Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala is 38% bigger than Czechia
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Guatemala: 108,889 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Guatemala’s highest peak towers 2,618 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Guatemala and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Guatemala: 46% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Guatemala has 72% more people than Czechia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 24% more densely populated than Czechia
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 16.8 cm taller than in Guatemala
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 17.1 cm taller than in Guatemala
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 20 years older than in Guatemala
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Guatemala have 0.9 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 5.0% in Guatemala
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Guatemala: 5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 428 times as many refugees per resident as Guatemala
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Guatemala: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Guatemala 1.1
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Guatemala: 1.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Guatemala 1
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Guatemala: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Guatemala’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Guatemala: $123 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 4 times as much per person as Guatemala
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Czechia (Gini 19.5 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Guatemala: 45.2 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
9.7% of people in Guatemala live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Czechia
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Guatemala: 9.7% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Czechia and Guatemala are practically level
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Guatemala: 2.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.5%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Guatemala: 0.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Guatemala’s 12%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Guatemala: 11.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Guatemala’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Guatemala: 43% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 6.9 times as much on health per person as Guatemala
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Guatemala: $392 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 7.2 years longer than in Guatemala
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Guatemala is 8.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 3.4 times as many doctors per person as Guatemala
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 15 times as many hospital beds per person as Guatemala
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Guatemala: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 2.2 times that in Guatemala
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 5.5 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 27% in Guatemala
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Guatemala: 26.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 11% in Guatemala
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Guatemala: 11.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.29 points higher than in Guatemala
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Guatemala: 6.53 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 4.4 times as much alcohol as in Guatemala
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 52% more meat per person than Guatemala
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 561 kcal more food per person per day than Guatemala
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 376 more hours a year than in Czechia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 7.1 years longer than in Guatemala
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Guatemala (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Guatemala: 0.08 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 13 more World Heritage sites than Guatemala (17 against 4)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Guatemala: 4 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Guatemala 3
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Guatemala: 3 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 60% in Guatemala
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Guatemala: 60% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Czechia is 26% faster than in Guatemala
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Guatemala: 149 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Czechia have electricity, versus 91% in Guatemala
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Guatemala: 90.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 56% in Guatemala
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Guatemala: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Guatemala: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 12 times as long as Guatemala’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Guatemala: 800 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Czechia fly 17 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Guatemala: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 33% of Guatemala
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Guatemala: 33.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 6.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Guatemala
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Guatemala’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Guatemala: 68.3% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 30 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Guatemala are 3 times as deadly as in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Guatemala: 21.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Guatemala is on average 14.3 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 2.2 times as much rain as Czechia
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Guatemala?
Guatemala is larger. Guatemala is 38% bigger than Czechia.
Which has more people, Czechia or Guatemala?
Guatemala has 72% more people than Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Guatemala?
People in Czechia live 7.2 years longer than in Guatemala. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 72.7 in Guatemala.
Are people taller in Czechia or Guatemala?
Men in Czechia are 16.8 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).