Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Colombia 14 times
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2024) · Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 4,128 m above Czechia’s
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 37% of Colombia
Colombia: 36.5% (2024) · Czechia: 45.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Colombia has 4.9 times as many people as Czechia
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Czechia: 10.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 2.9 times as densely populated as Colombia
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Czechia: 141 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 9.3 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 10.0 cm taller than in Colombia
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Czechia: 168 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 11 years older than in Colombia
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Czechia: 42.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Colombia have 0.3 more children on average than in Czechia
Colombia: 1.63 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 10% in Colombia
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Czechia: 21.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 1,326 times as many refugees per resident as Colombia
Colombia: 0.027 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, Colombia 0.4
Colombia: 0.4 (2026) · Czechia: 5.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Colombia 1
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Czechia: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 17% larger than Czechia’s
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Czechia: $391 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 2.7 times as much per person as Colombia
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Czechia (Gini 28.7 points higher)
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Czechia: 25.7 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
8.5% of people in Colombia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Czechia
Colombia: 8.5% (2024) · Czechia: 0% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Czechia: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.2% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.8%
Colombia: 3.2% (2025) · Czechia: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Colombia’s 15%
Colombia: 15.2% (2024) · Czechia: 18.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Colombia’s
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Czechia: 59% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 4.2 times as much on health per person as Colombia
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Czechia: $2,693 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 2.1 years longer than in Colombia
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Czechia: 80 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Colombia is 5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 72% more doctors per person than Colombia
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 3.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Colombia
Colombia: 1.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 79% higher than in Colombia
Colombia: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 25% in Colombia
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Czechia: 31.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Czechia: 28.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.78 points higher than in Colombia
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Czechia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 2.8 times as much alcohol as in Colombia
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 31% more meat per person than Colombia
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 258 kcal more food per person per day than Colombia
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 696 more hours a year than in Czechia
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 3.9 years longer than in Colombia
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Czechia: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Colombia (2019)
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Czechia: 1.37 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 8 more World Heritage sites than Colombia (17 against 9)
Colombia: 9 (2026) · Czechia: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Colombia 38
Colombia: 38 (2026 edition) · Czechia: 111 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 79% in Colombia
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Czechia: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Colombia is 32% faster than in Czechia
Colombia: 246 Mbps (2026) · Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Czechia have electricity, versus 99% in Colombia
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Czechia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Czechia: 73% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Czechia: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 4.4 times as long as Colombia’s
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Czechia: 9,357 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Czechia: 0.2 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of Colombia, but only 38% of Czechia
Colombia: 53.7% (2024) · Czechia: 38.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Colombia
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Czechia: 7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
77% of Colombia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Czechia: 16.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Colombia carries 25% more fine dust than in Czechia
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 32 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Czechia
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Colombia are 3.8 times as deadly as in Czechia
Colombia: 26.7 per 100k (2023) · Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Colombia is on average 15.0 °C warmer than Czechia
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 3.9 times as much rain as Czechia
Colombia: 3,155 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 Colombia bigger than Czechia?
Colombia is larger. Czechia fits inside Colombia 14 times.
Which has more people, Colombia or Czechia?
Colombia has 4.9 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Czechia?
People in Czechia live 2.1 years longer than in Colombia. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 80.0 in Czechia.
Are people taller in Colombia or Czechia?
Men in Czechia are 9.3 cm taller than in Colombia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).