Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece is 67% bigger than Czechia.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Greece: 131,960 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Greece’s highest peak towers 1,315 m above Czechia’s.
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Czechia has 5% more people than Greece.
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Greece: 10.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 75% more densely populated than Greece.
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Greece: 81 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 1.9 cm taller than in Greece.
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Greece: 179.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 2.2 cm taller than in Greece.
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Greece: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 3 years older than in Czechia.
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Greece: 45.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Czechia have 0.1 more children on average than in Greece.
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 21% in Czechia.
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Greece: 24.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Greece 1.0.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Greece: 1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Greece 1.
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Greece: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 39% larger than Greece’s.
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Greece: $281 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 34% more per person than Greece.
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Greece: Int$45,264 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Greece than in Czechia (Gini 7.7 points higher).
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Greece: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 2.8% in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Greece: 8.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.9%.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Greece: 3.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece and Czechia are nearly identical here.
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Greece: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 37% more on health per person than Greece.
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Greece: $1,963 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 1.9 years longer than in Czechia.
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Greece: 81.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Greece is 52% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 51% more doctors per person than Czechia.
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 32% in Czechia.
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Greece: 33.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 28% in Czechia.
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Greece: 30.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 1.12 points higher than in Greece.
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Greece: 5.70 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 58% more alcohol than in Greece.
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Greece: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia and Greece are nearly identical here.
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Greece: 82 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia and Greece are practically level.
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 119 more hours a year than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Greece: 1,893 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 1.4 years longer than in Greece.
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Greece: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 94% more tourists per resident than Czechia (2019).
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Greece: 2.67 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 86% in Greece.
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Greece: 86% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Greece are practically level.
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Greece: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia.
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Greece: 79% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114.
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Greece: 114 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 4 times as long as Greece’s.
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Greece: 2,339 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 9.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia.
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Greece: 1.83 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Czechia, but only 30% of Greece.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Greece: 30.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 33% more CO₂ than someone in Greece.
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Greece: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Greece: 49.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Greece carries 25% more fine dust than in Czechia.
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9% more likely to be murdered in Greece than in Czechia.
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Greece are 40% deadlier than in Czechia.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Greece is on average 6.3 °C warmer than Czechia.
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia and Greece are nearly identical here.
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Greece?
Greece is larger. Greece is 67% bigger than Czechia.
Which has more people, Czechia or Greece?
Czechia has 5% more people than Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Greece?
People in Greece live 1.9 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 81.8 in Greece.
Are people taller in Czechia or Greece?
Men in Czechia are 1.9 cm taller than in Greece (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).