Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside the United States 125 times.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · United States: 9,831,510 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · United States: 19,924 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The United States’ highest peak towers 4,588 m above Czechia’s.
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · United States: 6,190 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United States has 31 times as many people as Czechia.
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · United States: 342 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 3.8 times as densely populated as the United States.
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · United States: 37 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 4.3 cm taller than in the United States.
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · United States: 176.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 4.7 cm taller than in the United States.
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · United States: 163.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 4.7 years older than in the United States.
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · United States: 38 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the United States have 0.3 more children on average than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · United States: 1.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 18% in the United States.
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · United States: 18.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United States has produced 8.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Czechia 5.5.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · United States: 8.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, the United States 1.
Czechia: 2 (2026) · United States: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United States’ economy is 79 times the size of Czechia’s.
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · United States: $30.8 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United States produces 49% more per person than Czechia.
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · United States: Int$90,027 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the United States than in Czechia (Gini 16.1 points higher).
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · United States: 41.8 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in the United States, versus 2.8% in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · United States: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United States spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.9%.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · United States: 3.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United States’ price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Czechia’s.
Czechia: 59% (2025) · United States: 100% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United States spends 5 times as much on health per person as Czechia.
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · United States: $13,473 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 1.1 years longer than in the United States.
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · United States: 78.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the United States is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · United States: 5.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 18% more doctors per person than the United States.
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · United States: 3.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in the United States are obese, versus 32% in Czechia.
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · United States: 41.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 16% in the United States.
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · United States: 15.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Czechia and the United States are practically level.
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · United States: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 41% more alcohol than in the United States.
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · United States: 9.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United States has 48% more meat per person than Czechia.
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · United States: 122.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United States has 563 kcal more food per person per day than Czechia.
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · United States: 3,947 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the United States put in 15 more hours a year than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · United States: 1,789 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United States went to school 0.95 years longer than in Czechia.
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · United States: 13.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 6.4 times as many tourists per resident as the United States (2019).
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · United States: 0.21 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United States are online, versus 88% in Czechia.
Czechia: 88% (2024) · United States: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and the United States are practically level.
Czechia: 100% (2024) · United States: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in the United States live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia.
Czechia: 73% (2025) · United States: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United States 113.
Czechia: 127 (2024) · United States: 113 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United States’ railway network is 16 times as long as Czechia’s.
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · United States: 148,553 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United States fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia.
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · United States: 2.75 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 35% of Czechia, but only 34% of the United States.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · United States: 33.9% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United States emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Czechia.
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · United States: 14.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
26% of the United States’ electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · United States: 25.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Czechia carries 61% more fine dust than in the United States.
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · United States: 7.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.5 times as likely to be murdered in the United States as in Czechia.
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · United States: 5.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the United States are 2.7 times as deadly as in Czechia.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · United States: 14.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The United States is on average 0.9 °C warmer than Czechia.
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United States gets 5% more rain than Czechia.
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United States: 849 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than the United States?
The United States is larger. Czechia fits inside the United States 125 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or the United States?
The United States has 31 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or the United States?
People in Czechia live 1.1 years longer than in the United States. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 78.9 in the United States.
Are people taller in Czechia or the United States?
Men in Czechia are 4.3 cm taller than in the United States (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
