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Austria vs Sweden
Side-by-side comparison of Austria and Sweden from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Austria
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 1,050 years
Sweden
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 1,031 years
In short
Sweden scores 75.5 in the NationsTree Index (20th in the world) and Austria scores 70.7 (34th), a gap of 4.8 points. Their trees are 17 m and 19 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Sweden has 15% more people than Austria. Sweden is 6.3 times larger than Austria by land area. Austria and Sweden have economies of similar size (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Austria 9.2 million and Sweden 10.6 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $76,778 in Austria and $72,529 in Sweden (2025, international dollars). People in Sweden live on average 2.1 years longer (84.1 vs 82.0 years).
Of 37 indicators reported by both countries, Austria ranks higher in the world on 9 and Sweden on 28. Sweden is clearly stronger in military, environment & energy and economy.
As a nation, Austria is the older of the two (statehood since 976, 1,050 years), compared with Sweden (since 995). Over the last five years Sweden improved faster (direction score 23 vs 8 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Austria and Sweden.
Austriabetter
6.7
9th of 145
Sweden
1.9
90th of 145
General government gross debtEconomy
Austria
81.4%
147th of 189
Swedenbetter
34.5%
45th of 189
DPT immunizationSociety & health
Austria
85%
132nd of 193
Swedenbetter
96%
48th of 193
InflationEconomy
Austria
3.5%
103rd of 180
Swedenbetter
0.7%
27th of 180
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Sweden overtook Austria in the NationsTree Index in 2015 and has stayed ahead since.
Austria overtook Sweden in GDP per person (PPP) in 2012 and has stayed ahead since.
Sweden has been ahead of Austria in GDP (PPP), life expectancy and population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
AustriaSweden All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Austria | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 83,879117th/216 · 2024 | 528,86050th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 82,520114th/216 · 2024 | 407,27059th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 9.2 m97th/217 · 2025 | 10.6 m92nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.33%153rd/217 · 2025 | 0.25%157th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 111.296th/216 · 2024 | 26.0180th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 69.7%91st/217 · 2025 | 89.1%35th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 14.1%195th/217 · 2025 | 16.7%156th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 21.1%27th/217 · 2025 | 20.9%29th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $579.47 bn28th/210 · 2025 | $669.00 bn25th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $706.98 bn43rd/199 · 2025 | $768.56 bn41st/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $589.05 bn44th/199 · 2025 | $671.43 bn41st/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $62,93021st/210 · 2025 | $63,13320th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $76,77822nd/199 · 2025 | $72,52926th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $60,36019th/201 · 2025 | $63,01017th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 0.6%184th/210 · 2025 | 1.5%160th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 3.5%103rd/180 · 2025 | 0.7%27th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 5.6%105th/187 · 2025 | 8.7%140th/187 · 2025 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 81.4%147th/189 · 2025 | 34.5%45th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -4.2%137th/192 · 2025 | -1.3%59th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 1.3%164th/197 · 2025 | 1.5%157th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 24.0%97th/200 · 2025 | 21.0%121st/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 15.2%39th/192 · 2025 | 12.5%73rd/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 64.1%62nd/200 · 2025 | 67.0%46th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $316.98 bn32nd/182 · 2025 | $356.10 bn28th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $303.17 bn30th/182 · 2025 | $341.90 bn28th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 54.7%45th/183 · 2025 | 53.2%50th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 52.3%74th/183 · 2025 | 51.1%80th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 107.0%52nd/183 · 2025 | 104.3%56th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 2.4%96th/170 · 2025 | 6.0%68th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 77.7%27th/171 · 2025 | 72.2%37th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 8.9%120th/171 · 2025 | 7.2%129th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 3.6%78th/171 · 2025 | 5.9%57th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 18.5%36th/168 · 2024 | 17.7%40th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | 1.9%57th/191 · 2025 | 6.7%26th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | -2.0%187th/196 · 2025 | 2.6%80th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.1%154th/209 · 2021 | 1.2%113th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.04%88th/197 · 2021 | 0.03%94th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.02%74th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 1.00%46th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.06%125th/209 · 2021 | 0.18%94th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 16.0%70th/206 · 2024 | 6.2%127th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 6,08363rd/183 · 2022 | 16,30637th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 15.1 m18th/194 · 2020 | 2.0 m67th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $15.36 bn9th/175 · 2020 | $10.67 bn2010 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 6.9%74th/168 · 2020 | 4.8%2010 |
