Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal is 17% bigger than Czechia
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Portugal’s highest peak towers 749 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 41% of Portugal
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Portugal: 41.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Czechia and Portugal are nearly identical here
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 20% more densely populated than Portugal
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 6.8 cm taller than in Portugal
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 6.7 cm taller than in Portugal
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Portugal is 3.5 years older than in Czechia
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Portugal and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 21% in Czechia
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 5.6 times as many refugees per resident as Portugal
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Portugal: 6.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Portugal 1.9
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Portugal: 1.9 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Portugal 1
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 13% larger than Portugal’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 14% more per person than Portugal
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Portugal than in Czechia (Gini 8.2 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Portugal and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Portugal: 0.4% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.2% in Portugal, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia and Portugal are practically level
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Portugal: 1.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Portugal’s central government collects 22% of GDP in tax, Czechia’s 19%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Portugal: 22.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Czechia’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Portugal spends 10% more on health per person than Czechia
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Portugal live 2.4 years longer than in Czechia
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Portugal is 29% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Portugal has 34% more doctors per person than Czechia
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 88% more hospital beds per person than Portugal
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Portugal: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 42% higher than in Portugal
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 8.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 23% in Portugal
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Portugal and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.79 points higher than in Portugal
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Portugal drink 2% more alcohol than in Czechia
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Portugal has 21% more meat per person than Czechia
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Portugal has 169 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 39 more hours a year than in Portugal
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 3.3 years longer than in Portugal
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Portugal welcomed 2 times as many tourists per resident as Czechia (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia and Portugal are practically level
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Portugal: 17 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Portugal 32
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Portugal: 32 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Portugal is 77% faster than in Czechia
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Portugal: 330 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Portugal are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 61% in Portugal
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Portugal 124
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 3.7 times as long as Portugal’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Portugal fly 8.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 37% of Portugal
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Portugal: 36.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Portugal
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
81% of Portugal’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Portugal: 81% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Czechia carries 15% more fine dust than in Portugal
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7% more likely to be murdered in Czechia than in Portugal
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Portugal are 55% deadlier than in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Portugal: 11 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Portugal is on average 6.4 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 4% more rain than Portugal
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Portugal?
Portugal is larger. Portugal is 17% bigger than Czechia.
Which has more people, Czechia or Portugal?
Czechia and Portugal are nearly identical here (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Portugal?
People in Portugal live 2.4 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 82.4 in Portugal.
Are people taller in Czechia or Portugal?
Men in Czechia are 6.8 cm taller than in Portugal (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).