Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Thailand 6.5 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Thailand: 513,115 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Thailand: 3,219 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Thailand’s highest peak towers 963 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Thailand: 2,565 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 43% of Thailand
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Thailand: 43.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Thailand has 6.6 times as many people as Czechia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Thailand: 71.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia and Thailand are nearly identical here
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Thailand: 140 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 9.6 cm taller than in Thailand
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Thailand: 171.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 8.5 cm taller than in Thailand
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Thailand: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 3.1 years older than in Thailand
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Thailand: 39.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Czechia have 0.2 more children on average than in Thailand
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Thailand: 1.2 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 16% in Thailand
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Thailand: 16% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 31 times as many refugees per resident as Thailand
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Thailand: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Thailand none
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Thailand: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Thailand 1
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Thailand: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Thailand’s economy is 48% larger than Czechia’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Thailand: $577 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 2.3 times as much per person as Thailand
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Thailand: Int$26,250 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Thailand than in Czechia (Gini 7.6 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Thailand: 33.3 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Czechia and Thailand are practically level
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Thailand: 0% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.8% in Czechia, versus 0.8% in Thailand
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Thailand: 0.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Thailand 1.0%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Thailand: 1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Thailand’s 15%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Thailand: 15.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Thailand’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Thailand: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 8.2 times as much on health per person as Thailand
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Thailand: $327 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 3.4 years longer than in Thailand
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Thailand: 76.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Thailand is 3.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Thailand: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 8 times as many doctors per person as Thailand
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Thailand: 0.5 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Thailand
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Thailand: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 27% higher than in Thailand
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 16% in Thailand
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Thailand: 15.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 18% in Thailand
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Thailand: 17.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.52 points higher than in Thailand
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Thailand: 6.30 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 71% more alcohol than in Thailand
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Thailand: 7.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 3.4 times as much meat per person as Thailand
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Thailand: 24.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 529 kcal more food per person per day than Thailand
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Thailand: 2,855 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Thailand put in 403 more hours a year than in Czechia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Thailand: 2,177 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 3.9 years longer than in Thailand
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Thailand: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 2.5 times as many tourists per resident as Thailand (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Thailand: 0.56 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 8 more World Heritage sites than Thailand (17 against 9)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Thailand: 9 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Thailand 41
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Thailand: 41 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Thailand are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Thailand: 91% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Thailand is 93% faster than in Czechia
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Thailand: 360 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Thailand are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Thailand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 63% in Thailand
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Thailand: 63% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Thailand has 161 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Thailand: 161 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Thailand’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Thailand: 4,092 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Thailand fly 3.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Thailand: 0.72 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Thailand and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Thailand: 38.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 89% more CO₂ than someone in Thailand
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Thailand: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Czechia and Thailand are practically level
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Thailand: 16.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Thailand carries 93% more fine dust than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Thailand: 23.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Thailand are 5 times as deadly as in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Thailand: 35.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Thailand is on average 17.3 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Thailand gets 2.1 times as much rain as Czechia
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Thailand: 1,657 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Thailand?
Thailand is larger. Czechia fits inside Thailand 6.5 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Thailand?
Thailand has 6.6 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Thailand?
People in Czechia live 3.4 years longer than in Thailand. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 76.6 in Thailand.
Are people taller in Czechia or Thailand?
Men in Czechia are 9.6 cm taller than in Thailand (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
