Culture
Major languages include Czech (official) 88.4%, Slovak 1.5%, other 2.6%, unspecified 7.2% (2021 est.).
CIA 2026
Data as of May 5, 2026
Czechia
EuropeThe Specialist
Czechia has carved a niche in beer consumption. Explore more surprising stats.
Czechia has carved a niche in beer consumption. At 6.30 (#2 globally), beer culture runs deep here. Explore more surprising stats.
49.8, 15.5 - Europe
Area
79K km²
Pop.
10.84M
Stats
191
Reality brief
Czechia is a country in Europe with a population of 10.84M and an area of 78,865 km². Life expectancy is 79.9 years.
Short factual summary generated from the same country data used in game rounds.
Core numbers
Stats worth knowing
Fast scan first, deep dive later.
Human Development Index
0.92#29globally
Composite 0-1 index of life expectancy, education, and income, from Our World in Data using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
$56,686.55#38globally
GDP per person, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP) so costs of living are comparable across countries.
CO2 Per Capita
7.0 t/person/yr#41globally
Annual carbon dioxide emissions in tonnes per person, from Our World in Data using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
GDP Per Capita
$47,961.81#40globally
GDP per person adjusted for purchasing power in constant 2017 international dollars, from Our World in Data using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Life Satisfaction
7.4 pts#19globally
Average self-reported life satisfaction on a 0-10 scale, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.
Life Expectancy
79.8 years#58globally
Average number of years a newborn would be expected to live if current mortality patterns stayed the same, from Our World in Data.
Country briefing
Grounded facts about Czechia
A quick real-world briefing before you dive deeper into rankings, surprises, and matchups.
Identity
Formal name: Czech Republic.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Czechia is Europe's beer-per-person heavyweight, leading the continent in per-capita beer consumption.
Cities
Cities in Czechia
Browse this country's cities before City Detective asks you to guess.
Top stats
Where They Stand Out
The strongest source-backed stats before the deeper data table.
Beer Consumption
6.3 L/person/yr#2globallyTop stat
Liters of beer consumed per person per year, from Our World in Data using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Employment Rate (%)
85.5% of adults 25-64#2globallyTop stat
Share of adults aged 25-64 who are employed, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.
Alcohol Consumption
11.99 L/adult/yr#6globallyTop stat
Liters of pure alcohol the average adult aged 15+ consumes per year, from Our World in Data using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
6.6 per 1k#13globallyTop stat
The number of hospital beds available per 1,000 people.
Reality checks
Did You Know?
The stats that tend to surprise players in real rounds.
Keeps inequality (gini) unusually low
#10225.7Inequality (Gini)
A measure of income inequality where 0 means everyone earns the same and 100 means one person has everything.
Keeps child mortality unusually low
#1832.6 per 1k birthsChild Mortality
Deaths before age 5 per 1,000 live births, from World Bank Open Data.
Ranks #23 globally in lowest elevation
#23115 mLowest Elevation
Lowest point elevation from CIA World Factbook.
Ranks #22 globally in doctors (per 1,000)
#224.3 per 1kDoctors (per 1,000)
The number of doctors per 1,000 people.
Ranks #27 globally in airports
#27262Airports
Large, medium, and small airport records by country from the open OurAirports dataset.
Compared with the region
How Czechia Compares
Country vs continent vs world averages
Czechia
Europe avg
World avg
GDP per Capita
GDP per person, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP) so costs of living are comparable across countries.
- Country
- $56,686.55
- Region avg
- $57,483.02
- World avg
- $31,844.55
Czechia$56,686.55
Europe$57,483.02
World$31,844.55
+78% above worldWB 2023
Life Expectancy
How many years a newborn can expect to live, based on current mortality rates.
