CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Czechia fits inside Ukraine 7.7 times.

Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2023)

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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 far apart are they?

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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ukraine 1.3.

Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Czechia has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1.

Czechia: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

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 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 34% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.9%.

Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Ukraine: 34.5% (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 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)

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)

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 35% of Czechia, but only 17% of Ukraine.

Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Ukraine: 16.8% (2023)

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)

Where does the power come from?

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 times as deadly as in Czechia.

Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Ukraine: 10.5 per 100k (2021)

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)

What does the year feel like?
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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).

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