Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Finland 4.3 times.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Finland: 338,480 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Czechia’s highest peak towers 274 m above Finland’s.
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Czechia has 93% more people than Finland.
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Finland: 5.65 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 7.6 times as densely populated as Finland.
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Finland: 19 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Czechia and Finland are practically level.
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Finland: 180.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 1.5 cm taller than in Finland.
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Finland: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
Finland and Czechia are practically level.
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Finland: 42.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Czechia have 0.1 more children on average than in Finland.
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 21% in Czechia.
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Finland: 24.2% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Finland: 8.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Czechia and Finland are practically level.
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Finland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 23% larger than Finland’s.
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Finland: $317 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 9% more per person than Czechia.
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Finland: Int$65,885 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Finland than in Czechia (Gini 1.7 points higher).
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Finland: 27.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 2.8% in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Finland: 9.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland and Czechia are practically level.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Finland: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Czechia’s.
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Finland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 2 times as much on health per person as Czechia.
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Finland: $5,515 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 2.4 years longer than in Czechia.
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Finland: 82.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Czechia is 11% more likely to die before turning one than in Finland.
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 21% more doctors per person than Finland.
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 26% in Finland.
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Finland: 26.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 21% in Finland.
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Finland: 21.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 0.94 points higher than in Czechia.
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Finland: 7.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 44% more alcohol than in Finland.
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Finland: 9.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 19% more meat per person than Finland.
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Finland: 69.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 39 kcal more food per person per day than Finland.
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 277 more hours a year than in Finland.
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Finland: 1,497 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Finland and Czechia are practically level.
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Finland: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 72% more tourists per resident than Finland (2019).
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Finland: 0.8 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 88% in Czechia.
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Finland: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Finland are practically level.
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Finland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia.
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Finland: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Finland 126.
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Finland: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 58% longer than Finland’s.
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Finland: 5,918 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 9.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia.
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Finland: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 35% of Czechia.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Finland: 73.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 33% more CO₂ than someone in Finland.
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Finland: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
56% of Finland’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Finland: 56.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Czechia carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 28% more likely to be murdered in Finland than in Czechia.
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Finland: 1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Czechia are 24% deadlier than in Finland.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Czechia is on average 5.9 °C warmer than Finland.
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 6% more rain than Finland.
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Finland?
Finland is larger. Czechia fits inside Finland 4.3 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Finland?
Czechia has 93% more people than Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Finland?
People in Finland live 2.4 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 82.3 in Finland.
Are people taller in Czechia or Finland?
Czechia and Finland are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).