Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Brazil 108 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Brazil’s highest peak towers 1,392 m above Czechia’s
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 28% of Brazil
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Czechia: 45.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 20 times as many people as Czechia
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Czechia: 10.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 5.5 times as densely populated as Brazil
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Czechia: 141 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 5.5 cm taller than in Brazil
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 5.6 cm taller than in Brazil
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Czechia: 168 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 8.8 years older than in Brazil
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Czechia: 42.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Brazil have 0.3 more children on average than in Czechia
Brazil: 1.61 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 11% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Czechia: 21.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 28 times as many refugees per resident as Brazil
Brazil: 1.3 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, Brazil 0.0
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Czechia: 5.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Brazil 1
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Czechia: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 5.8 times the size of Czechia’s
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Czechia: $391 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 2.6 times as much per person as Brazil
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Czechia (Gini 24.6 points higher)
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Czechia: 25.7 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
3.0% of people in Brazil live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Czechia
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Czechia: 0% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Czechia: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Brazil 1.1%
Brazil: 1.1% (2025) · Czechia: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Brazil’s 15%
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Czechia: 18.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Brazil’s
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Czechia: 59% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Brazil
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Czechia: $2,693 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 4 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Czechia: 80 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 5.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 85% more doctors per person than Brazil
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 2.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Brazil
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 39% higher than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 31% in Brazil
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Czechia: 31.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 12% in Brazil
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Czechia: 28.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.19 points higher than in Brazil
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Czechia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 30% more alcohol than in Brazil
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 27% more meat per person than Czechia
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 39 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 220 more hours a year than in Czechia
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 4.5 years longer than in Brazil
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Czechia: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 43 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019)
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Czechia: 1.37 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 9 more World Heritage sites than Czechia (26 against 17)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Czechia: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Czechia 111
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Czechia: 111 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 84% in Brazil
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Czechia: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 57% faster than in Czechia
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Brazil are practically level
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Czechia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Czechia: 73% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Czechia: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 3.2 times as long as Czechia’s
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Czechia: 9,357 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Czechia: 0.2 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 38% of Czechia
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Czechia: 38.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 3.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Czechia: 7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Czechia: 16.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Brazil carries 26% more fine dust than in Czechia
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 25 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Czechia
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 3.6 times as deadly as in Czechia
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 15.9 °C warmer than Czechia
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2.1 times as much rain as Czechia
Brazil: 1,661 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 Brazil bigger than Czechia?
Brazil is larger. Czechia fits inside Brazil 108 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Czechia?
Brazil has 20 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Czechia?
People in Czechia live 4 years longer than in Brazil. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 80.0 in Czechia.
Are people taller in Brazil or Czechia?
Men in Czechia are 5.5 cm taller than in Brazil (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).