Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Uzbekistan 5.7 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Uzbekistan’s highest peak towers 3,041 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 46% of Czechia
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Uzbekistan has 3.4 times as many people as Czechia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 67% more densely populated than Uzbekistan
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 10.3 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 7.7 cm taller than in Uzbekistan
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 16 years older than in Uzbekistan
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 2.1 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 6.1% in Uzbekistan
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 269,257 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia and Uzbekistan are practically level
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Uzbekistan’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 4.4 times as much per person as Uzbekistan
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Uzbekistan than in Czechia (Gini 7 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
2.3% of people in Uzbekistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Czechia
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Uzbekistan, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Czechia 1.8%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Uzbekistan’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 14 times as much on health per person as Uzbekistan
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 7.4 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Uzbekistan is 6.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 55% more doctors per person than Uzbekistan
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 34% more hospital beds per person than Uzbekistan
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 56% higher than in Uzbekistan
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 31% in Uzbekistan
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 16% in Uzbekistan
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.54 points higher than in Uzbekistan
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 6.5 times as much alcohol as in Uzbekistan
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 74% more meat per person than Uzbekistan
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 87 kcal more food per person per day than Uzbekistan
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 324 more hours a year than in Czechia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 1.1 years longer than in Uzbekistan
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 6.3 times as many tourists per resident as Uzbekistan (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 9 more World Heritage sites than Uzbekistan (17 against 8)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Uzbekistan 50
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 88% in Czechia
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uzbekistan is 15% faster than in Czechia
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Uzbekistan are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 51% in Uzbekistan
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 2 times as long as Uzbekistan’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Czechia fly 53% more passengers per resident than those from Uzbekistan
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 84% more CO₂ than someone in Uzbekistan
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Uzbekistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 82% more likely to be murdered in Uzbekistan than in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Uzbekistan are 83% deadlier than in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Uzbekistan is on average 4.9 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 3.6 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan is larger. Czechia fits inside Uzbekistan 5.7 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has 3.4 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Uzbekistan?
People in Czechia live 7.4 years longer than in Uzbekistan. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Czechia or Uzbekistan?
Men in Czechia are 10.3 cm taller than in Uzbekistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).