Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside India 42 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 46% of Czechia
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · India: 59.9% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 223 times as many refugees per resident as India
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · India: 0.2 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · India: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Czechia 2
Czechia: 2 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
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 2.7 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · India: 23 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.6% of people in India live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Czechia
Czechia: 0% (2023) · India: 2.6% (2023)
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: 1.8% (2025) · India: 2.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · India: 6.9% (2022)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 4.1 times as many hospital beds per person as India
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 25% higher than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · India: 15.3 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 28 more World Heritage sites than Czechia (45 against 17)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · India: 45 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, India 41
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · India: 41 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Czechia is 2.1 times as fast as in India
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · India: 91 Mbps (2026)
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 38% of Czechia, but only 24% of India
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · India: 24.4% (2024)
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)
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 3.6 times as deadly as in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · India: 25.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
