Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Russia 217 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 4,040 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 13% of Russia
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 13 times as many people as Czechia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 16 times as densely populated as Russia
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 4.5 cm taller than in Russia
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 3.4 cm taller than in Russia
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 3.3 years older than in Russia
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Russia have 0.1 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 18% in Russia
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 441 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Russia 2.0
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Russia 1
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 6.6 times the size of Czechia’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 22% more per person than Russia
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Russia than in Czechia (Gini 7.3 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Russia and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.8% in Czechia, versus 2.1% in Russia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.8%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Russia’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 2.7 times as much on health per person as Russia
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 6.5 years longer than in Russia
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Russia is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 17% more doctors per person than Czechia
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 4% more hospital beds per person than Czechia
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 62% higher than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 21% in Russia
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 27% in Russia
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.99 points higher than in Russia
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 30% more alcohol than in Russia
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 3% more meat per person than Czechia
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 144 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Russia put in 313 more hours a year than in Czechia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 0.55 years longer than in Russia
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Russia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 16 more World Heritage sites than Czechia (33 against 17)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Czechia 111
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Russia are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 9.1 times as long as Czechia’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 3.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 38% of Czechia
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 75% more CO₂ than someone in Czechia
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Russia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Russia carries 7% more fine dust than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 10 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Russia are 89% deadlier than in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Czechia is on average 12.0 °C warmer than Russia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 37% more rain than Russia
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Czechia fits inside Russia 217 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Russia?
Russia has 13 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Russia?
People in Czechia live 6.5 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Czechia or Russia?
Men in Czechia are 4.5 cm taller than in Russia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
