Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Australia 98 times.
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Australia 3.6.
Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Czechia: 5.5 (2025)
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 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?
Czechia and Australia are practically level.
Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Czechia: 1.9% (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 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)
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)
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 35% of Czechia, but only 17% of Australia.
Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Czechia: 34.8% (2023)
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 Czechia are 16% deadlier than in Australia.
Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).