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Germany and Czechia

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Czechia

The widest gap is Public spending on them: Germany €25,639 against Czechia €12,612, 2.03× apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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Germany
Czechia

People

Median age1.2 years
45.5 years
44.3 years
Life expectancy at birth1.1 years
81.2 years
80.1 years
People7.66×
83.6m
10.9m
People per square kilometre67.4%
237 per km²
141 per km²
Women in the population0.3 points
50.7%
50.9%
Born abroad10.5 points
20.5%
10.0%
Born outside the EU5.8 points
13.0%
7.2%

Money and work

Disposable income per person90.1%
€28,891
€15,199
Average net income99.1%
€33,324
€16,735
Take-home pay, average-wage worker74.8%
€36,535
€20,901
Gross pay, average-wage worker2.17×
€58,008
€26,773
Minimum wage2.54×
€2,343
€923
In work, age 20 to 641.8 points
81.1%
82.9%
Out of work1.0 points
3.8%
2.8%
Hours worked a week4.3 hours
35.0 hours
39.3 hours
At risk of poverty6.5 points
16.1%
9.6%
Housing costs over 40% of income3.0 points
11.2%
8.2%
GDP per person70.1%
€54,240
€31,880

Family and home

People at home15.0%
2.0
2.3
Households with children9.7 points
23.4%
33.1%
Children per woman
1.36
1.36
Own their home27.9 points
47.2%
75.1%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds18.6%
759 per 100,000 people
640 per 100,000 people
Doctors10.7%
476 per 100,000 people
430 per 100,000 people
Nurses36.6%
1,237 per 100,000 people
906 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree6.7 points
35.4%
28.7%
Students per 1,000 people24.4%
39.2 per 1,000 people
31.5 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them2.03×
€25,639
€12,612
Tax raised per person2.06×
€21,194
€10,311
Government debt19.2 points
63.5%
44.3%

Country and infrastructure

Land area4.53×
357,569 km²
78,871 km²
Railway density12.2%
109.8 per 1,000 km²
123.2 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density94.2%
37.4 per 1,000 km²
19.3 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people4.7%
593 per 1,000 people
621 per 1,000 people
Households with internet1.9 points
93.6%
95.5%
Tourist nights per resident2.8%
5.27
5.42

Environment

Renewable energy4.8 points
23.9%
19.1%
Land under forest5.9 points
32.5%
38.4%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

Germany

Czechia

Function
Germany
Czechia
13.0%
10.9%
2.7%
3.0%
3.3%
3.8%
11.0%
12.8%
1.2%
2.0%
1.0%
2.0%
15.4%
21.1%
2.2%
3.0%
9.1%
10.6%
41.3%
30.9%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: Germany and Czechia

  1. Where do more people live: Germany or Czechia?

    The gap is 7.66×: Germany 83.6m, Czechia 10.9m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: Germany or Czechia?

    The gap is 4.53×: Germany 357,569, Czechia 78,871. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  3. Where is the minimum wage higher: Germany or Czechia?

    The gap is 2.54×: Germany €2,343, Czechia €923. Gross statutory minimum wage a month, where the law sets one. Six member states set none. earn_mw_cur · 2026. See the figure

  4. Where is more tax raised per resident: Germany or Czechia?

    The gap is 2.06×: Germany €21,194, Czechia €10,311. Taxes and net social contributions received by general government, per resident. gov_10a_taxag · 2024. See the figure

  5. Which government spends more per resident: Germany or Czechia?

    The gap is 2.03×: Germany €25,639, Czechia €12,612. Total general government expenditure divided by the population: all levels of government together. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  6. Who has more to spend, the typical person in Germany or Czechia?

    The gap is 90.1%: Germany €28,891, Czechia €15,199. Median equivalised disposable income: household income after taxes and transfers, divided by household size on the OECD-modified scale. What one person has to spend — not a salary. ilc_di03 · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where do more people own their home: Germany or Czechia?

    The gap is 27.9 points: Czechia 75.1%, Germany 47.2%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. ilc_lvho02 · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where does more energy come from renewables: Germany or Czechia?

    The gap is 4.8 points: Germany 23.9%, Czechia 19.1%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: Germany or Czechia?

    The gap is 24.4%: Germany 39.2, Czechia 31.5. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. educ_uoe_enrt01 · 2024. See the figure

  10. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: Germany or Czechia?

    The gap is 18.6%: Germany 759, Czechia 640. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.