Austria vs Sweden

Austria and Sweden 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.

• Sweden has about 1.2 times as many people as Austria: 10.6 million against 9.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Austria ($62,930) and Sweden ($63,133) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Sweden (1.5%) than in Austria (0.6%), a difference of 0.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Austria (3.5%) than in Sweden (0.7%), a difference of 2.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Sweden (8.7%) than in Austria (5.6%), a difference of 3.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Sweden can expect to live 2.1 years longer than one born in Austria: 84.1 years against 82 years in 2024.
• The population of Austria is older: half of its people are over 43.1 years, against 39.9 years in Sweden in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Sweden (95.8%) than in Austria (91.9%), a difference of 3.9 percentage points in 2025.
• CO2 emissions per person in Austria (6.3 tonnes) are 75% higher than in Sweden (3.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Sweden (68.6%) than in Austria (47.3%), a difference of 21.3 percentage points in 2024.