83 Switzerland: 72.61 World: 57.68 1970 Austria: 69.91 Switzerland: 73.02 World: 57.94 1971 Austria: 70.11 Switzerland: 73.13 World: 58.02 1972 Austria: 70.46 Switzerland: 73.64 World: 58.84 1973 Austria: 71.01 Switzerland: 73.94 World: 59.3 1974 Austria: 71.01 Switzerland: 74.29 World: 59.7 1975 Austria: 71.11 Switzerland: 74.67 World: 60.13 1976 Austria: 71.57 Switzerland: 74.79 World: 60.45 1977 Austria: 71.91 Switzerland: 75.24 World: 61.04 1978 Austria: 72.01 Switzerland: 75.19 World: 61.39 1979 Austria: 72.31 Switzerland: 75.47 World: 61.84 1980 Austria: 72.46 Switzerland: 75.46 World: 62.15 1981 Austria: 72.81 Switzerland: 75.69 World: 62.52 1982 Austria: 72.96 Switzerland: 76.03 World: 62.87 1983 Austria: 73.01 Switzerland: 76.03 World: 63.13 1984 Austria: 73.61 Switzerland: 76.61 World: 63.44 1985 Austria: 73.81 Switzerland: 76.73 World: 63.73 1986 Austria: 74.32 Switzerland: 76.9 World: 64.12 1987 Austria: 74.77 Switzerland: 77.2 World: 64.46 1988 Austria: 75.22 Switzerland: 77.23 World: 64.67 1989 Austria: 75.27 Switzerland: 77.42 World: 64.96 1990 Austria: 75.57 Switzerland: 77.24 World: 65.11 1991 Austria: 75.62 Switzerland: 77.51 World: 65.3 1992 Austria: 75.82 Switzerland: 77.81 World: 65.55 1993 Austria: 76.07 Switzerland: 78.09 World: 65.74 1994 Austria: 76.42 Switzerland: 78.35 World: 65.96 1995 Austria: 76.67 Switzerland: 78.42 World: 66.2 1996 Austria: 76.87 Switzerland: 78.9 World: 66.52 1997 Austria: 77.32 Switzerland: 79.08 World: 66.83 1998 Austria: 77.67 Switzerland: 79.32 World: 67.07 1999 Austria: 77.88 Switzerland: 79.58 World: 67.31 2000 Austria: 78.13 Switzerland: 79.68 World: 67.65 2001 Austria: 78.58 Switzerland: 80.18 World: 67.95 2002 Austria: 78.68 Switzerland: 80.39 World: 68.23 2003 Austria: 78.63 Switzerland: 80.54 World: 68.52 2004 Austria: 79.18 Switzerland: 81.09 World: 68.77 2005 Austria: 79.33 Switzerland: 81.24 World: 69.11 2006 Austria: 79.88 Switzerland: 81.49 World: 69.47 2007 Austria: 80.18 Switzerland: 81.74 World: 69.81 2008 Austria: 80.43 Switzerland: 81.99 World: 70 2009 Austria: 80.33 Switzerland: 82.04 World: 70.38 2010 Austria: 80.58 Switzerland: 82.25 World: 70.68 2011 Austria: 80.98 Switzerland: 82.7 World: 70.97 2012 Austria: 80.94 Switzerland: 82.7 World: 71.26 2013 Austria: 81.14 Switzerland: 82.8 World: 71.53 2014 Austria: 81.49 Switzerland: 83.2 World: 71.78 2015 Austria: 81.19 Switzerland: 82.9 World: 71.97 2016 Austria: 81.64 Switzerland: 83.6 World: 72.19 2017 Austria: 81.64 Switzerland: 83.55 World: 72.37 2018 Austria: 81.69 Switzerland: 83.75 World: 72.64 2019 Austria: 81.9 Switzerland: 83.9 World: 72.87 2020 Austria: 81.19 Switzerland: 83 World: 72.18 2021 Austria: 81.19 Switzerland: 83.75 World: 71.22 2022 Austria: 81.3 Switzerland: 83.6 World: 72.97 2023 Austria: 81.79 Switzerland: 84.16 World: 73.33 2024 Austria: 82 Switzerland: 84.41 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Austria Switzerland World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Austria: 2.69 Switzerland: 2.44 World: 4.69 1961 Austria: 2.78 Switzerland: 2.52 World: 4.56 1962 Austria: 2.8 Switzerland: 2.58 World: 5.02 1963 Austria: 2.82 Switzerland: 2.65 World: 5.31 1964 Austria: 2.79 Switzerland: 2.66 World: 5.13 1965 Austria: 2.7 Switzerland: 2.59 World: 5.08 1966 Austria: 2.66 Switzerland: 2.5 World: 4.97 1967 Austria: 2.62 Switzerland: 2.39 World: 4.87 1968 Austria: 2.58 Switzerland: 2.29 World: 4.98 1969 Austria: 2.49 Switzerland: 2.19 World: 4.88 1970 Austria: 2.29 Switzerland: 2.1 World: 4.84 1971 Austria: 2.2 Switzerland: 2.04 World: 4.69 1972 Austria: 2.08 Switzerland: 1.91 World: 4.55 1973 Austria: 1.94 Switzerland: 1.81 World: 4.42 1974 Austria: 1.91 Switzerland: 1.73 World: 4.26 1975 Austria: 1.83 Switzerland: 1.61 World: 4.07 1976 Austria: 1.69 Switzerland: 1.55 World: 3.97 1977 Austria: 1.63 Switzerland: 1.53 World: 3.84 1978 Austria: 1.6 Switzerland: 1.51 World: 3.77 1979 Austria: 1.6 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.76 1980 Austria: 1.65 Switzerland: 1.55 World: 3.73 1981 Austria: 1.67 Switzerland: 1.55 World: 3.71 1982 Austria: 1.66 Switzerland: 1.56 World: 3.72 1983 Austria: 1.56 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.59 