Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belgium fits inside Czechia 2.6 times
Belgium: 30,689 km² (2024) · Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Czechia’s highest peak towers 908 m above Belgium’s
Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 44% of Belgium
Belgium: 44.4% (2024) · Czechia: 45.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Belgium has 10% more people than Czechia
Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · Czechia: 10.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Belgium is 2.8 times as densely populated as Czechia
Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · Czechia: 141 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 2.1 cm taller than in Belgium
Belgium: 179.1 cm (2019) · Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 4.6 cm taller than in Belgium
Belgium: 163.4 cm (2019) · Czechia: 168 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 1.3 years older than in Belgium
Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · Czechia: 42.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Belgium have 0.1 more children on average than in Czechia
Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Czechia and Belgium are practically level
Belgium: 21% (2025) · Czechia: 21.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 2.3 times as many refugees per resident as Belgium
Belgium: 15.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belgium has produced 8.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5
Belgium: 8.4 (2026) · Czechia: 5.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Belgium has 3 official languages, Czechia 2
Belgium: 3 (2026) · Czechia: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Belgium’s economy is 86% larger than Czechia’s
Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · Czechia: $391 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Belgium produces 23% more per person than Czechia
Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Belgium than in Czechia (Gini 1.1 points higher)
Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · Czechia: 25.7 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Belgium and Czechia are practically level
Belgium: 0.1% (2023) · Czechia: 0% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · Czechia: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Belgium and Czechia are practically level
Belgium: 2% (2025) · Czechia: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Belgium’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Czechia’s 19%
Belgium: 23% (2024) · Czechia: 18.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Czechia’s
Belgium: 81% (2025) · Czechia: 59% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Belgium spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Czechia
Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · Czechia: $2,693 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Belgium live 2.3 years longer than in Czechia
Belgium: 82.3 years (2024) · Czechia: 80 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Belgium is 48% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia
Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 22% more doctors per person than Belgium
Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 21% more hospital beds per person than Belgium
Belgium: 5.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Belgium is 24% higher than in Czechia
Belgium: 15.1 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 23% in Belgium
Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · Czechia: 31.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 24% in Belgium
Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · Czechia: 28.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Belgium rate their lives 0.11 points higher than in Czechia
Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · Czechia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 42% more alcohol than in Belgium
Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 37% more meat per person than Belgium
Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Belgium has 537 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia
Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 181 more hours a year than in Belgium
Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 0.27 years longer than in Belgium
Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · Czechia: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 69% more tourists per resident than Belgium (2019)
Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · Czechia: 1.37 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 1 more World Heritage site than Belgium (17 against 16)
Belgium: 16 (2026) · Czechia: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Belgium has won 177 Olympic medals, Czechia 111
Belgium: 177 (2026 edition) · Czechia: 111 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Belgium: 96% (2024) · Czechia: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Belgium is 36% faster than in Czechia
Belgium: 254 Mbps (2026) · Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Belgium and Czechia are practically level
Belgium: 100% (2024) · Czechia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Belgium: 88% (2025) · Czechia: 73% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Belgium 104
Belgium: 104 (2024) · Czechia: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 2.6 times as long as Belgium’s
Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · Czechia: 9,357 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Belgium fly 4.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · Czechia: 0.2 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 22% of Belgium
Belgium: 22% (2024) · Czechia: 38.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Belgium emits 3% more CO₂ than someone in Czechia
Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · Czechia: 7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Belgium’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · Czechia: 16.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Czechia carries 30% more fine dust than in Belgium
Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 41% more likely to be murdered in Belgium than in Czechia
Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Czechia are 4% deadlier than in Belgium
Belgium: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Belgium is on average 1.6 °C warmer than Czechia
Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Belgium gets 15% more rain than Czechia
Belgium: 928 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 Belgium bigger than Czechia?
Czechia is larger. Belgium fits inside Czechia 2.6 times.
Which has more people, Belgium or Czechia?
Belgium has 10% more people than Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Belgium or Czechia?
People in Belgium live 2.3 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Belgium and 80.0 in Czechia.
Are people taller in Belgium or Czechia?
Men in Czechia are 2.1 cm taller than in Belgium (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
