Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Canada 198 times
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2024) · Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 4,357 m above Czechia’s
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 6.5% of Canada
Canada: 6.5% (2024) · Czechia: 45.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Canada has 3.8 times as many people as Czechia
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Czechia: 10.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 30 times as densely populated as Canada
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Czechia: 141 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 2.4 cm taller than in Canada
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 3.2 cm taller than in Canada
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Czechia: 168 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 2.4 years older than in Canada
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Czechia: 42.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Czechia have 0.1 more children on average than in Canada
Canada: 1.25 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 20% in Canada
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Czechia: 21.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 3.6 times as many refugees per resident as Canada
Canada: 10 per 1,000 (2025) · Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada and Czechia are practically level
Canada: 5.5 (2026) · Czechia: 5.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Canada and Czechia are practically level
Canada: 2 (2026) · Czechia: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 5.9 times the size of Czechia’s
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Czechia: $391 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 10% more per person than Czechia
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Canada than in Czechia (Gini 5.8 points higher)
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Czechia: 25.7 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Canada and Czechia are practically level
Canada: 0.3% (2022) · Czechia: 0% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Czechia: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia and Canada are practically level
Canada: 1.6% (2025) · Czechia: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Canada’s 14%
Canada: 13.7% (2024) · Czechia: 18.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Czechia’s
Canada: 83% (2025) · Czechia: 59% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 2.4 times as much on health per person as Czechia
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Czechia: $2,693 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 2.1 years longer than in Czechia
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Czechia: 80 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Canada is 2.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 54% more doctors per person than Canada
Canada: 2.8 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 Canada
Canada: 2.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 45% higher than in Canada
Canada: 8.4 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 27% in Canada
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Czechia: 31.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 11% in Canada
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Czechia: 28.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.08 points higher than in Canada
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Czechia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 46% more alcohol than in Canada
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 15% more meat per person than Czechia
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 206 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 43 more hours a year than in Canada
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 0.91 years longer than in Czechia
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Czechia: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 2.8 times as many tourists per resident as Canada (2019)
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Czechia: 1.37 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Canada has 5 more World Heritage sites than Czechia (22 against 17)
Canada: 22 (2026) · Czechia: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Canada has won 597 Olympic medals, Czechia 111
Canada: 597 (2026 edition) · Czechia: 111 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Canada: 94% (2024) · Czechia: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Canada is 91% faster than in Czechia
Canada: 357 Mbps (2026) · Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Canada and Czechia are practically level
Canada: 100% (2024) · Czechia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Canada: 83% (2025) · Czechia: 73% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94
Canada: 94 (2024) · Czechia: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 5.1 times as long as Czechia’s
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Czechia: 9,357 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Czechia: 0.2 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 42% of Canada, but only 38% of Czechia
Canada: 42% (2024) · Czechia: 38.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 91% more CO₂ than someone in Czechia
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Czechia: 7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
64% of Canada’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Czechia: 16.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Czechia carries 73% more fine dust than in Canada
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Canada as in Czechia
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Canada are 7% deadlier than in Czechia
Canada: 7.6 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Czechia is on average 12.4 °C warmer than Canada
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 18% more rain than Canada
Canada: 683 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 Canada bigger than Czechia?
Canada is larger. Czechia fits inside Canada 198 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Czechia?
Canada has 3.8 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Czechia?
People in Canada live 2.1 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 80.0 in Czechia.
Are people taller in Canada or Czechia?
Men in Czechia are 2.4 cm taller than in Canada (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