1984 Austria: 1.52 Switzerland: 1.53 World: 3.57 1985 Austria: 1.47 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.53 1986 Austria: 1.45 Switzerland: 1.53 World: 3.51 1987 Austria: 1.43 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 3.48 1988 Austria: 1.45 Switzerland: 1.57 World: 3.39 1989 Austria: 1.45 Switzerland: 1.56 World: 3.35 1990 Austria: 1.46 Switzerland: 1.58 World: 3.31 1991 Austria: 1.51 Switzerland: 1.58 World: 3.13 1992 Austria: 1.51 Switzerland: 1.58 World: 3.04 1993 Austria: 1.5 Switzerland: 1.51 World: 2.97 1994 Austria: 1.47 Switzerland: 1.49 World: 2.92 1995 Austria: 1.42 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.87 1996 Austria: 1.45 Switzerland: 1.5 World: 2.82 1997 Austria: 1.39 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.78 1998 Austria: 1.37 Switzerland: 1.47 World: 2.75 1999 Austria: 1.34 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.72 2000 Austria: 1.36 Switzerland: 1.5 World: 2.73 2001 Austria: 1.33 Switzerland: 1.38 World: 2.69 2002 Austria: 1.39 Switzerland: 1.39 World: 2.66 2003 Austria: 1.38 Switzerland: 1.39 World: 2.64 2004 Austria: 1.42 Switzerland: 1.42 World: 2.63 2005 Austria: 1.41 Switzerland: 1.42 World: 2.61 2006 Austria: 1.41 Switzerland: 1.44 World: 2.61 2007 Austria: 1.38 Switzerland: 1.46 World: 2.6 2008 Austria: 1.42 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.6 2009 Austria: 1.39 Switzerland: 1.5 World: 2.59 2010 Austria: 1.44 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.57 2011 Austria: 1.43 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.55 2012 Austria: 1.44 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.56 2013 Austria: 1.44 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.53 2014 Austria: 1.46 Switzerland: 1.54 World: 2.52 2015 Austria: 1.49 Switzerland: 1.54 World: 2.49 2016 Austria: 1.53 Switzerland: 1.54 World: 2.49 2017 Austria: 1.52 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.46 2018 Austria: 1.47 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.39 2019 Austria: 1.46 Switzerland: 1.48 World: 2.35 2020 Austria: 1.44 Switzerland: 1.46 World: 2.28 2021 Austria: 1.48 Switzerland: 1.52 World: 2.25 2022 Austria: 1.41 Switzerland: 1.39 World: 2.22 2023 Austria: 1.32 Switzerland: 1.33 World: 2.2 2024 Austria: 1.31 Switzerland: 1.29 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Austria Switzerland World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Austria: 3.42 Switzerland: 1.82 World: 5.12 1992 Austria: 3.59 Switzerland: 2.34 World: 5.28 1993 Austria: 4.25 Switzerland: 3.55 World: 5.54 1994 Austria: 3.54 Switzerland: 3.58 World: 5.79 1995 Austria: 4.35 Switzerland: 3.09 World: 5.92 1996 Austria: 5.28 Switzerland: 3.68 World: 5.98 1997 Austria: 5.15 Switzerland: 4.13 World: 6.01 1998 Austria: 5.48 Switzerland: 3.57 World: 6.16 1999 Austria: 4.7 Switzerland: 3.05 World: 6.28 2000 Austria: 4.69 Switzerland: 2.66 World: 6.11 2001 Austria: 4.01 Switzerland: 2.49 World: 6.19 2002 Austria: 4.85 Switzerland: 2.92 World: 6.41 2003 Austria: 4.78 Switzerland: 4.12 World: 6.48 2004 Austria: 5.97 Switzerland: 4.32 World: 6.33 2005 Austria: 5.68 Switzerland: 4.44 World: 6.22 2006 Austria: 5.32 Switzerland: 4 World: 5.97 2007 Austria: 4.91 Switzerland: 3.64 World: 5.77 2008 Austria: 4.2 Switzerland: 3.35 World: 5.82 2009 Austria: 5.37 Switzerland: 4.11 World: 6.41 2010 Austria: 4.88 Switzerland: 4.81 World: 6.28 2011 Austria: 4.64 Switzerland: 4.41 World: 6.15 2012 Austria: 4.91 Switzerland: 4.49 World: 6.15 2013 Austria: 5.37 Switzerland: 4.75 World: 6.1 2014 Austria: 5.67 Switzerland: 4.83 World: 5.96 2015 Austria: 5.8 Switzerland: 4.8 World: 6 2016 Austria: 6.06 Switzerland: 4.92 World: 5.97 2017 Austria: 5.56 Switzerland: 4.8 World: 5.9 2018 Austria: 4.93 Switzerland: 4.71 World: 5.76 2019 Austria: 4.56 Switzerland: 4.39 World: 5.59 2020 Austria: 5.2 Switzerland: 4.82 World: 6.59 2021 Austria: 6.46 Switzerland: 5.01 World: 6.05 2022 Austria: 4.99 Switzerland: 4.12 World: 5.23 2023 Austria: 5.26 Switzerland: 4.04 World: 4.85 2024 Austria: 5.2 Switzerland: 4.34 World: 4.81 2025 Austria: 5.58 Switzerland: 4.87 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Austria Switzerland World

