Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia is 90% bigger than the Netherlands.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Netherlands: 41,540 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 451 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Czechia’s highest peak towers 740 m above the Netherlands’.
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Netherlands: 862 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The Netherlands has 66% more people than Czechia.
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Netherlands: 18.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Netherlands is 3.8 times as densely populated as Czechia.
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Netherlands: 537 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Netherlands are 2.6 cm taller than in Czechia.
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 183.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Netherlands are 2.4 cm taller than in Czechia.
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Netherlands: 170.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 1.3 years older than in the Netherlands.
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Netherlands: 41.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Netherlands have 0.1 more children on average than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Netherlands: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Czechia and the Netherlands are practically level.
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Netherlands: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The Netherlands has produced 11.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Netherlands: 11.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, the Netherlands 1.
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Netherlands: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The Netherlands’ economy is 3.4 times the size of Czechia’s.
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Netherlands: $1.33 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Netherlands produces 44% more per person than Czechia.
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Netherlands: Int$87,320 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Czechia and the Netherlands are practically level.
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Netherlands: 25.7 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.9% in the Netherlands, versus 2.8% in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Netherlands: 3.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia and the Netherlands are practically level.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Netherlands: 1.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Netherlands’ price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Czechia’s.
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Netherlands: 84% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Netherlands spends 2.5 times as much on health per person as Czechia.
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Netherlands: $6,845 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the Netherlands live 2 years longer than in Czechia.
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Netherlands: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Netherlands is 62% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 12% more doctors per person than the Netherlands.
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Netherlands: 3.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 17% in the Netherlands.
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Netherlands: 16.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 21% in the Netherlands.
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Netherlands: 20.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the Netherlands rate their lives 0.40 points higher than in Czechia.
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Netherlands: 7.22 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 58% more alcohol than in the Netherlands.
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Netherlands: 8.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 15% more meat per person than the Netherlands.
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Netherlands: 71.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Netherlands has 83 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia.
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Netherlands: 3,467 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 335 more hours a year than in the Netherlands.
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Netherlands: 1,439 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 0.29 years longer than in the Netherlands.
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Netherlands: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 51% more tourists per resident than the Netherlands (2019).
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Netherlands: 0.91 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in the Netherlands are online, versus 88% in Czechia.
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Netherlands: 97% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and the Netherlands are practically level.
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Netherlands: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
96% of people in the Netherlands live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia.
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Netherlands: 96% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Netherlands has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127.
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Netherlands: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 3.1 times as long as the Netherlands’.
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Netherlands: 3,041 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Netherlands fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia.
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Netherlands: 2.29 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Czechia, but only 11% of the Netherlands.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Netherlands: 11.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 12% more CO₂ than someone in the Netherlands.
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Netherlands: 6.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
51% of the Netherlands’ electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Netherlands: 51.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Czechia carries 26% more fine dust than in the Netherlands.
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Netherlands: 9.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11% more likely to be murdered in Czechia than in the Netherlands.
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Netherlands: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Czechia are 53% deadlier than in the Netherlands.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Netherlands: 3.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Netherlands is on average 1.8 °C warmer than Czechia.
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 11.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Netherlands gets 10% more rain than Czechia.
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Netherlands: 887 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than the Netherlands?
Czechia is larger. Czechia is 90% bigger than the Netherlands.
Which has more people, Czechia or the Netherlands?
The Netherlands has 66% more people than Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or the Netherlands?
People in the Netherlands live 2 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 82.0 in the Netherlands.
Are people taller in Czechia or the Netherlands?
Men in the Netherlands are 2.6 cm taller than in Czechia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