- Country
- 79.9 years
- Region avg
- 80.0 years
- World avg
- 73.7 years
Czechia79.9 years
Europe80.0 years
World73.7 years
+8% above worldWB 2023
Human Development Index
Composite 0-1 index of life expectancy, education, and income, from Our World in Data using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
- Country
- 0.92
- Region avg
- 0.89
- World avg
- 0.74
Czechia0.92
Europe0.89
World0.74
+24% above worldOWID 2023
Internet Users
The percentage of people who have used the internet in the last 3 months.
- Country
- 87.69%
- Region avg
- 90.13%
- World avg
- 70.29%
Czechia87.69%
Europe90.13%
World70.29%
+25% above worldWB 2023
Think you can guess which countries rank higher?
Play this countryFactbook notes
About Czechia
Country briefing
At the close of World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia, a parliamentarian democracy.
Read the full Factbook note
At the close of World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia, a parliamentarian democracy. During the interwar years, having rejected a federal system, the new country's predominantly Czech leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the increasingly strident demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Slovaks, the Sudeten Germans, and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). On the eve of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the territory that today comprises Czechia, and Slovakia became an independent state allied with Germany. After the war, a reunited but truncated Czechoslovakia (less Ruthenia) fell within the Soviet sphere of influence when the pro-Soviet Communist party staged a coup in February 1948. In 1968, an invasion by fellow Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create "socialism with a human face," ushering in a period of repression known as "normalization." The peaceful "Velvet Revolution" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. The country formally added the short-form name Czechia in 2016, while also continuing to use the full form name, the Czech Republic.
Geography & Climate6 facts
- Location
- Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria
- Climate
- temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
- Terrain
- Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country
- Natural Resources
- hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber, arable land
- Natural Hazards
- flooding
- Size Comparison
- about two-thirds the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than South Carolina
People & Culture4 facts
- Languages
- Czech (official) 88.4%, Slovak 1.5%, other 2.6%, unspecified 7.2% (2021 est.)
- Religions
- Roman Catholic 7%, other believers belonging to a church or religious society 6% (includes Evangelical United Brethren Church and Czechoslovak Hussite Church), believers unaffiliated with a religious society 9.1%, none 47.8%, unspecified 30.1% (2021 est.)
- Ethnic Groups
- Czech 57.3%, Moravian 3.4%, other 7.7%, unspecified 31.6% (2021 est.)
- Major Cities
- 1.323 million PRAGUE (capital) (2023)
Government & History10 facts
- Government Type
- parliamentary republic
- Capital
- Prague
- Capital Coordinates
- 50 05 N, 14 28 E
- Capital Timezone
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Official Name
- Czech Republic
- Name Origin
- name derives from the Czechs, a West Slavic tribe who rose to prominence in the late 9th century A.D.; the tribal name is said to come from an ancestral chief
- Independence
- 1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
- National Symbols
- silver (or white) double-tailed rampant lion
- National Anthem
- "Kde domov muj?" (Where is My Home?)
- UNESCO Heritage
- 17 (16 cultural, 1 natural)
Economy & Trade7 facts
- Overview
- high-income, diversified EU economy; manufacturing-oriented exporter led by automotive industry; moderate growth driven by household consumption and investments, despite negative contribution from net exports; tight labor market with low unemployment; gained energy independence from Russian oil in April 2025
- Industries
- motor vehicles, metallurgy, machinery and equipment, glass, armaments
- Agricultural Products
- wheat, sugar beets, milk, barley, rapeseed, potatoes, maize, triticale, pork, chicken (2023)
- Export Partners
- Germany 29%, Slovakia 7%, Poland 6%, France 5%, UK 5% (2023)
- Export Commodities
- cars, vehicle parts/accessories, broadcasting equipment, computers, plastic products (2023)
- Import Partners
- Germany 22%, China 17%, Poland 8%, Slovakia 5%, Italy 4% (2023)
- Import Commodities
- broadcasting equipment, vehicle parts/accessories, cars, plastic products, computers (2023)
Infrastructure & Defense4 facts
- Military Forces
- Czech Armed Forces: Land Forces, Air Force, Special Forces (2025)
- Military Service
- 18-28 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished 2004 (2025)
- Energy Mix
- fossil fuels: 45.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); nuclear: 40.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); solar: 4.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); wind: 0.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); hydroelectricity: 2.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); biomass and waste: 7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
- Broadcast Media
- 22 national TV stations, with 17 privately owned; publicly operated Czech Television has 5 national channels; over 350 TV channels, many through cable, satellite, and IPTV subscription services; 63 radio broadcasters operate over 80 radio stations, including 7 multiregional radio stations or networks; publicly owned broadcaster Czech Radio operates 4 national, 14 regional, and 4 Internet stations; both Czech Radio and Czech Television are partly financed through a license fee (2019)
Source:World Factbook archive 2026
Data vault
Deep Dive
Every tracked stat, grouped for fast scanning.
