World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country is 41% bigger than Czechia
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 733 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 46% of Czechia, versus 38% of the median country
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Czechia has 47% more people than the median country
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 43% more densely populated than the median country
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 7.7 cm taller than in the median country
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 7.4 cm taller than in the median country
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 12 years older than in the median country
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.5 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 44 times as many refugees per resident as the median country
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Czechia: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 8.6 times the size of the median country’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 2.9 times as much per person as the median country
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Czechia (Gini 8.7 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in the median country live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Czechia
Czechia: 0% (2023) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia and the median country are practically level
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, the median country’s 17%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the median country’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 5.7 times as much on health per person as the median country
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 5.4 years longer than in the median country
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 2.6 times as many doctors per person as the median country
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 2.7 times as many hospital beds per person as the median country
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 22% higher than in the median country
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 0.99 points higher than in the median country
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 3.1 times as much alcohol as in the median country
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 46% more meat per person than the median country
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 447 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 200 more hours a year than in Czechia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 3 years longer than in the median country
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 4 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 14 more World Heritage sites than the median country (17 against 3)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 82% in the median country
Czechia: 88% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Czechia is 16% faster than in the median country
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and the median country are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Czechia: 73% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Czechia: 127 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 4.4 times as long as the median country’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 19% more passengers per resident than those from Czechia
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 33% of the median country
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 37% more fine dust than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.9 times as likely to be murdered in the median country as in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 2.6 times as deadly as in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 13.5 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 26% more rain than Czechia
Czechia: 805 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Czechia bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. The median country is 41% bigger than Czechia.
Which has more people, Czechia or the median country?
Czechia has 47% more people than the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or the median country?
People in Czechia live 5.4 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Czechia or the median country?
Men in Czechia are 7.7 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
