Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Norway 7.9 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Norway: 624,500 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Norway’s highest peak towers 867 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 2.7% of Norway
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Norway: 2.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Czechia has 94% more people than Norway
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 9.2 times as densely populated as Norway
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Czechia and Norway are practically level
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Norway: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 1.5 cm taller than in Norway
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Norway: 166.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 3.2 years older than in Norway
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Norway have 0.1 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 19% in Norway
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 64% more refugees per resident than Norway
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Norway: 22.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Norway: 23.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Norway has 3 official languages, Czechia 2
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Norway’s economy is 36% larger than Czechia’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Norway produces 72% more per person than Czechia
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Norway than in Czechia (Gini 0.8 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Norway and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Norway: 0.2% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Norway, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Norway spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.8%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Norway: 3.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Norway’s central government collects 25% of GDP in tax, Czechia’s 19%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Norway: 24.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Czechia’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Norway spends 3.1 times as much on health per person as Czechia
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Norway live 3.2 years longer than in Czechia
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Norway: 83.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Czechia is 5% more likely to die before turning one than in Norway
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Norway has 14% more doctors per person than Czechia
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Norway
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Norway: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 5% higher than in Norway
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 11.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 21% in Norway
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 13% in Norway
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Norway rate their lives 0.42 points higher than in Czechia
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 94% more alcohol than in Norway
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 17% more meat per person than Norway
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Norway has 91 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 362 more hours a year than in Norway
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Norway went to school 0.15 years longer than in Czechia
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 50% more tourists per resident than Norway (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 9 more World Heritage sites than Norway (17 against 8)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Norway: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Norway has won 616 Olympic medals, Czechia 111
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Norway: 616 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
99% of people in Norway are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Norway is 23% faster than in Czechia
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Norway: 228 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Norway are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Norway: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in Norway live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as Norway’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Norway: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 33% of Norway
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Norway: 33.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 6% more CO₂ than someone in Norway
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Czechia carries 81% more fine dust than in Norway
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6% more likely to be murdered in Czechia than in Norway
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Czechia are 2.4 times as deadly as in Norway
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Norway: 2.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Czechia is on average 7.8 °C warmer than Norway
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Norway gets 56% more rain than Czechia
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Norway?
Norway is larger. Czechia fits inside Norway 7.9 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Norway?
Czechia has 94% more people than Norway (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Norway?
People in Norway live 3.2 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 83.2 in Norway.
Are people taller in Czechia or Norway?
Czechia and Norway are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