2 4 6 8 10 1970 Austria: 7.1 Switzerland: 6.69 World: 4.14 1971 Austria: 7.42 Switzerland: 6.97 World: 4.04 1972 Austria: 7.67 Switzerland: 7.03 World: 4.16 1973 Austria: 8.07 Switzerland: 7.55 World: 4.32 1974 Austria: 7.73 Switzerland: 6.77 World: 4.23 1975 Austria: 7.44 Switzerland: 6.4 World: 4.14 1976 Austria: 8.16 Switzerland: 6.7 World: 4.31 1977 Austria: 7.8 Switzerland: 6.79 World: 4.36 1978 Austria: 8.05 Switzerland: 6.98 World: 4.42 1979 Austria: 8.39 Switzerland: 6.76 World: 4.46 1980 Austria: 8.15 Switzerland: 6.85 World: 4.33 1981 Austria: 7.67 Switzerland: 6.44 World: 4.18 1982 Austria: 7.38 Switzerland: 6.06 World: 4.05 1983 Austria: 7.39 Switzerland: 6.67 World: 4.01 1984 Austria: 7.63 Switzerland: 6.57 World: 4.07 1985 Austria: 7.82 Switzerland: 7.03 World: 4.05 1986 Austria: 7.66 Switzerland: 6.98 World: 4.04 1987 Austria: 7.73 Switzerland: 6.7 World: 4.1 1988 Austria: 7.53 Switzerland: 6.64 World: 4.16 1989 Austria: 7.5 Switzerland: 6.56 World: 4.16 1990 Austria: 8.02 Switzerland: 6.66 World: 4.15 1991 Austria: 8.45 Switzerland: 6.92 World: 4.1 1992 Austria: 7.72 Switzerland: 6.84 World: 4.01 1993 Austria: 7.66 Switzerland: 6.45 World: 3.97 1994 Austria: 7.7 Switzerland: 6.26 World: 3.94 1995 Austria: 8.06 Switzerland: 6.33 World: 3.99 1996 Austria: 8.54 Switzerland: 6.38 World: 4.01 1997 Austria: 8.48 Switzerland: 6.18 World: 4.02 1998 Austria: 8.54 Switzerland: 6.37 World: 3.98 1999 Austria: 8.29 Switzerland: 6.38 World: 3.95 2000 Austria: 8.32 Switzerland: 6.23 World: 4.01 2001 Austria: 8.87 Switzerland: 6.39 World: 4.01 2002 Austria: 9.06 Switzerland: 6.12 World: 4.02 2003 Austria: 9.63 Switzerland: 6.25 World: 4.15 2004 Austria: 9.74 Switzerland: 6.28 World: 4.28 2005 Austria: 9.77 Switzerland: 6.32 World: 4.39 2006 Austria: 9.47 Switzerland: 6.23 World: 4.48 2007 Austria: 9.09 Switzerland: 5.91 World: 4.59 2008 Austria: 9.04 Switzerland: 6.01 World: 4.56 2009 Austria: 8.16 Switzerland: 5.76 World: 4.45 2010 Austria: 8.82 Switzerland: 5.92 World: 4.67 2011 Austria: 8.6 Switzerland: 5.34 World: 4.76 2012 Austria: 8.19 Switzerland: 5.45 World: 4.77 2013 Austria: 8.21 Switzerland: 5.51 World: 4.81 2014 Austria: 7.71 Switzerland: 4.99 World: 4.78 2015 Austria: 7.79 Switzerland: 4.86 World: 4.7 2016 Austria: 7.76 Switzerland: 4.87 World: 4.65 2017 Austria: 7.97 Switzerland: 4.71 World: 4.67 2018 Austria: 7.61 Switzerland: 4.52 World: 4.73 2019 Austria: 7.75 Switzerland: 4.48 World: 4.7 2020 Austria: 7.06 Switzerland: 4.16 World: 4.47 2021 Austria: 7.39 Switzerland: 4.32 World: 4.68 2022 Austria: 6.93 Switzerland: 3.93 World: 4.67 2023 Austria: 6.4 Switzerland: 3.79 World: 4.68 2024 Austria: 6.32 Switzerland: 3.75 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2025