Wealth & Economy13 statsBest: #2
Employment Rate (%)
High-Tech Exports (%)
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
GDP Per Capita
GDP (Nominal)
Gender Pay Gap (%)
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
Long-Term Unemployment
Inflation Rate
Youth Unemployment Rate
Government Debt (% GDP)
GDP Growth Rate
Unemployment Rate
Lifestyle4 statsBest: #2
Energy2 statsBest: #8
Nuclear Electricity Share
40%#8
Electric Generating Capacity
21.80M kW#48
Health & Survival9 statsBest: #13
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
Doctors (per 1,000)
Smoking Rate
Suicide Rate
Life Expectancy
Health Spending (% GDP)
Obesity Rate
Child Mortality
Infant Mortality
Society & Equality6 statsBest: #17
Education & Future7 statsBest: #19
Demographics12 statsBest: #20
Death Rate
Elderly Population (%)
Median Age
Population
Population Density
Urban Population (%)
Dependency Ratio
Land Area
Fertility Rate
Birth Rate
Youth Population (%)
Teen Birth Rate
Land & Sea4 statsBest: #23
Lowest Elevation
115 m#23
Land Border Length
2.0K km#89
Highest Elevation
1.6K m#141
Coastline Length
0 km#208
Infrastructure2 statsBest: #24
Airports
Railway Length
9.5K km#24
Environment9 statsBest: #29
Electricity Access (%)
CO2 Per Capita
Total CO2 Emissions
Protected Land (%)
Forest Coverage (%)
Forest Area
Renewable Energy (%)
Irrigated Land
220 km²#129
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
Technology3 statsBest: #59
Keep exploring
Related Countries
Compare Czechia vs neighbors
Open the head-to-head pages people naturally search after reading this profile.
Where Czechia leads
Jump straight to the rankings where this country has its strongest edge.
Countries with Similar GDP
More Europe Countries
Share a country stat
Turn Czechia's strongest number into a challenge card.
Czechia
#29 in Human Development Index
Composite 0-1 index of life expectancy, education, and income, from Our World in Data using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Top 15% globally
0.92
Frequently Asked Questions about Czechia
What is the population of Czechia?
Czechia has a population of 10.84M, ranking #86 globally by population.
What continent is Czechia in?
Czechia is located in Europe. It has an area of 78,865 km².
What is the life expectancy in Czechia?
Life expectancy in Czechia is 79.9 years, ranking #52 globally.
What is the GDP per capita of Czechia?
Czechia's GDP per capita (PPP) is $56,686.55, ranking #38 globally.
What is Czechia known for in global statistics?
Czechia ranks particularly high in Human Development Index (#29), GDP Per Capita (PPP) (#38), CO2 Per Capita (#41).
What is Czechia's Human Development Index?
Czechia has an HDI of 0.915, ranking #29 globally. The HDI combines life expectancy, education, and income indicators.
How densely populated is Czechia?
Czechia has a population density of 140.8 people per km², ranking #81 globally.