Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Egypt 13 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Egypt’s highest peak towers 1,027 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 4.2% of Egypt
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Egypt: 4.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 11 times as many people as Czechia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Egypt: 118 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 19% more densely populated than Egypt
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Egypt: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 6.6 cm taller than in Egypt
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 7.1 cm taller than in Egypt
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 19 years older than in Egypt
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Egypt: 24 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 1.4 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 5.3% in Egypt
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Egypt: 5.3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 20 times as many refugees per resident as Egypt
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Egypt: 1.9 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Egypt: 0.5 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Egypt 1
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 7% larger than Egypt’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Egypt: $365 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 3 times as much per person as Egypt
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Egypt than in Czechia (Gini 2.8 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Egypt: 28.5 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.4% of people in Egypt live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Czechia
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Egypt: 1.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Egypt: 6.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.6%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Egypt: 0.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Egypt’s 13%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Egypt: 12.5% (2015)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 3.9× Egypt’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Egypt: 15% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 19 times as much on health per person as Egypt
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Egypt: $141 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 8.2 years longer than in Egypt
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Egypt: 71.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 9.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 6.5 times as many doctors per person as Egypt
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 6.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Egypt
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Egypt: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 15 times that in Egypt
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 32% in Czechia
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Egypt: 42.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 25% in Egypt
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Egypt: 25% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 2.96 points higher than in Egypt
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Egypt: 3.86 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 131 times as much alcohol as in Egypt
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 3 times as much meat per person as Egypt
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 290 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 594 more hours a year than in Czechia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 2.8 years longer than in Egypt
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Egypt: 10.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 13 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Egypt: 0.1 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 10 more World Heritage sites than Egypt (17 against 7)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Egypt: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Egypt 41
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Egypt: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 75% in Egypt
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Egypt: 75% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Czechia is 2.3 times as fast as in Egypt
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Egypt: 80 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Egypt are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Egypt: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Egypt: 43% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Egypt: 97 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 82% longer than Egypt’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Egypt: 5,153 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Czechia fly 42% more passengers per resident than those from Egypt
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Egypt: 0.14 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 0.0% of Egypt
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Egypt: 0% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 3.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Egypt
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Egypt: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Czechia’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Egypt: 13% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 71% more likely to be murdered in Egypt than in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Egypt are 75% deadlier than in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Egypt: 12.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 14.1 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 66 times as much rain as Egypt
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Egypt?
Egypt is larger. Czechia fits inside Egypt 13 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Egypt?
Egypt has 11 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Egypt?
People in Czechia live 8.2 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 71.8 in Egypt.
Are people taller in Czechia or Egypt?
Men in Czechia are 6.6 cm taller than in Egypt (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).