Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside New Zealand 3.4 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Czechia’s highest peak towers 1,572 m above New Zealand’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 37% of New Zealand
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · New Zealand: 36.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Czechia has 2 times as many people as New Zealand
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 7 times as densely populated as New Zealand
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 3.5 cm taller than in New Zealand
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 3.3 cm taller than in New Zealand
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 5.4 years older than in New Zealand
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in New Zealand have 0.2 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 18% in New Zealand
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 90 times as many refugees per resident as New Zealand
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · New Zealand: 0.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2026)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Czechia 2
Czechia: 2 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 48% larger than New Zealand’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 5% more per person than New Zealand
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · New Zealand: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Czechia: 0% (2023) · New Zealand: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in New Zealand, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.1%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · New Zealand: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
New Zealand’s central government collects 30% of GDP in tax, Czechia’s 19%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · New Zealand: 29.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Czechia’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 87% more on health per person than Czechia
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 2 years longer than in Czechia
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · New Zealand: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in New Zealand is 90% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 21% more doctors per person than New Zealand
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 2.6 times as many hospital beds per person as New Zealand
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · New Zealand: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in New Zealand is 7% higher than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 13 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 32% in Czechia
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 0.17 points higher than in Czechia
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 53% more alcohol than in New Zealand
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 3% more meat per person than New Zealand
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 263 kcal more food per person per day than New Zealand
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 67 more hours a year than in New Zealand
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 0.08 years longer than in New Zealand
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 2.3 times as many tourists per resident as New Zealand (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 14 more World Heritage sites than New Zealand (17 against 3)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
New Zealand has won 166 Olympic medals, Czechia 111
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 166 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Czechia: 88% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in New Zealand is 46% faster than in Czechia
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · New Zealand: 272 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and New Zealand are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Czechia: 73% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127
Czechia: 127 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as New Zealand’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of New Zealand, but only 38% of Czechia
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · New Zealand: 38.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 13% more CO₂ than someone in New Zealand
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Czechia carries 73% more fine dust than in New Zealand
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 90% more likely to be murdered in New Zealand than in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in New Zealand are 54% deadlier than in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 10.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
New Zealand is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 2 times as much rain as Czechia
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than New Zealand?
New Zealand is larger. Czechia fits inside New Zealand 3.4 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or New Zealand?
Czechia has 2 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or New Zealand?
People in New Zealand live 2 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 82.0 in New Zealand.
Are people taller in Czechia or New Zealand?
Men in Czechia are 3.5 cm taller than in New Zealand (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).