Country size comparison
compared to
Austria is about 4.8 times smaller than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Austria is approximately 83,871 sq km, making Austria 20.77% the size of California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (28.3 million fewer people live in Austria).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
California
vs.
Austria
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Austria vs. California
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Austria on top of California
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 3 statistics
Make 30.1% more money in California
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
California is 32.2% more expensive than Austria overall
→
Moving from Austria to California · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
City Size Comparison · See true size
Compare the size of Vienna vs Sacramento
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.