Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside the United Kingdom 3.1 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Czechia’s highest peak towers 257 m above the United Kingdom’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of the United Kingdom, versus 46% of Czechia
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 6.4 times as many people as Czechia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 2 times as densely populated as Czechia
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 3.0 cm taller than in the United Kingdom
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 4.0 cm taller than in the United Kingdom
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 2.9 years older than in the United Kingdom
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the United Kingdom have 0.2 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 20% in the United Kingdom
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 4.3 times as many refugees per resident as the United Kingdom
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, the United Kingdom 1
Czechia: 2 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 10 times the size of Czechia’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 7% more per person than Czechia
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United Kingdom than in Czechia (Gini 6.7 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
The United Kingdom and Czechia are practically level
Czechia: 0% (2023) · United Kingdom: 0.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.7% in the United Kingdom, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Kingdom spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.8%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The United Kingdom’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Czechia’s 19%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · United Kingdom: 26.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Czechia’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Czechia
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 1.4 years longer than in Czechia
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the United Kingdom is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 32% more doctors per person than the United Kingdom
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as the United Kingdom
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 27% higher than in the United Kingdom
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 29% in the United Kingdom
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 13% in the United Kingdom
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.13 points higher than in the United Kingdom
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 29% more alcohol than in the United Kingdom
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 3% more meat per person than Czechia
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 50 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 251 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 0.53 years longer than in Czechia
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 2.5 times as many tourists per resident as the United Kingdom (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 18 more World Heritage sites than Czechia (35 against 17)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Czechia 111
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Czechia: 88% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United Kingdom is 62% faster than in Czechia
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and the United Kingdom are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Czechia: 73% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United Kingdom 122
Czechia: 127 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 73% longer than Czechia’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 8.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 13% of the United Kingdom
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 56% more CO₂ than someone in the United Kingdom
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
52% of the United Kingdom’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Czechia carries 37% more fine dust than in the United Kingdom
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 46% more likely to be murdered in the United Kingdom than in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Czechia are 82% deadlier than in the United Kingdom
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The United Kingdom is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United Kingdom gets 33% more rain than Czechia
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 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 Kingdom?
The United Kingdom is larger. Czechia fits inside the United Kingdom 3.1 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 6.4 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 1.4 years longer than in Czechia. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Czechia or the United Kingdom?
Men in Czechia are 3.0 cm taller than in the United Kingdom (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
