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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Czechia fits inside Ethiopia 14 times.

Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,136,240 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Ethiopia’s highest peak towers 2,948 m above Czechia’s.

Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 12 times as many people as Czechia.

Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Ethiopia: 135 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Czechia is 18% more densely populated than Ethiopia.

Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Czechia are 12.3 cm taller than in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 168.8 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Czechia are 10.8 cm taller than in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Ethiopia: 157.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Czechia is 24 years older than in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.5 more children on average than in Czechia.

Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Ethiopia: 3.91 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Czechia has 2 official languages, Ethiopia 1.

Czechia: 2 (2026) · Ethiopia: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Czechia’s economy is 3.1 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Czechia produces 17 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Ethiopia than in Czechia (Gini 5.4 points higher).

Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Ethiopia and Czechia are practically level.

Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Czechia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Ethiopia 0.7%.

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

How expensive is it?

Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Ethiopia’s.

Czechia: 59% (2025) · Ethiopia: 26% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Czechia spends 77 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Ethiopia: $35 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Czechia live 12 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Ethiopia: 67.6 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 16 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia.

Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Czechia has 30 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Czechia rate their lives 2.84 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Czechia drink 6 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Czechia has 12 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Czechia has 826 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Czechia put in 175 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Czechia went to school 11 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Czechia welcomed 338 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Ethiopia: 0 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 88% (2024) · Ethiopia: 22% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Czechia have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 100% (2024) · Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024)

How many live in cities?

73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 73% (2025) · Ethiopia: 24% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Czechia: 127 (2024) · Ethiopia: 65 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Czechia’s railway network is 12 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Ethiopia: 754 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Czechia fly 77% more passengers per resident than those from Ethiopia.

Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 35% of Czechia, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Czechia emits 52 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.

Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Ethiopia: 100% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 67% more fine dust than in Czechia.

Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Ethiopia: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 3.4 times as deadly as in Czechia.

Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 14.5 °C warmer than Czechia.

Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 19% more rain than Czechia.

Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Czechia bigger than Ethiopia?

Ethiopia is larger. Czechia fits inside Ethiopia 14 times.

Which has more people, Czechia or Ethiopia?

Ethiopia has 12 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Czechia or Ethiopia?

People in Czechia live 12 years longer than in Ethiopia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 67.6 in Ethiopia.

Are people taller in Czechia or Ethiopia?

Men in Czechia are 12.3 cm taller than in Ethiopia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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