Austria vs Switzerland
Austria vs Switzerland: Internet users
Internet users in 2025: 91.9% in Austria and 97.3% in Switzerland, by ITU estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 5.4 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Austria.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Austria.
- In 2024, Austria ranked 28 and Switzerland ranked 15 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 73.6% in 2025.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Austria | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91.9 | 97.3 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 94.9 | 97.3 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 95.3 | 97.3 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 93.6 | 96.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 92.5 | 95.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 87.5 | 94.4 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 87.8 | 93.2 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 87.5 | 91.8 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 87.9 | 89.7 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 84.3 | 89.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 83.9 | 87.5 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 81 | 83.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 80.6 | 86.3 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 80 | 85.2 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 78.7 | 85.2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 75.2 | 83.9 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 73.5 | 81.3 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 72.9 | 79.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 69.4 | 77.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 63.6 | 75.7 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 58 | 70.1 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 54.3 | 67.8 | – |
| 2003 | 42.7 | 65.1 | – |
| 2002 | 36.6 | 61.4 | – |
| 2001 | 39.2 | 55.1 | – |
| 2000 | 33.7 | 47.1 | – |
| 1999 | 23 | 34 | – |
| 1998 | 15.4 | 24.8 | – |
| 1997 | 9.5 | 15.1 | – |
| 1996 | 6.9 | 4.6 | – |
| 1995 | 1.9 | 3.6 | – |
| 1994 | 1.4 | 2.7 | – |
| 1993 | 0.8 | 2.2 | – |
| 1992 | 0.6 | 1.8 | – |
| 1991 | 0.3 | 1.2 | – |
| 1990 | 0.1 | 0.6 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Austria vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAustria: 98.9% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustria: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustria: 69.7% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025