Austria vs Netherlands

Austria and Netherlands compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Netherlands has about 2 times as many people as Austria: 18.1 million against 9.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Netherlands ($73,684) is 17% higher than in Austria ($62,930) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Netherlands (1.8%) than in Austria (0.6%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Austria (3.5%) than in Netherlands (3.2%), a difference of 0.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Austria (5.6%) than in Netherlands (3.9%), a difference of 1.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Life expectancy at birth is about the same in Austria (82 years) and Netherlands (82 years) in 2024.
• The population of Austria is older: half of its people are over 43.1 years, against 41.4 years in Netherlands in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Netherlands (97% in 2024) than in Austria (91.9% in 2025), a difference of 5.1 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Netherlands (6.6 tonnes) are 5% higher than in Austria (6.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Austria (47.3%) than in Netherlands (11%), a difference of 36.3 percentage points in 2024.