Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Poland 4 times.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
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)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 19% more densely populated than Poland.
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Czechia and Poland are practically level.
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
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)
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)
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)
How many people are 65 or older?
Czechia and Poland are practically level.
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Poland 1.
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 11% more per person than Poland.
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
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)
How many people are looking for work?
Poland and Czechia are practically level.
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.9%.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)
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
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 34% more on health per person than Poland.
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 26% in Poland.
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 88% in Czechia.
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Poland are practically level.
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 60% in Poland.
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127.
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
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)
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
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Czechia, but only 31% of Poland.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
Poland and Czechia are nearly identical here.
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Poland are 25% deadlier than in Czechia.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 6% more rain than Poland.
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
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).
