The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Arab Emirates is 25% bigger than Czechia
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 98,648 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,318 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United Arab Emirates’ highest peak towers 303 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 1,905 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 5.6% of the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 5.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Arab Emirates has 6% more people than Czechia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 11.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Arab Emirates is 15% more densely populated than Czechia
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 162 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 7.1 cm taller than in the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · United Arab Emirates: 174.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 7.4 cm taller than in the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · United Arab Emirates: 160.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 11 years older than in the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Czechia have 0.1 more children on average than in the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 1.21 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 1.8% in the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 1.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 304 times as many refugees per resident as the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the United Arab Emirates none
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, the United Arab Emirates 1
Czechia: 2 (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Arab Emirates’ economy is 41% larger than Czechia’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · United Arab Emirates: $552 billion (2024)
How much is produced per person?
The United Arab Emirates produces 31% more per person than Czechia
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: Int$79,344 (2024)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United Arab Emirates than in Czechia (Gini 0.7 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 26.4 (2018)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Czechia and the United Arab Emirates are practically level
Czechia: 0% (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0% (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.8% in Czechia, versus 2.2% in the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Arab Emirates spends 5.6% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.8%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 5.6% (2014)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, the United Arab Emirates’ 0.6%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 0.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Arab Emirates’ price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Czechia’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 63% (2024)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 12% more on health per person than the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: $2,402 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the United Arab Emirates live 3.1 years longer than in Czechia
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 83.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the United Arab Emirates is 81% more likely to die before turning one than in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 3.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 45% more doctors per person than the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · United Arab Emirates: 3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 3.5 times as many hospital beds per person as the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · United Arab Emirates: 1.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 4.4 times that in the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 2.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 30% in the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 30.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 9.0% in the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Czechia and the United Arab Emirates are practically level
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 21 times as much alcohol as in the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 21% more meat per person than the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 67.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 259 kcal more food per person per day than the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 3,125 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the United Arab Emirates put in 740 more hours a year than in Czechia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 2,514 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
The United Arab Emirates and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 13 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Arab Emirates welcomed 66% more tourists per resident than Czechia (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · United Arab Emirates: 2.28 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 14 more World Heritage sites than the United Arab Emirates (17 against 3)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, the United Arab Emirates 2
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · United Arab Emirates: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in the United Arab Emirates are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Czechia: 88% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United Arab Emirates is 92% faster than in Czechia
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · United Arab Emirates: 358 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and the United Arab Emirates are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
86% of people in the United Arab Emirates live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Czechia: 73% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 86% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Arab Emirates has 203 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127
Czechia: 127 (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 203 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 34 times as long as the United Arab Emirates’
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · United Arab Emirates: 279 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Arab Emirates fly 40 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 7.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 4.6% of the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 4.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Arab Emirates emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Czechia
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 20.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
17% of Czechia’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.8% in the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · United Arab Emirates: 8.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the United Arab Emirates carries 4.6 times as much fine dust as in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · United Arab Emirates: 55.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11% more likely to be murdered in Czechia than in the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Czechia are 3% deadlier than in the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · United Arab Emirates: 6.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The United Arab Emirates is on average 19.4 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 28.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 17 times as much rain as the United Arab Emirates
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Arab Emirates: 47 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates is larger. The United Arab Emirates is 25% bigger than Czechia.
Which has more people, Czechia or the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates has 6% more people than Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or the United Arab Emirates?
People in the United Arab Emirates live 3.1 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 83.1 in the United Arab Emirates.
Are people taller in Czechia or the United Arab Emirates?
Men in Czechia are 7.1 cm taller than in the United Arab Emirates (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