Austria Switzerland World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Austria: 58 Switzerland: 70.1 World: 15.6 2006 Austria: 63.6 Switzerland: 75.7 World: 17.2 2007 Austria: 69.37 Switzerland: 77.2 World: 20.2 2008 Austria: 72.87 Switzerland: 79.2 World: 22.8 2009 Austria: 73.45 Switzerland: 81.3 World: 25.3 2010 Austria: 75.17 Switzerland: 83.9 World: 28.4 2011 Austria: 78.74 Switzerland: 85.19 World: 30.9 2012 Austria: 80.03 Switzerland: 85.2 World: 33.3 2013 Austria: 80.62 Switzerland: 86.34 World: 35.3 2014 Austria: 81 Switzerland: 83.62 World: 37.4 2015 Austria: 83.94 Switzerland: 87.48 World: 39.9 2016 Austria: 84.32 Switzerland: 89.13 World: 43.6 2017 Austria: 87.94 Switzerland: 89.69 World: 46.3 2018 Austria: 87.48 Switzerland: 91.8 World: 49.4 2019 Austria: 87.75 Switzerland: 93.15 World: 53.9 2020 Austria: 87.53 Switzerland: 94.35 World: 60.1 2021 Austria: 92.53 Switzerland: 95.57 World: 63.8 2022 Austria: 93.61 Switzerland: 96.45 World: 67 2023 Austria: 95.33 Switzerland: 97.34 World: 69.2 2024 Austria: 94.92 Switzerland: 97.34 World: 71.2 2025 Austria: 91.93 Switzerland: 97.32 World: 73.6 2005 2011 2014 2017 2020 2025

