Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Australia 98 times
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2024) · Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Australia’s highest peak towers 626 m above Czechia’s
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Australia, versus 46% of Czechia
Australia: 47.3% (2024) · Czechia: 45.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Australia has 2.5 times as many people as Czechia
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Czechia: 10.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 39 times as densely populated as Australia
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Czechia: 141 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 2.4 cm taller than in Australia
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 3.3 cm taller than in Australia
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Czechia: 168 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 5 years older than in Australia
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Czechia: 42.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Australia have 0.1 more children on average than in Czechia
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 18% in Australia
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Czechia: 21.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 30 times as many refugees per resident as Australia
Australia: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Australia 3.6
Australia: 3.6 (2026) · Czechia: 5.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Australia 1
Australia: 1 (2026) · Czechia: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 4.6 times the size of Czechia’s
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Czechia: $391 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 19% more per person than Czechia
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Czechia (Gini 8.1 points higher)
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Czechia: 25.7 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
0.9% of people in Australia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Czechia
Australia: 0.9% (2020) · Czechia: 0% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Czechia: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Australia and Czechia are practically level
Australia: 1.9% (2025) · Czechia: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Australia’s central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, Czechia’s 19%
Australia: 23.6% (2022) · Czechia: 18.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Czechia’s
Australia: 91% (2025) · Czechia: 59% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Czechia
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Czechia: $2,693 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 3.1 years longer than in Czechia
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Czechia: 80 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Australia is 48% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 7% more doctors per person than Australia
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 71% more hospital beds per person than Australia
Australia: 3.8 per 1,000 (2016) · Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Australia is 3% higher than in Czechia
Australia: 12.6 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 32% in Czechia
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Czechia: 31.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 12% in Australia
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Czechia: 28.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 0.10 points higher than in Czechia
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Czechia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 29% more alcohol than in Australia
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 42% more meat per person than Czechia
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 178 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 163 more hours a year than in Australia
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 0.09 years longer than in Australia
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Czechia: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Czechia: 1.37 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Australia has 4 more World Heritage sites than Czechia (21 against 17)
Australia: 21 (2026) · Czechia: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Australia has won 619 Olympic medals, Czechia 111
Australia: 619 (2026 edition) · Czechia: 111 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Australia: 96% (2024) · Czechia: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Australia is 40% faster than in Czechia
Australia: 261 Mbps (2026) · Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Australia and Czechia are practically level
Australia: 100% (2024) · Czechia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Australia: 88% (2025) · Czechia: 73% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113
Australia: 113 (2024) · Czechia: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 3.5 times as long as Czechia’s
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Czechia: 9,357 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Czechia: 0.2 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 17% of Australia
Australia: 17.4% (2024) · Czechia: 38.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Czechia
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Czechia: 7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Czechia: 16.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Czechia carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Australia
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11% more likely to be murdered in Australia than in Czechia
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Australia are 6% deadlier than in Czechia
Australia: 7.5 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Australia is on average 13.0 °C warmer than Czechia
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 80% more rain than Australia
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Czechia?
Australia is larger. Czechia fits inside Australia 98 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Czechia?
Australia has 2.5 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Czechia?
People in Australia live 3.1 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 80.0 in Czechia.
Are people taller in Australia or Czechia?
Men in Czechia are 2.4 cm taller than in Australia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).