CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Czechia fits inside Germany 4.5 times

Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Germany: 357,680 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Germany’s highest peak towers 1,361 m above Czechia’s

Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 47% of Germany, versus 46% of Czechia

Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Germany: 47.4% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Germany has 7.7 times as many people as Czechia

Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Germany: 83.5 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Germany is 69% more densely populated than Czechia

Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Germany: 239 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Czechia are 0.9 cm taller than in Germany

Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Germany: 180.3 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Czechia are 1.8 cm taller than in Germany

Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Germany: 166.2 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Germany is 2.4 years older than in Czechia

Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Germany: 45.1 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Czechia and Germany are practically level

Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 21% in Czechia

Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Germany: 23.7% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Czechia hosts 14% more refugees per resident than Germany

Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Germany: 31.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Germany has produced 10.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5

Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Germany: 10.3 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Czechia has 2 official languages, Germany 1

Czechia: 2 (2026) · Germany: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Germany’s economy is 13 times the size of Czechia’s

Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Germany produces 25% more per person than Czechia

Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Germany: Int$75,407 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Germany than in Czechia (Gini 8 points higher)

Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Germany: 33.7 (2022)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

0.7% of people in Germany live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Czechia

Czechia: 0% (2023) · Germany: 0.7% (2022)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.7% in Germany, versus 2.8% in Czechia

Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Germany: 3.7% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Germany and Czechia are practically level

Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Germany: 2.3% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Germany’s 11%

Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Germany: 10.9% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Czechia’s

Czechia: 59% (2025) · Germany: 80% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Germany spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as Czechia

Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Germany: $6,849 (2024)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Germany live 0.81 years longer than in Czechia

Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Germany: 80.8 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Germany is 48% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia

Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Germany has 4% more doctors per person than Czechia

Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Germany has 15% more hospital beds per person than Czechia

Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Germany: 7.6 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Czechia is 22% higher than in Germany

Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 10 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 24% in Germany

Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Germany: 24.5% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 22% in Germany

Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Germany: 22% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Germany rate their lives 0.06 points higher than in Czechia

Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Germany: 6.88 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Czechia drink 24% more alcohol than in Germany

Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Germany: 10.9 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Czechia has 16% more meat per person than Germany

Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Germany: 70.7 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Germany has 150 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia

Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Czechia put in 439 more hours a year than in Germany

Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Germany: 1,335 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Germany went to school 1.3 years longer than in Czechia

Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Germany: 14.3 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Czechia welcomed 3.1 times as many tourists per resident as Germany (2019)

Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Germany: 0.45 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Germany has 38 more World Heritage sites than Czechia (55 against 17)

Czechia: 17 (2026) · Germany: 55 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Germany has won 980 Olympic medals, Czechia 111

Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Germany: 980 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

94% of people in Germany are online, versus 88% in Czechia

Czechia: 88% (2024) · Germany: 94% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Germany and Czechia are nearly identical here

Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Germany: 187 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Czechia and Germany are practically level

Czechia: 100% (2024) · Germany: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia

Czechia: 73% (2025) · Germany: 82% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127

Czechia: 127 (2024) · Germany: 129 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Germany’s railway network is 3.6 times as long as Czechia’s

Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Germany: 33,401 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Germany fly 4.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia

Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Germany: 0.96 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 33% of Germany

Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Germany: 32.8% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Czechia emits 4% more CO₂ than someone in Germany

Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Germany: 6.8 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

59% of Germany’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia

Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Germany: 59.1% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Czechia carries 33% more fine dust than in Germany

Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 19% more likely to be murdered in Germany than in Czechia

Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Czechia are 31% deadlier than in Germany

Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Germany: 5.4 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Germany is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Czechia

Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Germany gets 8% more rain than Czechia

Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Czechia bigger than Germany?

Germany is larger. Czechia fits inside Germany 4.5 times.

Which has more people, Czechia or Germany?

Germany has 7.7 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Czechia or Germany?

People in Germany live 0.81 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 80.8 in Germany.

Are people taller in Czechia or Germany?

Men in Czechia are 0.9 cm taller than in Germany (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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