# Austria and Liechtenstein compared Austria and Liechtenstein side by side: 31 shared sourced indicators across 9 domains, and the 3 events their chronicles record of each other. Canonical: https://terralore.co/compare/aut-vs-lie Updated: 2026-08-10 (latest of the two dossiers' refreshes and the two chronicles' verification dates) Two sourced records set beside each other — nothing on this page was written for the pair. Every figure is the same observation, with the same source, as on the two national dossiers; every event is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle. Figures are compared, never graded. A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero; each value shows its own observation year — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Formation - Austria: 996 — The name Ostarrîchi first appears - Liechtenstein: 23 January 1719 — Vaduz and Schellenberg are united as the imperial principality of Liechtenstein ## Economy | Metric | Austria | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | GDP | $535 B | 2024 | $8.2 B | 2023 | | GDP per capita | $58,269 | 2024 | $206,781 | 2023 | | GDP growth | -0.7% | 2024 | -1.2% | 2009 | | Inflation | 2.9% | 2024 | — | — | | Trade openness | 108.8% | 2024 | — | — | ## Society | Metric | Austria | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population | 9.2 m | 2024 | 40,000 | 2024 | | Life expectancy | 82.0 yrs | 2024 | 84.2 yrs | 2024 | | Urban population | 69.5% | 2024 | 14.7% | 2024 | | Fertility rate | 1.3 | 2024 | 1.4 | 2024 | ## Governance | Metric | Austria | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 81.4 | 2024 | 80.1 | 2024 | | Political stability | 74.3 | 2024 | 92.9 | 2024 | | Government effectiveness | 80.8 | 2024 | 84.3 | 2024 | | Regulatory quality | 76.2 | 2024 | 79.1 | 2024 | | Rule of law | 85.8 | 2024 | 86.7 | 2024 | | Control of corruption | 74.1 | 2024 | 83.4 | 2024 | ## Health | Metric | Austria | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 11.8% | 2024 | 5.7% | 2023 | | Physicians | 5.51 | 2023 | — | — | | Under-5 mortality | 3.3 | 2024 | — | — | | Measles immunisation | 90.0% | 2024 | — | — | | Safe drinking water | 98.9% | 2024 | 100.0% | 2024 | ## Education | Metric | Austria | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Education spending | 5.3% | 2022 | 2.6% | 2011 | | Primary enrolment | 101.3% | 2024 | 102.1% | 2021 | | Secondary enrolment | 100.6% | 2024 | 118.7% | 2021 | | Tertiary enrolment | 92.6% | 2024 | 46.0% | 2021 | ## Technology | Metric | Austria | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | R&D spending | 3.3% | 2023 | 6.0% | 2023 | | Researchers (per million) | 6,634 | 2023 | 18,130 | 2023 | | Internet users | 91.9% | 2025 | 98.3% | 2024 | | Mobile subscriptions | 124 | 2024 | 129 | 2024 | | High-tech exports | 18.5% | 2024 | — | — | ## Geography | Metric | Austria | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Land area | 82,520 km² | 2023 | 160 km² | 2023 | | Forest area | 47.2% | 2023 | 41.9% | 2023 | | Agricultural land | 31.5% | 2023 | 32.3% | 2023 | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 6.3 | 2024 | — | — | | Renewable energy | 36.0% | 2021 | 56.9% | 2022 | ## Resources | Metric | Austria | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 0.1% | 2021 | 0.0% | 2020 | | Oil rents | 0.0% | 2021 | — | — | | Mineral rents | 0.0% | 2021 | 0.0% | 2020 | | Forest rents | 0.1% | 2021 | 0.0% | 2020 | | Electricity access | 100.0% | 2023 | 100.0% | 2023 | ## Military | Metric | Austria | Observed | Liechtenstein | Observed | |---|---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 1.0% | 2024 | — | — | | Defense spending | $5.3 B | 2024 | — | — | | Armed forces | 23,000 | 2020 | — | — | Each metric is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Full dossiers: https://terralore.co/country/AUT.md and https://terralore.co/country/LIE.md. ## Entangled histories (3 events) Events in which either nation's sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the record exactly as its own chronicle carries it, with that chronicle's sources. - 1608: **The House of Liechtenstein raised to princely rank** — Karl von Liechtenstein received the hereditary dignity of an imperial prince in 1608, confirmed for his brothers soon after, raising the wealthy Austrian dynasty to the highest rank of the nobility. (from the Liechtenstein chronicle; sources: The History of the Princely House of Liechtenstein; The History of the Family and the Collections) - 1815: **Membership of the German Confederation** — After Napoleon's defeat, Liechtenstein joined the German Confederation created at the Congress of Vienna, remaining within it until 1866 while keeping close dynastic ties to Austria. (from the Liechtenstein chronicle; sources: Liechtenstein: History (Alpine, Principality, Sovereignty)) - 1842: **A prince visits at last** — Prince Alois II became the first reigning prince to set foot in Liechtenstein, more than a century after its foundation, the dynasty having until then governed entirely from its Austrian and Bohemian seats. (from the Liechtenstein chronicle; sources: How the Principality of Liechtenstein came into being; Liechtenstein: History (Alpine, Principality, Sovereignty)) ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://childmortality.org - R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-15 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-15 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-06-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Chronicle references are cited inline above and resolve in full at https://terralore.co/country/AUT/chronicle.md and https://terralore.co/country/LIE/chronicle.md. 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