Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia is 61% bigger than Slovakia
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Slovakia: 49,030 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Slovakia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Slovakia’s highest peak towers 1,053 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Slovakia: 2,655 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 38% of Slovakia
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Slovakia: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Czechia has 2 times as many people as Slovakia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Slovakia: 5.41 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 25% more densely populated than Slovakia
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Slovakia: 113 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Czechia and Slovakia are practically level
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Slovakia: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 0.8 cm taller than in Slovakia
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Slovakia: 167.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 1.4 years older than in Slovakia
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Slovakia: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Slovakia have 0.1 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Slovakia: 1.46 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 19% in Slovakia
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Slovakia: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 40% more refugees per resident than Slovakia
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Slovakia: 26 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Slovakia 1.8
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Slovakia: 1.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Slovakia 1
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Slovakia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Slovakia’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Slovakia: $155 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 23% more per person than Slovakia
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Slovakia: Int$49,309 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Czechia than in Slovakia (Gini 1.9 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Slovakia: 23.8 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
0.5% of people in Slovakia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Czechia
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Slovakia: 0.5% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Slovakia, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Slovakia: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Slovakia and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Slovakia: 2% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Slovakia and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Slovakia: 19.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Slovakia’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Slovakia: 58% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 48% more on health per person than Slovakia
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Slovakia: $1,813 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 1.6 years longer than in Slovakia
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Slovakia: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Slovakia is 2.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Slovakia: 5.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 18% more doctors per person than Slovakia
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Slovakia: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 17% more hospital beds per person than Slovakia
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Slovakia: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 45% higher than in Slovakia
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Slovakia: 8.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 30% in Slovakia
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Slovakia: 30.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Slovakia smoke, versus 28% in Czechia
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Slovakia: 29.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.57 points higher than in Slovakia
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Slovakia: 6.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 49% more alcohol than in Slovakia
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Slovakia: 9.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 18% more meat per person than Slovakia
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Slovakia: 70 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 404 kcal more food per person per day than Slovakia
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Slovakia: 2,980 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 153 more hours a year than in Slovakia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Slovakia: 1,621 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Slovakia went to school 0.14 years longer than in Czechia
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Slovakia: 13.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Slovakia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 9 more World Heritage sites than Slovakia (17 against 8)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Slovakia: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Slovakia 43
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Slovakia: 43 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Slovakia are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Slovakia: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Slovakia is 18% faster than in Czechia
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Slovakia: 220 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Slovakia are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Slovakia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 53% in Slovakia
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Slovakia: 53% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Slovakia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Slovakia: 140 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 2.6 times as long as Slovakia’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Slovakia: 3,626 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Czechia fly 562 times as many passengers per resident as those from Slovakia
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Slovakia: 0.00036 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 40% of Slovakia, but only 38% of Czechia
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Slovakia: 40.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 33% more CO₂ than someone in Slovakia
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Slovakia: 5.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Slovakia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Slovakia: 18.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Slovakia carries 9% more fine dust than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Slovakia: 13.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 46% more likely to be murdered in Slovakia than in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Slovakia: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Slovakia are 34% deadlier than in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Slovakia: 9.5 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Slovakia is on average 0.1 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Slovakia: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Slovakia gets 7% more rain than Czechia
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Slovakia: 864 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Slovakia?
Czechia is larger. Czechia is 61% bigger than Slovakia.
Which has more people, Czechia or Slovakia?
Czechia has 2 times as many people as Slovakia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Slovakia?
People in Czechia live 1.6 years longer than in Slovakia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 78.4 in Slovakia.
Are people taller in Czechia or Slovakia?
Czechia and Slovakia are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).