CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Czechia is 61% bigger than Slovakia.

Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Slovakia: 49,030 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Slovakia 1.8.

Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Slovakia: 1.8 (2025)

How many official languages?

Czechia has 2 official languages, Slovakia 1.

Czechia: 2 (2026) · Slovakia: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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: 1.9% (2024) · Slovakia: 2% (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 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

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)

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 (2022)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 40% of Slovakia, but only 35% of Czechia.

Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Slovakia: 40.1% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 23% deadlier than in Czechia.

Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Slovakia: 6.4 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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