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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Czechia fits inside India 42 times.

Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

India’s highest peak towers 6,984 m above Czechia’s.

Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

India has 134 times as many people as Czechia.

Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)

How crowded is it?

India is 3.5 times as densely populated as Czechia.

Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Czechia are 14.7 cm taller than in India.

Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Czechia are 12.8 cm taller than in India.

Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Czechia is 15 years older than in India.

Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in India have 0.6 more children on average than in Czechia.

Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India.

Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.

Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · India: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

India has 3 official languages, Czechia 2.

Czechia: 2 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

India’s economy is 10 times the size of Czechia’s.

Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Czechia produces 5.1 times as much per person as India.

Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Czechia than in India (Gini 0.2 points higher).

Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · India: 25.5 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 2.8% in Czechia.

Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

India and Czechia are practically level.

Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · India: 2.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× India’s.

Czechia: 59% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Czechia spends 32 times as much on health per person as India.

Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · India: $85 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Czechia live 7.7 years longer than in India.

Czechia: 80 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in India is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia.

Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Czechia has 6 times as many doctors per person as India.

Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 8.0% in India.

Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 23% in India.

Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

People in Czechia rate their lives 2.29 points higher than in India.

Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Czechia drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in India.

Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Czechia has 10 times as much meat per person as India.

Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Czechia has 716 kcal more food per person per day than India.

Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in India put in 608 more hours a year than in Czechia.

Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Czechia went to school 6.1 years longer than in India.

Czechia: 13 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Czechia welcomed 203 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).

Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · India: 0.01 (2024)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 70% in India.

Czechia: 88% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

Czechia and India are practically level.

Czechia: 100% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)

How many live in cities?

73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 36% in India.

Czechia: 73% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.

Czechia: 127 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)

How much railway is there?

India’s railway network is 7.3 times as long as Czechia’s.

Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · India: 68,103 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Czechia fly 62% more passengers per resident than those from India.

Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 35% of Czechia, but only 25% of India.

Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · India: 24.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Czechia emits 3.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in India.

Czechia: 7 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

24% of India’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.

Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · India: 24.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in India carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Czechia.

Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in India as in Czechia.

Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in India are 2.8 times as deadly as in Czechia.

Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · India: 14.6 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

India is on average 15.0 °C warmer than Czechia.

Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

India gets 57% more rain than Czechia.

Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Czechia bigger than India?

India is larger. Czechia fits inside India 42 times.

Which has more people, Czechia or India?

India has 134 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Czechia or India?

People in Czechia live 7.7 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 72.2 in India.

Are people taller in Czechia or India?

Men in Czechia are 14.7 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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