Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia is 91% bigger than Switzerland.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Switzerland: 41,291 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Switzerland’s highest peak towers 3,032 m above Czechia’s.
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Czechia has 20% more people than Switzerland.
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Switzerland is 63% more densely populated than Czechia.
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 2.5 cm taller than in Switzerland.
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 178.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 3.6 cm taller than in Switzerland.
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Switzerland: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 0.38 years older than in Switzerland.
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Czechia have 0.1 more children on average than in Switzerland.
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 20% in Switzerland.
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Switzerland has 4 official languages, Czechia 2.
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Switzerland’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Czechia’s.
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Switzerland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Switzerland produces 69% more per person than Czechia.
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Switzerland than in Czechia (Gini 8.1 points higher).
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.9% in Switzerland, versus 2.8% in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Switzerland 0.7%.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Czechia’s.
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Switzerland spends 4.4 times as much on health per person as Czechia.
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Switzerland live 4.4 years longer than in Czechia.
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Switzerland: 84.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Switzerland is 62% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Switzerland has 3% more doctors per person than Czechia.
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 23% in Switzerland.
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.20 points higher than in Czechia.
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 54% more alcohol than in Switzerland.
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 29% more meat per person than Switzerland.
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Switzerland has 18 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia.
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 245 more hours a year than in Switzerland.
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Switzerland went to school 0.99 year longer than in Czechia.
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 32% more tourists per resident than Switzerland (2019).
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 88% in Czechia.
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Switzerland are practically level.
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Switzerland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia.
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127.
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Switzerland’s.
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Switzerland fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia.
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Czechia, but only 32% of Switzerland.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Switzerland.
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Czechia carries 34% more fine dust than in Switzerland.
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 29% more likely to be murdered in Czechia than in Switzerland.
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Czechia are 2.2 times as deadly as in Switzerland.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Czechia is on average 2.9 °C warmer than Switzerland.
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Switzerland gets 2 times as much rain as Czechia.
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Switzerland?
Czechia is larger. Czechia is 91% bigger than Switzerland.
Which has more people, Czechia or Switzerland?
Czechia has 20% more people than Switzerland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Switzerland?
People in Switzerland live 4.4 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 84.4 in Switzerland.
Are people taller in Czechia or Switzerland?
Men in Czechia are 2.5 cm taller than in Switzerland (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