Population

Indicator Austria Switzerland
Population 9.2 mn 2025
97th of 215		 9.1 mn 2025
98th of 215
Population density 110.7 /km² 2023
95th of 214		 225.0 /km² 2023
59th of 214
Population growth 0.33 % 2025
152nd of 215		 0.96 % 2025
102nd of 215
Life expectancy 82.0 years 2024
35th of 215		 84.4 years 2024
5th of 215
Fertility rate 1.31 2024
188th of 215		 1.29 2024
189th of 215
Birth rate 8.4 ‰ 2024
178th of 215		 8.7 ‰ 2024
175th of 215
Infant mortality 2.8 ‰ 2024
23rd of 196		 3.4 ‰ 2024
31st of 196
Urban population 69.7 % 2025
90th of 215		 85.7 % 2025
44th of 215
Aged 65+ 21.1 % 2025
27th of 215		 20.4 % 2025
34th of 215
Living in cities 33.3 % 2025
127th of 215		 32.5 % 2025
130th of 215
Living in towns 25.9 % 2025
144th of 215		 44.6 % 2025
48th of 215
Living in rural areas 40.7 % 2025
44th of 215		 22.9 % 2025
125th of 215

Human development

Indicator Austria Switzerland
Human Development Index 0.930 2023
22nd of 193		 0.970 2023
2nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.861 2023
17th of 169		 0.894 2023
4th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.757 2023
23rd of 156		 0.732 2023
43rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.033 2023
10th of 172		 0.010 2023
4th of 172

Economy

Indicator Austria Switzerland
GDP 579.5 bn US$ 2025
28th of 186		 1 tn US$ 2025
20th of 186
GDP per capita 62,930 US$ 2025
14th of 186		 114,769 US$ 2025
3rd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 76,778 int. $ 2025
16th of 185		 102,513 int. $ 2025
7th of 185
GNI per capita 60,360 US$ 2025
14th of 182		 110,330 US$ 2025
1st of 182
GDP growth 0.6 % 2025
167th of 186		 1.3 % 2025
150th of 186
Inflation 3.5 % 2025
69th of 165		 0.2 % 2025
150th of 165
Trade 107.0 % 2025
38th of 138		 147.2 % 2025
17th of 138
Exports 54.7 % 2025
33rd of 138		 78.1 % 2025
15th of 138
FDI inflows -2.0 % 2025
90th of 192		 -1.2 % 2025
190th of 192
Manufacturing 15.2 % 2025
32nd of 132		 18.9 % 2025
22nd of 132
Agriculture 1.3 % 2025
142nd of 158		 0.6 % 2025
150th of 158
Tax revenue 25.8 % 2024
11th of 89		 9.5 % 2024
81st of 89
Military spending 1.0 % 2024
106th of 147		 0.7 % 2024
126th of 147
Government debt - 22.3 % 2024
5th of 56

Labour

Indicator Austria Switzerland
Unemployment 5.6 % 2025
105th of 181		 4.9 % 2025
83rd of 181
Youth unemployment 11.0 % 2025
82nd of 181		 9.0 % 2025
60th of 181
Women in the labour force 55.1 % 2025
81st of 181		 62.2 % 2025
34th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 2.8 % 2025
146th of 181		 2.2 % 2025
151st of 181
Weekly hours worked 29.2 h 2025
174th of 181		 34.6 h 2025
138th of 181
Youth NEET rate 13.1 % 2025
60th of 181		 7.8 % 2025
21st of 181
Labour income share 58.7 % 2023 70.2 % 2023
Output per hour 86.7 $ 2025
9th of 181		 85.8 $ 2025
10th of 181

Health

Indicator Austria Switzerland
Health spending 11.8 % 2024
14th of 192		 11.7 % 2023
10th of 192
Health spending per person 6,739 US$ 2024
13th of 191		 11,784 US$ 2023
2nd of 191
Physicians 5.52 /1,000 2023
6th of 125		 4.48 /1,000 2022
15th of 125
Under-5 mortality 3.3 ‰ 2024
22nd of 196		 3.9 ‰ 2024
30th of 196
Maternal mortality 6 /100k 2023
28th of 194		 5 /100k 2023
23rd of 194
Tobacco use 23.8 % 2024
113th of 166		 23.1 % 2024
107th of 166
Safe drinking water 98.9 % 2024
32nd of 147		 96.7 % 2024
44th of 147

