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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Czechia fits inside Malaysia 4.2 times

Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Malaysia: 330,534 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Malaysia’s highest peak towers 2,493 m above Czechia’s

Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 25% of Malaysia

Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Malaysia: 24.8% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Malaysia has 3.3 times as many people as Czechia

Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Malaysia: 36 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Czechia is 29% more densely populated than Malaysia

Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Czechia are 12.0 cm taller than in Malaysia

Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Malaysia: 169.2 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Czechia are 10.9 cm taller than in Malaysia

Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Malaysia: 157.1 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Czechia is 13 years older than in Malaysia

Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Malaysia have 0.2 more children on average than in Czechia

Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 8.0% in Malaysia

Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Malaysia: 8% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Czechia hosts 8.7 times as many refugees per resident as Malaysia

Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Malaysia: 4.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Malaysia none

Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Malaysia: 0 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Czechia and Malaysia are practically level

Czechia: 2 (2026) · Malaysia: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Malaysia’s economy is 21% larger than Czechia’s

Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Malaysia: $472 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Czechia produces 46% more per person than Malaysia

Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Malaysia than in Czechia (Gini 15 points higher)

Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Malaysia: 40.7 (2021)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Czechia and Malaysia are practically level

Czechia: 0% (2023) · Malaysia: 0% (2021)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.8% in Malaysia, versus 2.8% in Czechia

Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Malaysia: 3.8% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Czechia spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Malaysia 1.0%

Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Malaysia: 1% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Malaysia’s 12%

Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Malaysia: 12.4% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Malaysia’s

Czechia: 59% (2025) · Malaysia: 32% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Czechia spends 6 times as much on health per person as Malaysia

Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Malaysia: $450 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Czechia live 3.2 years longer than in Malaysia

Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Malaysia: 76.8 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Malaysia is 3.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia

Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Czechia has 86% more doctors per person than Malaysia

Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Czechia has 3.3 times as many hospital beds per person as Malaysia

Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Malaysia: 2 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Czechia is 2.4 times that in Malaysia

Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Malaysia: 5 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 24% in Malaysia

Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Malaysia: 23.6% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 17% in Malaysia

Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Malaysia: 16.9% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Czechia rate their lives 0.82 points higher than in Malaysia

Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Malaysia: 6.01 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Czechia drink 17 times as much alcohol as in Malaysia

Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Czechia has 19% more meat per person than Malaysia

Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Czechia has 458 kcal more food per person per day than Malaysia

Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Malaysia put in 533 more hours a year than in Czechia

Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Czechia went to school 1.9 years longer than in Malaysia

Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Czechia welcomed 4.7 times as many tourists per resident as Malaysia (2019)

Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Malaysia: 0.29 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Czechia has 11 more World Heritage sites than Malaysia (17 against 6)

Czechia: 17 (2026) · Malaysia: 6 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Malaysia 15

Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Malaysia: 15 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 88% in Czechia

Czechia: 88% (2024) · Malaysia: 98% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Malaysia is 44% faster than in Czechia

Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Malaysia: 269 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Czechia and Malaysia are practically level

Czechia: 100% (2024) · Malaysia: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

77% of people in Malaysia live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia

Czechia: 73% (2025) · Malaysia: 77% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127

Czechia: 127 (2024) · Malaysia: 140 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Czechia’s railway network is 5.7 times as long as Malaysia’s

Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Malaysia fly 6.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia

Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Malaysia: 1.3 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 38% of Czechia

Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Malaysia: 57.7% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Malaysia emits 16% more CO₂ than someone in Czechia

Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

21% of Malaysia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia

Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Malaysia: 20.7% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Malaysia carries 26% more fine dust than in Czechia

Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 5% more likely to be murdered in Czechia than in Malaysia

Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Malaysia are 2.3 times as deadly as in Czechia

Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Malaysia: 16.2 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Malaysia is on average 16.6 °C warmer than Czechia

Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Malaysia gets 3.8 times as much rain as Czechia

Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Czechia bigger than Malaysia?

Malaysia is larger. Czechia fits inside Malaysia 4.2 times.

Which has more people, Czechia or Malaysia?

Malaysia has 3.3 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Czechia or Malaysia?

People in Czechia live 3.2 years longer than in Malaysia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 76.8 in Malaysia.

Are people taller in Czechia or Malaysia?

Men in Czechia are 12.0 cm taller than in Malaysia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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