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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Czechia fits inside Egypt 13 times.

Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Egypt 0.5.

Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Egypt: 0.5 (2025)

How many official languages?

Czechia has 2 official languages, Egypt 1.

Czechia: 2 (2026) · Egypt: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Egypt 0.7%.

Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Egypt: 0.7% (2024)

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 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)

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)

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 35% of Czechia, but only 0.0% of Egypt.

Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Egypt: 0% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 81% deadlier than in Czechia.

Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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