Food

Indicator Austria Switzerland
Calories per person 3,756 kcal 2023
5th of 155		 3,402 kcal 2023
31st of 155
Protein supply 108.8 g 2022
46th of 174		 103.0 g 2022
63rd of 174
Animal protein supply 65.6 g 2022
39th of 174		 65.2 g 2022
41st of 174
Fat supply 186.0 g 2022
1st of 174		 163.6 g 2022
5th of 174
Food insecurity 4.4 % 2024
12th of 134		 2.6 % 2024
5th of 134
Severe food insecurity 1.7 % 2024
23rd of 124		 1.5 % 2024
20th of 124
Cereal import dependency 20.4 % 2022
110th of 160		 64.6 % 2022
58th of 160

Education

Indicator Austria Switzerland
Secondary enrolment 100.6 % 2024
36th of 108		 101.4 % 2024
32nd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 92.6 % 2024
15th of 128		 73.5 % 2024
39th of 128
Education spending 5.3 % 2022 4.9 % 2022
Expected schooling 16.3 yrs 2023
41st of 195		 16.7 yrs 2023
32nd of 195
Mean schooling 12.4 yrs 2023
36th of 193		 13.9 yrs 2023
2nd of 193

Society

Indicator Austria Switzerland
Income inequality 31.2 2023
25th of 93		 33.8 2022
35th of 93
Extreme poverty 0.5 % 2023
36th of 93		 0.2 % 2022
3rd of 93
Internet use 91.9 % 2025
28th of 182		 97.3 % 2025
15th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 124.5 /100 2024
66th of 151		 129.5 /100 2024
49th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
8th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
21st of 213
Women in parliament 35.5 % 2025
45th of 184		 39.0 % 2025
35th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Austria Switzerland
Refugees hosted 286,651 2025
28th of 177		 208,287 2025
33rd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 31.5 ‰ 2025
13th of 177		 23.2 ‰ 2025
20th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 22,014 2025
40th of 177		 17,039 2025
45th of 177
Refugees from the country 33 2025
168th of 199		 6 2025
186th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
182nd of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
190th of 199

Governance

Indicator Austria Switzerland
Control of corruption 74.1 /100 2024
25th of 207		 88.5 /100 2024
4th of 207
Government effectiveness 80.8 /100 2024
19th of 205		 87.1 /100 2024
7th of 205
Rule of law 85.8 /100 2024
9th of 207		 87.3 /100 2024
4th of 207
Regulatory quality 76.2 /100 2024
21st of 205		 82.8 /100 2024
7th of 205
Voice and accountability 81.4 /100 2024
16th of 205		 85.6 /100 2024
8th of 205
Political stability 74.3 /100 2024
75th of 207		 82.6 /100 2024
38th of 207

Environment

Indicator Austria Switzerland
CO₂ per capita 6.32 t 2024
165th of 202		 3.75 t 2024
127th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 56.4 Mt 2024
52nd of 204		 32.1 Mt 2024
72nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.15 % 2024
52nd of 204		 0.08 % 2024
72nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 5.7 Gt 2024
35th of 204		 3.2 Gt 2024
54th of 204
GHG per capita 7.74 t 2024
155th of 202		 4.77 t 2024
111th of 202
Renewable energy 36.0 % 2021
66th of 211		 27.7 % 2021
85th of 211
Forest area 47.2 % 2023
58th of 212		 32.4 % 2023
105th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 10.0 µg/m³ 2023
45th of 200		 8.3 µg/m³ 2023
33rd of 200
Water stress 8.7 % 2022
83rd of 176		 6.5 % 2022
69th of 176
Land area 82,520 km² 2023
114th of 214		 39,510 km² 2023
132nd of 214

Energy

Indicator Austria Switzerland
Renewable electricity 83.6 % 2025
27th of 190		 67.8 % 2025
47th of 190
Wind and solar 25.3 % 2025
31st of 190		 12.4 % 2025
88th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
38th of 180		 29.9 % 2025
10th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 83.6 % 2025
31st of 190		 97.7 % 2025
12th of 190
Fossil electricity 16.4 % 2025
31st of 190		 2.3 % 2025
12th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
8th of 188		 -
Carbon intensity of power 117 g/kWh 2025
23rd of 190		 39 g/kWh 2025
10th of 190
Electricity per capita 8.48 MWh 2025
29th of 191		 7.26 MWh 2025
31st of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.