Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia is 12% bigger than Ireland
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Ireland: 70,280 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Czechia’s highest peak towers 561 m above Ireland’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Ireland, versus 46% of Czechia
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Ireland: 65.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Czechia has 2 times as many people as Ireland
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Ireland: 5.48 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 77% more densely populated than Ireland
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Ireland: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 2.2 cm taller than in Ireland
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Ireland: 179 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 3.5 cm taller than in Ireland
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 4.3 years older than in Ireland
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Ireland: 38.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ireland have 0.1 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 16% in Ireland
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Ireland: 16.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 45% more refugees per resident than Ireland
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Ireland: 25.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Ireland: 9.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia and Ireland are practically level
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ireland’s economy is 85% larger than Czechia’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Ireland: $722 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 2.6 times as much per person as Czechia
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ireland than in Czechia (Gini 3.3 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Ireland: 29 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Ireland and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Ireland: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Ireland, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Ireland: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Ireland: 0.2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Ireland’s 18%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Ireland: 17.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Czechia’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Ireland: 85% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Czechia
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Ireland: $7,395 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 3 years longer than in Czechia
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Ireland: 83 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ireland is 62% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 12% more doctors per person than Ireland
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Ireland
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Ireland: 3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 69% higher than in Ireland
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Ireland: 7.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 31% in Ireland
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Ireland: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 18% in Ireland
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Ireland: 18.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ireland rate their lives 0.11 points higher than in Czechia
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Ireland: 6.93 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 32% more alcohol than in Ireland
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ireland has 20% more meat per person than Czechia
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 537 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 120 more hours a year than in Ireland
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 1.2 years longer than in Ireland
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Ireland: 11.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ireland welcomed 60% more tourists per resident than Czechia (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Ireland: 2.2 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 15 more World Heritage sites than Ireland (17 against 2)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Ireland: 2 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Ireland 42
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Ireland: 42 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Ireland: 97% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ireland is 61% faster than in Czechia
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Ireland: 300 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Ireland are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Ireland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 65% in Ireland
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Ireland: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Ireland: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 5.7 times as long as Ireland’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Ireland: 1,650 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 176 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Ireland: 35.11 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 12% of Ireland
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Ireland: 12% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 11% more CO₂ than someone in Ireland
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Ireland: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Ireland’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Ireland: 48.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Czechia carries 64% more fine dust than in Ireland
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 17% more likely to be murdered in Czechia than in Ireland
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Czechia are 37% deadlier than in Ireland
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Ireland: 5.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ireland is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ireland gets 41% more rain than Czechia
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Ireland?
Czechia is larger. Czechia is 12% bigger than Ireland.
Which has more people, Czechia or Ireland?
Czechia has 2 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Ireland?
People in Ireland live 3 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 83.0 in Ireland.
Are people taller in Czechia or Ireland?
Men in Czechia are 2.2 cm taller than in Ireland (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).