Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala is 38% bigger than Czechia.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Guatemala 1.1.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Guatemala: 1.1 (2025)
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 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 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Guatemala: 0.4% (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 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)
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)
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 35% of Czechia, but only 33% of Guatemala.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Guatemala: 32.6% (2023)
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 2.4 times as deadly as in Czechia.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).