| Outbound trips departures | 4.0 m34th/107 · 2020 | 6.1 m26th/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 82.036th/217 · 2024 | 84.19th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 3.322nd/196 · 2024 | 2.46th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 5.527th/174 · 2023 | 4.4120th/174 · 2021 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 6.79th/145 · 2022 | 1.990th/145 · 2022 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 85%132nd/193 · 2024 | 96%48th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 94.7%30th/153 · 2021 | 95.4%28th/153 · 2023 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 100.6%61st/173 · 2024 | 132.0%7th/173 · 2024 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 32.6%30th/217 · 2025 | 33.5%22nd/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 11.8%10th/193 · 2024 | 11.2%15th/193 · 2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 92.6%14th/150 · 2024 | 84.0%19th/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.93022nd/193 · 2023 | 0.9595th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 31.231st/108 · 2023 | 29.320th/108 · 2023 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.5%36th/108 · 2023 | 0.8%43rd/108 · 2023 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 98.9%33rd/150 · 2024 | 99.8%18th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 98.5%11th/144 · 2024 | 95.4%23rd/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 91.9%46th/186 · 2025 | 95.8%21st/186 · 2025 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 12478th/210 · 2024 | 14138th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 30.157th/208 · 2024 | 40.624th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 3.9016th/164 · 2022 | 4.205th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 4,96227th/82 · 2021 | 9,71418th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 46.0 m25th/161 · 2023 | 19.6 m35th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 6.32165th/203 · 2024 | 3.57122nd/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 36.0%66th/212 · 2021 | 57.9%40th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 10.045th/200 · 2023 | 5.316th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 47.3%63rd/214 · 2024 | 68.6%19th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 3,29429th/149 · 2024 | 4,32920th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 83.917th/205 · 2025 | 89.59th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 74.324th/207 · 2025 | 87.55th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 85.810th/207 · 2025 | 87.34th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 74.979th/207 · 2025 | 80.553rd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 73.928th/205 · 2025 | 82.511th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 83.814th/205 · 2025 | 87.64th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 0.935th/145 · 2023 | 1.149th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $6.35 bn42nd/156 · 2025 | $16.47 bn24th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.1%108th/156 · 2025 | 2.5%42nd/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 2.0%143rd/154 · 2025 | 5.0%80th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 23,00098th/170 · 2020 | 15,000117th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.50%116th/168 · 2020 | 0.27%147th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 29.0 m81st/163 · 2025 | 146.0 m41st/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 1.0 m61st/65 · 2025 | 235.0 m15th/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 3.26%8th/110 · 2023 | 3.60%4th/110 · 2023 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 1,67624th/137 · 2024 | 1,85121st/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 13,84634th/197 · 2023 | 21,24424th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Austria or Sweden?
Sweden has the larger population: 10.6 m (2025) compared with 9.2 m for Austria (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Austria or Sweden?
Sweden is larger: 528,860 km² (2024) compared with 83,879 km² for Austria (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Austria or Sweden?
Sweden has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $768.56 bn intl. (2025) compared with $706.98 bn intl. for Austria (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Austria or Sweden?
Austria has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $76,778 intl. (2025) compared with $72,529 intl. for Sweden (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Austria or Sweden?
Sweden has the higher life expectancy at birth: 84.1 years (2024) compared with 82.0 years for Austria (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Austria or Sweden?
Sweden spends more on the military: $16.47 bn (2025) compared with $6.35 bn for Austria (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Austria or Sweden?
Sweden: 75.5 points (20th in the world); Austria: 70.7 points (34th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
Ireland
Switzerland
Ukraine
Belgium
Finland
NorwaySources
World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Austria vs Sweden — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/austria-vs-sweden. Data as of 26 October 2026.