Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Ukraine 7.7 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Ukraine’s highest peak towers 459 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 46% of Czechia
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Ukraine has 3.6 times as many people as Czechia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 2.1 times as densely populated as Ukraine
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Czechia and Ukraine are practically level
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 1.3 cm taller than in Ukraine
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 0.73 years older than in Ukraine
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Czechia have 0.4 more children on average than in Ukraine
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 19% in Ukraine
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 598 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 83% larger than Ukraine’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 3.2 times as much per person as Ukraine
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Czechia and Ukraine are practically level
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Czechia and Ukraine are practically level
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.8%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Czechia’s 19%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Ukraine’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 7.3 times as much on health per person as Ukraine
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 5.3 years longer than in Ukraine
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Ukraine is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 23% more doctors per person than Ukraine
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 7% more hospital beds per person than Ukraine
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 55% higher than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 28% in Ukraine
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 24% in Ukraine
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 2.16 points higher than in Ukraine
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 3.5 times as much alcohol as in Ukraine
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 66% more meat per person than Ukraine
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 598 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 271 more hours a year than in Czechia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 1.8 years longer than in Ukraine
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 21 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 9 more World Heritage sites than Ukraine (17 against 8)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Czechia 111
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 82% in Ukraine
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Czechia is 4% faster than in Ukraine
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Ukraine are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Czechia’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Czechia fly 17 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 17% of Ukraine
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 87% more CO₂ than someone in Ukraine
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Czechia and Ukraine are practically level
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ukraine carries 17% more fine dust than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.9 times as likely to be murdered in Ukraine as in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Ukraine are 2.6 times as deadly as in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ukraine is on average 0.8 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 30% more rain than Ukraine
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Czechia fits inside Ukraine 7.7 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Ukraine?
Ukraine has 3.6 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Ukraine?
People in Czechia live 5.3 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Czechia or Ukraine?
Czechia and Ukraine are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).