Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Vietnam 4.2 times.
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2023) · Vietnam: 331,338 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,444 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Vietnam’s highest peak towers 1,542 m above Czechia’s.
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Vietnam: 3,144 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Vietnam has 9.3 times as many people as Czechia.
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Vietnam: 102 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Vietnam is 2.3 times as densely populated as Czechia.
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Vietnam: 324 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 12.3 cm taller than in Vietnam.
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 168.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 9.5 cm taller than in Vietnam.
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Vietnam: 158.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 10 years older than in Vietnam.
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Vietnam: 32.4 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Vietnam have 0.5 more children on average than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Vietnam: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 9.5% in Vietnam.
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Vietnam: 9.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Vietnam 0.1.
Czechia: 5.5 (2025) · Vietnam: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Vietnam 1.
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Vietnam: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Vietnam’s economy is 32% larger than Czechia’s.
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Vietnam: $515 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 3.3 times as much per person as Vietnam.
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Vietnam: Int$18,089 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Vietnam than in Czechia (Gini 10.4 points higher).
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · Vietnam: 36.1 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 2.8% in Czechia, versus 1.5% in Vietnam.
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Vietnam: 1.5% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia and Vietnam are practically level.
Czechia: 1.9% (2024) · Vietnam: 1.8% (2018)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Vietnam’s.
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Vietnam: 28% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 14 times as much on health per person as Vietnam.
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Vietnam: $197 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 5.2 years longer than in Vietnam.
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Vietnam: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Vietnam is 5.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia.
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Vietnam: 12 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 3.9 times as many doctors per person as Vietnam.
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Vietnam: 1.1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 2.5% in Vietnam.
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Vietnam: 2.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 21% in Vietnam.
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Vietnam: 21.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.39 points higher than in Vietnam.
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Vietnam: 6.43 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 26% more alcohol than in Vietnam.
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Vietnam: 10.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 36% more meat per person than Vietnam.
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Vietnam: 60.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 298 kcal more food per person per day than Vietnam.
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Vietnam: 3,086 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Vietnam put in 386 more hours a year than in Czechia.
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Vietnam: 2,160 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 4 years longer than in Vietnam.
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Vietnam: 9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 17 times as many tourists per resident as Vietnam (2019).
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Vietnam: 0.08 (2015)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 84% in Vietnam.
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Vietnam: 84% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Vietnam are practically level.
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Vietnam: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 39% in Vietnam.
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Vietnam: 39% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Vietnam has 128 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Czechia 127.
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Vietnam: 128 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 3 times as long as Vietnam’s.
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Vietnam: 3,159 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Vietnam fly 2.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia.
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Vietnam: 0.54 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Vietnam, but only 35% of Czechia.
Czechia: 34.8% (2023) · Vietnam: 47.4% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 92% more CO₂ than someone in Vietnam.
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Vietnam: 3.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
45% of Vietnam’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia.
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Vietnam: 45.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Vietnam carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Czechia.
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Vietnam: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Vietnam: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Vietnam are 3.4 times as deadly as in Czechia.
Czechia: 5.2 per 100k (2021) · Vietnam: 17.7 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Vietnam is on average 14.9 °C warmer than Czechia.
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Vietnam gets 2.6 times as much rain as Czechia.
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vietnam: 2,132 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than Vietnam?
Vietnam is larger. Czechia fits inside Vietnam 4.2 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Vietnam?
Vietnam has 9.3 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Vietnam?
People in Czechia live 5.2 years longer than in Vietnam. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 74.7 in Vietnam.
Are people taller in Czechia or Vietnam?
Men in Czechia are 12.3 cm taller than in Vietnam (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).