CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Czechia is 61% bigger than Slovakia

Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Slovakia: 49,030 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Slovakia: 0 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 38% of Slovakia

Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Slovakia: 37.8% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Czechia has 2 times as many people as Slovakia

Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Slovakia: 5.41 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Czechia is 25% more densely populated than Slovakia

Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Slovakia: 113 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Czechia and Slovakia are practically level

Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Slovakia: 181 cm (2019)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

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)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

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)

Official languages

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

Economy size (GDP)

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)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Czechia produces 23% more per person than Slovakia

Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Slovakia: Int$49,309 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

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)

Unemployment

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)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Slovakia and Czechia are practically level

Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Slovakia: 2% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Slovakia and Czechia are practically level

Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Slovakia: 19.1% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Czechia spends 48% more on health per person than Slovakia

Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Slovakia: $1,813 (2023)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

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)

Suicide rate

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)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 30% in Slovakia

Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Slovakia: 30.3% (2024)

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Slovakia: no data

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Czechia has 9 more World Heritage sites than Slovakia (17 against 8)

Czechia: 17 (2026) · Slovakia: 8 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

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

Internet users

How many people are online?

90% of people in Slovakia are online, versus 88% in Czechia

Czechia: 88% (2024) · Slovakia: 90% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Slovakia is 18% faster than in Czechia

Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Slovakia: 220 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Czechia and Slovakia are practically level

Czechia: 100% (2024) · Slovakia: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 53% in Slovakia

Czechia: 73% (2025) · Slovakia: 53% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Slovakia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127

Czechia: 127 (2024) · Slovakia: 140 (2024)

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

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)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

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

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

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?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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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