Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Czechia 3.6 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Israel: 22,070 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Israel: 273 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Israel’s highest peak towers 634 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 24% of Israel
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Israel: 23.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Czechia has 8% more people than Israel
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Israel: 10.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 3.3 times as densely populated as Czechia
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Israel: 468 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 5.2 cm taller than in Israel
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Israel: 176 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 5.7 cm taller than in Israel
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Israel: 162.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 14 years older than in Israel
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Israel: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.5 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 13% in Israel
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Israel: 12.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 289 times as many refugees per resident as Israel
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Israel: 5.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia and Israel are practically level
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Israel: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 56% larger than Czechia’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Israel: $611 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 1% more per person than Israel
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Israel: Int$59,717 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Czechia (Gini 12.6 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Israel: 38.3 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Israel and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Israel: 0.4% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.5% in Israel, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Israel: 3.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 7.8% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.8%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Israel: 7.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Czechia’s 19%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Israel: 23.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Czechia’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Israel: 101% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 46% more on health per person than Czechia
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Israel: $3,928 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 3.2 years longer than in Czechia
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Israel: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Israel is 29% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 15% more doctors per person than Israel
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Israel
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 77% higher than in Israel
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 23% in Israel
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Israel: 23.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 21% in Israel
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Israel: 21.2% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 0.37 points higher than in Czechia
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Israel: 7.19 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 3.2 times as much alcohol as in Israel
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Israel: 4.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 32% more meat per person than Czechia
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Israel: 108.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 370 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Israel put in 116 more hours a year than in Czechia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Israel: 1,890 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 0.57 years longer than in Czechia
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Israel: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Israel: 0.1 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 8 more World Heritage sites than Israel (17 against 9)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Israel: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Israel 20
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Israel: 20 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
Israel and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Israel: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 2.1 times as fast as in Czechia
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Israel: 392 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Israel are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Israel: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Israel: 92% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Israel: 177 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 5.4 times as long as Israel’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Israel: 1,720 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 3.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Israel: 0.73 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 6.8% of Israel
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Israel: 6.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 26% more CO₂ than someone in Israel
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Israel: 5.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Israel and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Israel: 16.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 69% more fine dust than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Israel as in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Czechia are 4% deadlier than in Israel
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel is on average 11.7 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 3.9 times as much rain as Israel
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Israel?
Czechia is larger. Israel fits inside Czechia 3.6 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Israel?
Czechia has 8% more people than Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Israel?
People in Israel live 3.2 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 83.2 in Israel.
Are people taller in Czechia or Israel?
Men in Czechia are 5.2 cm taller than in Israel (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
