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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Czechia fits inside Poland 4 times

Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Poland: 313,940 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Poland’s highest peak towers 897 m above Czechia’s

Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Poland and Czechia are practically level

Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Poland: 46.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Poland has 3.3 times as many people as Czechia

Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Czechia is 19% more densely populated than Poland

Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Czechia and Poland are practically level

Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Czechia are 2.2 cm taller than in Poland

Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Czechia is 1.4 years older than in Poland

Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

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

Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

Czechia and Poland are practically level

Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Czechia hosts 34% more refugees per resident than Poland

Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5

Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Poland: 7.7 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Czechia has 2 official languages, Poland 1

Czechia: 2 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Poland’s economy is 2.6 times the size of Czechia’s

Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Czechia produces 11% more per person than Poland

Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Poland than in Czechia (Gini 2.8 points higher)

Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

Poland and Czechia are practically level

Czechia: 0% (2023) · Poland: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Poland and Czechia are practically level

Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Poland spends 4.5% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.8%

Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Poland: 4.5% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Poland’s 17%

Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Poland: 17.4% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Poland’s

Czechia: 59% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Czechia spends 34% more on health per person than Poland

Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Czechia live 1.6 years longer than in Poland

Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Poland is 71% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia

Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Czechia has 8% more doctors per person than Poland

Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Czechia has 8% more hospital beds per person than Poland

Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Poland is 10% higher than in Czechia

Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 26% in Poland

Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 22% in Poland

Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Czechia rate their lives 0.05 points higher than in Poland

Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Czechia drink 17% more alcohol than in Poland

Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Poland has 1% more meat per person than Czechia

Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Poland has 346 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia

Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Poland put in 33 more hours a year than in Czechia

Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Poland went to school 0.25 years longer than in Czechia

Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Czechia welcomed 2.5 times as many tourists per resident as Poland (2019)

Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Poland has 1 more World Heritage site than Czechia (18 against 17)

Czechia: 17 (2026) · Poland: 18 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Poland has won 335 Olympic medals, Czechia 111

Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Poland: 335 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

89% of people in Poland are online, versus 88% in Czechia

Czechia: 88% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Poland is 55% faster than in Czechia

Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Poland: 288 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Czechia and Poland are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 60% in Poland

Czechia: 73% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127

Czechia: 127 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Poland’s railway network is 2 times as long as Czechia’s

Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Poland fly 21% more passengers per resident than those from Czechia

Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 31% of Poland

Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Poland: 31% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

Poland and Czechia are nearly identical here

Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

32% of Poland’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia

Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Poland carries 29% more fine dust than in Czechia

Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 4% more likely to be murdered in Poland than in Czechia

Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Poland are 62% deadlier than in Czechia

Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Poland is on average 0.3 °C warmer than Czechia

Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Czechia gets 6% more rain than Poland

Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

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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 Poland?

Poland is larger. Czechia fits inside Poland 4 times.

Which has more people, Czechia or Poland?

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

Where do people live longer, Czechia or Poland?

People in Czechia live 1.6 years longer than in Poland. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 78.4 in Poland.

Are people taller in Czechia or Poland?

Czechia and Poland are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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