Austria vs Norway

Austria and Norway 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.

• Austria has about 1.6 times as many people as Norway: 9.2 million against 5.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Norway ($94,594) is 50% higher than in Austria ($62,930) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Norway (1.1%) than in Austria (0.6%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Austria (3.5%) than in Norway (3%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Austria (5.6%) than in Norway (4.6%), a difference of 1 percentage point in 2025.
• A baby born in Norway can expect to live 1.2 years longer than one born in Austria: 83.2 years against 82 years in 2024.
• The population of Austria is older: half of its people are over 43.1 years, against 39.5 years in Norway in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Norway (99% in 2024) than in Austria (91.9% in 2025), a difference of 7.1 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Norway (7.2 tonnes) are 14% higher than in Austria (6.3 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Austria (47.3%) than in Norway (33.2%), a difference of 14.1 percentage points in 2024.