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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · Czechia: 5.5 (2025)

How many official languages?

Belgium has 3 official languages, Czechia 2.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · Czechia: 2 (2026)

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 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?

Czechia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Belgium 1.3%.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · Czechia: 1.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Czechia’s.

Belgium: 81% (2025) · Czechia: 59% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 88% in Czechia.

Belgium: 96% (2024) · Czechia: 88% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 35% of Czechia, but only 23% of Belgium.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · Czechia: 34.8% (2023)

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)

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 13% deadlier than in Belgium.

Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021)

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)