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the European Union and Czechia

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the European Union

Czechia

The widest gap is At risk of poverty: the European Union 16.3% against Czechia 9.6%, 6.7 points apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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the European Union
Czechia

People

Median age0.6 years
44.9 years
44.3 years
Life expectancy at birth1.4 years
81.5 years
80.1 years
People41.31×
450.6m
10.9m
People per square kilometre28.6%
110 per km²
141 per km²
Women in the population0.1 points
51.0%
50.9%
Born abroad4.4 points
14.4%
10.0%
Born outside the EU3.2 points
10.4%
7.2%

Money and work

Disposable income per person50.9%
€22,939
€15,199
Average net income55.1%
€25,952
€16,735
Take-home pay, average-wage worker43.3%
€29,954
€20,901
Gross pay, average-wage worker63.1%
€43,658
€26,773
In work, age 20 to 646.8 points
76.1%
82.9%
Out of work3.2 points
6.0%
2.8%
Hours worked a week2.0 hours
37.3 hours
39.3 hours
At risk of poverty6.7 points
16.3%
9.6%
Housing costs over 40% of income0.5 points
7.7%
8.2%
GDP per person30.8%
€41,700
€31,880

Family and home

People at home
2.3
2.3
Households with children4.4 points
28.7%
33.1%
Children per woman1.5%
1.34
1.36
Own their home6.6 points
68.5%
75.1%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds26.0%
507 per 100,000 people
640 per 100,000 people
Doctors15.0%
374 per 100,000 people
430 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree8.2 points
36.9%
28.7%
Students per 1,000 people34.6%
42.4 per 1,000 people
31.5 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them56.3%
€19,707
€12,612
Tax raised per person57.1%
€16,198
€10,311
Government debt37.4 points
81.7%
44.3%

Country and infrastructure

Land area53.57×
4,225,104 km²
78,871 km²
Railway density2.51×
49.1 per 1,000 km²
123.2 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density3.3%
18.6 per 1,000 km²
19.3 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people6.3%
584 per 1,000 people
621 per 1,000 people
Households with internet0.7 points
94.8%
95.5%
Tourist nights per resident24.2%
6.73
5.42

Environment

Renewable energy7.1 points
26.2%
19.1%

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.

the European Union

Czechia

Function
the European Union
Czechia
12.4%
10.9%
3.0%
3.0%
3.5%
3.8%
10.8%
12.8%
1.7%
2.0%
1.5%
2.0%
15.0%
21.1%
2.4%
3.0%
9.7%
10.6%
40.0%
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: the European Union and Czechia

  1. Where do more people live: the European Union or Czechia?

    The gap is 41.31×: the European Union 450.6m, Czechia 10.9m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: the European Union or Czechia?

    The gap is 53.57×: the European Union 4,225,104, Czechia 78,871. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  3. Where is there more railway per 1,000 km²: the European Union or Czechia?

    The gap is 2.51×: Czechia 123.2, the European Union 49.1. Railway line in use for every 1,000 square kilometres of the country. rail_if_line_tr · 2024. See the figure

  4. Where is unemployment higher: the European Union or Czechia?

    The gap is 3.2 points: the European Union 6.0%, Czechia 2.8%. Share of 15 to 74 year olds in the labour force who are without work and looking for it. une_rt_a · 2025. See the figure

  5. Which government owes more: the European Union or Czechia?

    The gap is 37.4 points: the European Union 81.7%, Czechia 44.3%. Consolidated gross debt of the general government, against GDP. gov_10dd_edpt1 · 2025. See the figure

  6. Where is the risk of poverty higher: the European Union or Czechia?

    The gap is 6.7 points: the European Union 16.3%, Czechia 9.6%. Share living on less than 60% of the national median equivalised income. ilc_li02 · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where does more energy come from renewables: the European Union or Czechia?

    The gap is 7.1 points: the European Union 26.2%, Czechia 19.1%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where are there more university students per 1,000 people: the European Union or Czechia?

    The gap is 34.6%: the European Union 42.4, Czechia 31.5. People in higher education, per 1,000 residents. educ_uoe_enrt01 · 2024. See the figure

  9. Where are there more hospital beds per 100,000 people: the European Union or Czechia?

    The gap is 26.0%: Czechia 640, the European Union 507. Beds available in hospitals, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_bds1 · 2024. See the figure

  10. Where do more households have children: the European Union or Czechia?

    The gap is 4.4 points: Czechia 33.1%, the European Union 28.7%. Share of private households with at least one dependent child. ilc_lvph02 · 2025. 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.