Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside the DR Congo 30 times.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · DR Congo: 2,344,860 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 3,508 m above Czechia’s.
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 10 times as many people as Czechia.
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · DR Congo: 113 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 2.8 times as densely populated as the DR Congo.
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 12.6 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 11.7 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 27 years older than in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 4.6 more children on average than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · DR Congo: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the DR Congo 0.1.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · DR Congo: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Czechia 2.
Czechia: 2 (2026) · DR Congo: 5 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 4.3 times the size of the DR Congo’s.
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · DR Congo: $91 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 32 times as much per person as the DR Congo.
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Czechia (Gini 19 points higher).
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · DR Congo: 44.7 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.4% in the DR Congo, versus 2.8% in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · DR Congo: 4.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, the DR Congo 1.2%.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · DR Congo: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× the DR Congo’s.
Czechia: 59% (2025) · DR Congo: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 115 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo.
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · DR Congo: $23 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 18 years longer than in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 27 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 21 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo.
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · DR Congo: 5.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 12% in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · DR Congo: 12.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 3.06 points higher than in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · DR Congo: 3.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 8.5 times as much alcohol as in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 24 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo.
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 1,369 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo.
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the DR Congo put in 67 more hours a year than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 5.6 years longer than in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 266 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019).
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 88% (2024) · DR Congo: 20% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Czechia have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 100% (2024) · DR Congo: 22.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 73% (2025) · DR Congo: 45% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59.
Czechia: 127 (2024) · DR Congo: 59 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 2.6 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Czechia fly 20 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo.
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of the DR Congo, but only 35% of Czechia.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · DR Congo: 54.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 130 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo.
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · DR Congo: 100% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in Czechia.
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · DR Congo: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 3.1 times as deadly as in Czechia.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · DR Congo: 16.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 15.4 °C warmer than Czechia.
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 82% more rain than Czechia.
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than the DR Congo?
The DR Congo is larger. Czechia fits inside the DR Congo 30 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or the DR Congo?
The DR Congo has 10 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or the DR Congo?
People in Czechia live 18 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 62.1 in the DR Congo.
Are people taller in Czechia or the DR Congo?
Men in Czechia are 12.6 cm taller than in the DR Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
